en_tn/job/29/23.md

they always waited for me as they waited for the rain

People waited for Job patiently and with expectation. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

opened their mouth to drink my words

AT: "They appreciated my words like farmers desire the rain." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicitinfo)

I smiled on them

AT: "I greatly encouraged them." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

light of my face

This refers to Job's cheerful expressions.