Job 29 Comparison: Catholic Public Domain vs Douay-Rheims
Job 29
1Job also added to this, using figures of speech, and he said:
2Who will grant to me that I might be as I was in former months, according to the days when God kept watch over me?
3At that time, his lamp shined over my head, and by his light, I walked through the darkness.
4I was then just as in the days of my youth, when God was privately in my tabernacle.
5At that time, the Almighty was with me and my children surrounded me.
6Then, I washed my feet with butter, and a boulder poured out rivers of oil for me.
7When I went to the gate of the city, or to the main street, they prepared a chair for me.
8The youths saw me and hid themselves, and the elders, rising up, remained standing.
9The leaders stopped talking, and they placed a finder over their mouth.
10The commanders subdued their voice, and their tongue adhered to their throat.
11The ear that heard me, blessed me, and the eye that saw me, gave testimony for me.
12This was because I had freed the poor, who cried out, and the orphan, who had no helper.
13The blessing of him who would have been destroyed came upon me, and I consoled the heart of the widow.
14I put on justice, and I clothed myself with my judgment, like a robe and a diadem.
15I was an eye for the blind and a foot for the lame.
16I was the father of the poor; and if I lacked knowledge about any case, I investigated very diligently.
17I crushed the jaws of the impious, and I took away prey from his teeth.
18And I said, “I will die in my little nest, and like a palm tree, I will multiply my days.
19My root has been spread beside the waters, and the dew will remain with my harvest.
20My glory will always be restored, and my bow will be restored to my hand.”
21Those who heard me, expected vindication, and they listened closely in silence to my counsel.
22To my words, they dared to add nothing, and my eloquence poured over them.
23They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouth as for belated rains.
24If I had ever laughed at them, they would not have believed it, and the light of my face was not cast down towards the ground.
25If I wished to go to them, I sat down first, and, though I sat like a king surrounded by an army, yet I was a comforter to those who mourned.
Job 29
1Job also added, taking up his parable, and said:
2Who will grant me, that I might be according to the months past, according to the days in which God kept me?
3When his lamp shined over my head, and I walked by his light in darkness?
4As I was in the days of my youth, when God was secretly in my tabernacle?
5When the Almighty was with me: and my servants round about me?
6When I washed my feet with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil?
7When I went out to the gate of the city, and in the street they prepared me a chair?
8The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the old men rose up and stood.
9The princes ceased to speak, and laid the finger on their mouth.
10The rulers held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to their throat.
11The ear that heard me blessed me, and the eye that saw me gave witness to me:
12Because I had delivered the poor man that cried out; and the fatherless, that had no helper.
13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, and I comforted the heart of the widow.
14I was clad with justice: and I clothed myself with my judgment, as with a robe and a diadem.
15I was an eye to the blind, and a foot to the lame.
16I was the father of the poor: and the cause which I knew not, I searched out most diligently.
17I broke the jaws of the wicked man, and out of his teeth I took away the prey.
18And I said: I shall die in my nest, and as a palm tree shall multiply my days.
19My root is opened beside the waters, and dew shall continue in my harvest.
20My glory shall always be renewed, and my bow in my hand shall be repaired.
21They that heard me, waited for my sentence, and being attentive held their peace at my counsel.
22To my words they durst add nothing, and my speech dropped upon them.
23They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouth as for a latter shower.
24If at any time I laughed on them, they believed not, and the light of my countenance fell not on earth.
25If I had a mind to go to them, I sat first, and when I sat as a king, with his army standing about him, yet I was a comforter of them that mourned.
Understanding Catholic Public Domain vs Douay-Rheims in Job 29
Catholic Public Domain (CPDV)
Modern Catholic translation in the public domain with deuterocanonical books. Clear, contemporary English while preserving a formal tone. A strong option for Catholic reading plans and study.
Douay-Rheims (DRC)
Traditional Catholic English translation from the Latin Vulgate. Includes deuterocanonical books used in Catholic tradition. Best for readers who want a classic, historically influential Catholic Bible.
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Key Comparison: Job 29:16
"I was the father of the poor; and if I lacked knowledge about any case, I investigated very diligently."
"I was the father of the poor: and the cause which I knew not, I searched out most diligently."
