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My feet were bathed in milk,
    and the rocks poured forth streams of oil[a] for me.
“When I would go forth to the gate of the city[b]
    and take my seat in the public square,
the young men would see me and withdraw,
    and the old men would rise to their feet.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 29:6 Milk . . . oil: see note on Job 20:17.
  2. Job 29:7 Gate of the city: the place where business was transacted and court cases were heard. Job used to take his seat there as a member of the city council.