3 God’s light shined above me, so I could walk through the darkness.
4 I wish for the days when I was successful, when I enjoyed God’s friendship and blessing in my home.
5 God All-Powerful was still with me then, and my children were all around me.
6 Life was so good that I washed my feet in cream and had plenty of the finest oils.
7 “Those were the days when I went to the city gate and sat in the public meeting of the elders.
8 When the young men saw me coming, they stepped out of my way. And the old men stood up to show they respected me.
9 The leaders of the people stopped talking and put their hands over their mouths.