Job 29:21-25 NIV

[21] “People listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel. [22] After I had spoken, they spoke no more; my words fell gently on their ears. [23] They waited for me as for showers and drank in my words as the spring rain. [24] When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them. [25] I chose the way for them and sat as their chief; I dwelt as a king among his troops; I was like one who comforts mourners.