Catholic Public Domain Version
"And I said, “I will die in my little nest, and like a palm tree, I will multiply my days. "
— Job 29:18, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.”
“Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand: ”
“Then I said, 'I shall die in my own house, I shall number my days as the sand.”
“Job’s Confidence“Then I thought,‘I will die in my own home, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.”
“And I said: I shall die in my nest, and as a palm tree shall multiply my days.”
“Then I said, I will come to my end with my children round me, my days will be as the sand in number;”
“Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.”
I was an eye for the blind and a foot for the lame.
I was the father of the poor; and if I lacked knowledge about any case, I investigated very diligently.
I crushed the jaws of the impious, and I took away prey from his teeth.
And I said, “I will die in my little nest, and like a palm tree, I will multiply my days.
My root has been spread beside the waters, and the dew will remain with my harvest.
My glory will always be restored, and my bow will be restored to my hand.”
Those who heard me, expected vindication, and they listened closely in silence to my counsel.