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5 When the Almighty was yet with me,
When my children were around me;
6 When amy steps were bathed with cream,
And bthe rock poured out rivers of oil for me! 
7 “When I went out to the gate by the city,
When I took my seat in the open square,
8 The young men saw me and hid,
And the aged arose and stood;
9 The princes refrained from talking,
And aput their hand on their mouth; 
10 The voice of nobles was hushed,
And their atongue stuck to the roof of their mouth. 
11 When the ear heard, then it blessed me,
And when the eye saw, then it approved me;
12 Because aI delivered the poor who cried out,
The fatherless and the one who had no helper. 
13 The blessing of a perishing man came upon me,
And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
14 aI put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
My justice was like a robe and a turban. 
15 I was aeyes to the blind,
And I was feet to the lame. 
16 I was a father to the poor,
And aI searched out the case that I did not know. 
17 I broke athe fangs of the wicked,
And plucked the victim from his teeth. 
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. 
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Job 29:7-25

Job 29 presents a revealing picture of what Job thought he was projecting to others. It is basically true: His conduct was above reproach. However, it includes a great deal of self-exaltation. Job uses the personal pronouns "I," "me," and "my" in excess of forty times in this brief chapter.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Job, Self-Righteousness, and Humility

Related Topics: Job | Job's Projection of Self Image | Job's Protection of Self Image | Job, Self Righteousness, and Humility | Personal Pronouns | Self Exaltation


 
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