21 “To me athey listened and waited,
And kept silent for my counsel.
22 After my words they did not aspeak again,
And bmy speech dropped on them.
23 They waited for me as for the rain,
And opened their mouth as for the late rain.
24 I laughed with them as they could not believe it,
And the light of my face they did not cast down.
25 I chose a way for them and sat as their ahead,
And dwelt as a king among the troops,
As one who bcomforted the mourners.