Job 29:7

HE REMEMBERS THE HONOR AND RESPECT ACCORDED HIM

"When I went forth to the gate unto the city,

When I prepared my seat in the street,

The young men saw me and hid themselves,

And the aged rose up and stood;

And the princes refrained from talking,

And laid their hand on their mouth;

And the voice of the nobles was hushed,

And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me;

And when the eye saw me, it gave witness unto me."

This paragraph reveals the great honor and respect accorded Job by the city fathers and princes who sat in the gate of the city. His mention of preparing his seat in the street suggests that he might, himself, have been one of the rulers of the city. His power and ability were recognized by all.