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Friday, October 31st, 2025
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30

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OT Text: ALE BHS MAS WLC RAH SWE | NT Texts: NA26 WH PES

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Job 29:1

Job again took up his ^(C1)discourse and said,

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Job 29:2

"Oh that I were as in months gone by, As in the days when God ^(C1)watched over me;

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Job 29:3

When ^(C1)His lamp shone over my head, And ^(C2)by His light I walked through darkness;

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Job 29:4

Just as I was in the days of my youth, When the ^(C1)protection of God was over my tent;

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Job 29:5

When ^(F1)the Almighty was still with me, And my children were around me;

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Job 29:6

When my steps were bathed in ^(C1)cream, And the ^(C2)rock poured out streams of oil for me!

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Job 29:7

-"When I went out to ^(C1)the gate of the city, When I ^(F1)took my seat in the public square,

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Job 29:8

The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.

Job 29:9

-"The leaders ^(C1)stopped talking And ^(C2)put their hands on their mouths;

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Job 29:10

The voices of the prominent people were ^(F1)^(C1)hushed, And their ^(C2)tongues stuck to their palates.

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Job 29:11

-"For when ^(C1)an ear heard, it called me blessed, And when an eye saw, it testified in support of me,

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Job 29:12

Because I saved ^(C1)the poor who cried for help, And the ^(C2)orphan who had no helper.

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Job 29:13

-"The blessing of the one who ^(C1)was about to perish came upon me, And I made the ^(C2)widow's heart sing for joy.

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Job 29:14

-"I ^(C1)put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a headband.

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Job 29:15

-"I was ^(C1)eyes to those who were blind, And feet to those who ^(F1)could not walk.

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Job 29:16

-"I was a father to ^(C1)the poor, And I investigated the case which I did not know.

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Job 29:17

-"I ^(C1)broke the jaws of the wicked And rescued the prey from his teeth.

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Job 29:18

-"Then I ^(F1)thought, 'I will die with my ^(F2)family, And I will multiply my days as the sand.

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Job 29:19

-'My ^(C1)root is spread out to the waters, And ^(C2)dew lies on my branch all night.

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Job 29:20

-'My glory is ever new with me, And my ^(C1)bow is renewed in my hand.'

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Job 29:21

"To me ^(C1)they listened and waited, And they kept silent for my advice.

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Job 29:22

-"After my words ^(C1)they did not speak again, And ^(C2)my speech dropped on them.

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Job 29:23

-"They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouths as for the late rain.

Job 29:24

-"I smiled at them when they did not believe, And they did not look at ^(F1)my kindness ungraciously.

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Job 29:25

-"I chose a way for them and sat as ^(C1)chief, And lived as a king among the troops, As one who ^(C2)comforted the mourners.

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Job 30:1

"But now those who are younger than I ^(C1)mock me, Whose fathers I refused to put with the dogs of my flock.

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Job 30:2

-"Indeed, what good was the strength of their hands to me? Vigor had perished from them.

Job 30:3

-"From poverty and famine they are gaunt, They who gnaw at the dry ground by night in waste and desolation,

Job 30:4

Who pluck saltweed by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub.

Job 30:5

-"They are driven from the community; They shout against them as against a thief,

Job 30:6

So that they live on the slopes of ravines, In holes in the ground and among the rocks.

Job 30:7

-"Among the bushes they ^(F1)cry out; Under the weeds they are gathered together.

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Job 30:8

-"Worthless ^(F1)fellows, even ^(F2)those without a name, They were cast out from the land.

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Job 30:9

"And now I have become their ^(F1)^(C1)taunt, And I have become a ^(F2)^(C2)byword to them.

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Job 30:10

-"They loathe me and stand aloof from me, And they do not ^(F1)refrain from ^(C1)spitting in my face.

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Job 30:11

-"Because He has undone ^(F1)my ^(F2)bowstring and ^(C1)afflicted me, They have cast off ^(C2)the bridle before me.

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Job 30:12

-"On the right hand their ^(F1)mob arises; They ^(C1)push aside my feet ^(C2)and pile up their ways of destruction against me.

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Job 30:13

-"They ^(C1)break up my path, They promote my destruction; No one restrains them.

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Job 30:14

-"As through a wide gap they come, ^(F1)Amid the storm they roll on.

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Job 30:15

-"^(C1)Sudden terrors are turned upon me; They chase away my dignity like the wind, And my ^(F1)prosperity has passed away ^(C2)like a cloud.

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Job 30:16

"And now ^(C1)my soul is poured out ^(F1)within me; Days of misery have seized me.

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Job 30:17

-"At night it pierces ^(C1)my bones ^(F1)within me, And my gnawing pains do not rest.

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Job 30:18

-"By a great force my garment is ^(C1)distorted; It ties me up like the collar of my coat.

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Job 30:19

-"He has thrown me into the ^(C1)mire, And I have become like dust and ashes.

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Job 30:20

-"I ^(C1)cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me; I stand up, and You turn Your attention against me.

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Job 30:21

-"You have ^(F1)become cruel to me; With the strength of Your hand You ^(C1)persecute me.

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Job 30:22

-"You ^(C1)lift me up to the wind and make me ride it; And You dissolve me in a storm.

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Job 30:23

-"For I know that You ^(C1)will bring me to death, And to the ^(C2)house of meeting for all living.

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Job 30:24

"Yet does one in a heap of ruins not reach out with his hand, Or in his disaster does he not ^(C1)cry out for help?

