The young men saw me, and [a]hid themselves, and the aged arose, and stood up.

The princes stayed talk, and laid their hand on their [b]mouth.

10 The voice of princes was hid, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 29:8 Being ashamed of their lightness and afraid of my gravity.
  2. Job 29:9 Acknowledging my wisdom.

the young men saw me and stepped aside(A)
    and the old men rose to their feet;(B)
the chief men refrained from speaking(C)
    and covered their mouths with their hands;(D)
10 the voices of the nobles were hushed,(E)
    and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.(F)

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