17 And I broke the evil one’s jaw bones, and I made his prey drop from his teeth.
18 “And I thought, ‘I will pass away in my nest, and like the phoenix I shall multiply my days.
19 My roots were open to water, and dew spent the night on my branches;
20 My glory was new with me, and I was revitalized regularly.’
21 “They listened to me and waited, and they kept silent for my counsel.
22 After my word, they did not speak again, and my word dropped down like dew upon them.
23 And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide as for the spring rain.