1 Jobas tęsė savo palyginimą:
2 "O kad aš būčiau kaip anksčiau, kaip tomis dienomis, kai Dievas mane saugojo.
3 Kai Jo žiburys švietė virš mano galvos ir prie Jo šviesos vaikščiojau tamsumoje,
4 kai mano jaunystės dienomis Dievo paslaptis buvo virš mano palapinės.
5 Kai Visagalis dar buvo su manimi ir mano vaikai buvo šalia manęs,
6 kai ploviau kojas piene ir uolos liejo man aliejaus upes.
7 Kai išeidavau prie miesto vartų, kai aikštėje paruošdavau sau vietą,
8 jaunuoliai, mane pamatę, slėpdavosi, o seniai atsikėlę stovėdavo,
9 kunigaikščiai liaudavosi kalbėję ir užsidengdavo ranka savo burnas.
10 Net kilmingieji nutildavo, ir jų liežuvis prilipdavo prie gomurio.
11 Kas mane matė ir girdėjo, kalbėjo gera apie mane ir man pritarė,
12 nes aš išgelbėjau vargšą, prašantį pagalbos, ir našlaitį, kuris neturėjo kas jam padėtų.
13 To, kuris būtų pražuvęs, palaiminimas pasiekė mane, ir aš suteikdavau džiaugsmo našlės širdžiai.
14 Teisumas man buvo rūbas, o teisingumasapsiaustas ir vainikas galvai.
15 Aš buvau akys aklam ir kojos raišam.
16 Aš buvau tėvas beturčiams ir ištirdavau bylą, kurios nežinodavau.
17 Aš sulaužydavau nedorėlio žandikaulius ir iš jo dantų išplėšdavau grobį.
18 Tuomet sakiau: ‘Mirsiu savo lizde, o mano dienų bus kaip smėlio.
19 Mano šaknys įleistos prie vandens, ir rasa vilgo mano šakas.
20 Mano garbė nesensta ir lankas mano rankoje tvirtėja’.
21 Žmonės klausė manęs ir laukdavo tylėdami mano patarimo.
22 Po mano žodžių jie nebekalbėdavo, mano kalba krisdavo ant jų.
23 Jie laukdavo manęs kaip lietaus, plačiai išsižiodavo kaip per vėlyvąjį lietų.
24 Jei šypsodavausi jiems, jie netikėdavo, mano veido šviesos jie netemdydavo.
25 Aš parinkdavau jiems kelius ir sėdėjau garbingiausioje vietoje kaip karalius tarp kariuomenės, kaip verkiančiųjų guodėjas".
1 And Job again took up the word and said,
2 If only I might again be as I was in the months which are past, in the days when God was watching over me!
3 When his light was shining over my head, and when I went through the dark by his light.
4 As I was in my flowering years, when my tent was covered by the hand of God;
5 While the Ruler of all was still with me, and my children were round me;
6 When my steps were washed with milk, and rivers of oil were flowing out of the rock for me.
7 When I went out of my door to go up to the town, and took my seat in the public place,
8 The young men saw me, and went away, and the old men got up from their seats;
9 The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths;
10 The chiefs kept back their words, and their tongues were joined to the roofs of their mouths.
11 For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me;
12 For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter.
13 The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.
14 I put on righteousness as my clothing, and was full of it; right decisions were to me a robe and a head-dress.
15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to him who had no power of walking.
16 I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me.
17 By me the great teeth of the evil-doer were broken, and I made him give up what he had violently taken away.
18 Then I said, I will come to my end with my children round me, my days will be as the sand in number;
19 My root will be open to the waters, and the night mist will be on my branches,
20 My glory will be ever new, and my bow will be readily bent in my hand.
21 Men gave ear to me, waiting and keeping quiet for my suggestions.
22 After I had said what was in my mind, they were quiet and let my words go deep into their hearts;
23 They were waiting for me as for the rain, opening their mouths wide as for the spring rains.
24 I was laughing at them when they had no hope, and the light of my face was never clouded by their fear.
25 I took my place as a chief, guiding them on their way, and I was as a king among his army. ...