4 Oh, for the days when I was in my prime,when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house,
5 when the Almighty was still with meand my children were around me,
6 when my path was drenched with creamand the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.
7 ‘When I went to the gate of the cityand took my seat in the public square,
8 the young men saw me and stepped asideand the old men rose to their feet;
9 the chief men refrained from speakingand covered their mouths with their hands;
10 the voices of the nobles were hushed,and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.