The young men saw me and hid themselves,
And the old men arose and stood.
The leaders (A)stopped talking
And (B)put their hands on their mouths;
10 The voices of the prominent people were [a](C)hushed,
And their (D)tongues stuck to their palates.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 29:10 Lit hidden

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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