16. I was like a father to needy people.And I took the side of strangers when they were in trouble.
17. I broke the fangs of evil people.And I snatched from their teeth the people they wanted to hurt.
18. “I thought, ‘I will live for as many days as there are grains of sand.And I will die in my own house.
19. I will be like a tree whose roots reach down to the water.The dew will lie on the branches all night.
20. New honors will come to me continually.I will always have great strength.’
21. “People listened to me carefully.They waited quietly for my advice.