4. As I was in my flourishing days,when God sheltered my tent;
5. When the Almighty was still with me,and my children were round about me;
6. When my footsteps were bathed in cream,and the rock flowed with streams of oil.
7. Whenever I went out to the gate of the cityand took my seat in the square,
8. The young men saw me and withdrew,and the elders rose up and stood;