18 “Then I said, ^a‘I shall die in my nest,
And multiply my days as the sand. ‡

19 ^aMy root is spread out ^bto the waters,
And the dew lies all night on my branch. ‡

21 “Men listened to me and waited,
And kept silence for my counsel.

22 After my words they did not speak again,
And my speech settled on them as dew.