29:7 When I went out to the city gate
and secured my seat in the public square, 1
29:8 the young men would see me and step aside, 2
and the old men would get up and remain standing;
29:9 the chief men refrained from talking
and covered their mouths with their hands;
29:10 the voices of the nobles fell silent, 3
and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
29:11 “As soon as the ear heard these things, 4 it blessed me, 5
and when the eye saw them, it bore witness to me,
29:12 for I rescued the poor who cried out for help,
and the orphan who 6 had no one to assist him;
29:13 the blessing of the dying man descended on me, 7
and I made the widow’s heart rejoice; 8
29:14 I put on righteousness and it clothed me, 9
my just dealing 10 was like a robe and a turban;
29:20 My glory 11 will always be fresh 12 in me,
and my bow ever new in my hand.’
29:21 “People 13 listened to me and waited silently; 14
they kept silent for my advice.