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when I was in my prime,
    when the friendship of God was upon my tent;
when the Almighty[a] was still with me,
    when my children were around me;
when my steps were washed with milk,
    and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!

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  1. Job 29:5 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

Oh, for the days when I was in my prime,
    when God’s intimate friendship(A) blessed my house,(B)
when the Almighty was still with me
    and my children(C) were around me,(D)
when my path was drenched with cream(E)
    and the rock(F) poured out for me streams of olive oil.(G)

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