29:7When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!

29:8The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

29:9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

29:10The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

29:11When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

29:12Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

29:13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

29:14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

29:15I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

29:16I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

29:17And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

29:18Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

29:19My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

29:20My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.

29:21Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

29:22After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

29:23And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

29:24If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

29:25I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.