20. My glory is fresh within me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.’
21. “People listened to me and waited, and kept silent for my advice.
22. After I had spoken, they spoke no more; my words fell on them drop by drop.
23. They waited for me as for the rain, and opened their mouths as for spring rain.
24. When I joked with them, they hardly believed it; they did not cause the light of my face to fall.