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Job 30:25

-"Have I not ^(C1)wept for the ^(F1)one whose life is hard? Was my soul not grieved for ^(C2)the needy?

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Job 30:26

-"When I ^(C1)expected good, evil came; When I waited for light, ^(C2)darkness came.

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Job 30:27

-"^(F1)I am seething ^(C1)within and cannot rest; Days of misery confront me.

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Job 30:28

-"I go about ^(F1)^(C1)mourning without comfort; I stand up in the assembly and ^(C2)cry out for help.

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Job 30:29

-"I have become a brother to ^(C1)jackals, And a companion of ostriches.

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Job 30:30

-"My ^(C1)skin turns black ^(F1)on me, And my ^(C2)bones burn with ^(F2)fever.

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Job 30:31

-"Therefore my ^(C1)harp ^(F1)is turned to mourning, And my flute to the sound of those who weep.

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Job 31:1

"I have made a covenant with my ^(C1)eyes; How then could I look at a virgin?

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Job 31:2

-"And what is ^(C1)the portion of God from above, Or the inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

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Job 31:3

-"Is it not ^(C1)disaster to the criminal, And misfortune to ^(C2)those who practice injustice?

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Job 31:4

-"Does He not ^(C1)see my ways, And ^(C2)count all my steps?

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Job 31:5

"If I have ^(C1)walked with deception, And my foot has hurried after deceit,

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Job 31:6

Let Him ^(C1)weigh me with ^(F1)accurate scales, And let God know ^(C2)my integrity.

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Job 31:7

-"If my step has ^(C1)turned from the way, Or my heart ^(F1)followed my eyes, Or if any ^(C2)spot has stuck to my hands,

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Job 31:8

Let me ^(C1)sow and another eat, And let my ^(F1)^(C2)crops be uprooted.

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Job 31:9

"If my heart has been ^(C1)enticed by a woman, Or I have lurked at my neighbor's doorway,

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Job 31:10

May my wife ^(C1)grind grain for another, And let ^(C2)others ^(F1)kneel down over her.

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Job 31:11

-"For that would be a ^(C1)lustful crime; Moreover, it would be ^(C2)wrongdoing punishable by judges.

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Job 31:12

-"For it would be ^(C1)fire that consumes to ^(F1)^(C2)Abaddon, And would ^(C3)uproot all my ^(F2)increase.

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Job 31:13

"If I have ^(C1)rejected the claim of my male or female slaves When they filed a complaint against me,

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Job 31:14

What then could I do when God arises? And when He calls me to account, how am I to answer Him?

Job 31:15

-"Did ^(C1)He who made me in the womb not make him, And the same One create us in the womb?

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Job 31:16

"If I have kept ^(C1)the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of ^(C2)the widow to fail,

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Job 31:17

Or have ^(C1)eaten my morsel alone, And ^(C2)the orphan has not ^(F1)shared it

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Job 31:18

(But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And from ^(F1)my infancy I guided her),

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Job 31:19

If I have seen anyone perish ^(C1)for lack of clothing, Or that ^(C2)the needy had no covering,

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Job 31:20

If his waist has not ^(F1)thanked me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,

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Job 31:21

If I have lifted up my hand against ^(C1)the orphan, Because I saw ^(F1)I had support ^(C2)in the gate,

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Job 31:22

May my shoulder fall from its ^(F1)socket, And my ^(C1)arm be broken off ^(F2)at the elbow.

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Job 31:23

-"For ^(C1)disaster from God is a terror to me, And because of ^(C2)His majesty I can do nothing.

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Job 31:24

"If I have put my confidence in ^(C1)gold, And called fine gold my trust,

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Job 31:25

If I have ^(C1)gloated because my wealth was great, And because my hand had obtained so much;

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Job 31:26

If I have ^(C1)looked at the ^(F1)sun when it shone, Or the moon going in splendor,

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Job 31:27

And my heart was secretly enticed, And my hand ^(F1)threw a kiss from my mouth,

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Job 31:28

That too would have been ^(C1)a guilty deed calling for ^(F1)judgment, For I would have ^(C2)denied God above.

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Job 31:29

"Have I ^(C1)rejoiced at the misfortune of my enemy, Or become excited when evil found him?

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Job 31:30

-"^(F1)No, ^(C1)I have not ^(F2)allowed my mouth to sin By asking for his life in ^(C2)a curse.

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Job 31:31

-"Have the people of my tent not said, 'Who can ^(F1)find one who has not been ^(C1)satisfied with his meat'?

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Job 31:32

-"The stranger has not spent the night outside, For I have opened my doors to the ^(F1)traveler.

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Job 31:33

-"Have I ^(C1)covered my wrongdoings like a man, By hiding my guilt in my shirt pocket,

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Job 31:34

Because I ^(C1)feared the great multitude And the contempt of families terrified me, And I kept silent and did not go out of doors?

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Job 31:35

-"Oh that I had one to hear me! Here is my ^(F1)signature; ^(C1)Let the Almighty answer me! And the indictment which my ^(C2)adversary has written,

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Job 31:36

I would certainly carry it on my shoulder, I would tie it to myself like a garland.

Job 31:37

-"I would declare to Him ^(C1)the number of my steps; Like ^(C2)a prince, I would approach Him.

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Job 31:38

"If my ^(C1)land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together;

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Job 31:39

If I have ^(C1)eaten its ^(F1)fruit without money, Or have ^(C2)caused ^(F2)its owners to lose their lives,

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Job 31:40

May the ^(C1)thorn-bush ^(F1)grow instead of wheat, And stinkweed instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.

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