Job 29:1-6

International Children’s Bible

² “How I wish for the months that have passed.
    I wish for the days when God watched over me.
³ I wish for the days when God’s lamp shined on my head.
    And I wish for the time I walked through darkness by his light.
⁴ I wish for the days when I was at my strongest,
    when God’s close friendship blessed my house.
⁵ That was when my children were all around me.
    And God All-Powerful was still with me.
⁶ Life was so good. It was as if my path were covered with cream.
    It was as if even the rocks poured out streams of olive oil for me.