tast verse 8 I perish thence where I was seen before Thy eyes are on me and I am no more verse 9 As watry clouds obscure the clearest day Yet when disgorg'd of moysture fade away So he that goes to 'th quiet of the grave No more the pleasures of this life shall have verse 10 He shall no more come from his chosen urne Nor to the place of his abode returne verse 11 With saddest plaints therefore I 'le silence break I will in anguish of my spirit speak My catalogue of woes I will unroule In bitterness of my perplexed soule verse 12 Am I a Whale or Sea t'o'repass my bounds That thus with watches thou besetst me round verse 13 When I fore think my bed shall comfort give My couch shall ease my plaints and me relieve verse 14 Then with affrighting dreams thou dost me skare And fearfull visions all my solace are verse 15 So that my soule would strangling yea and death Rather then draw in my so hatefull breath verse 16 I loath it I 'de not live die would I faine Let me alone my daies are all but vain verse 17 What 's man that thou shouldst magnifie him yet And that upon him thou thine heart shouldst set verse 18 And that thou dost him visit every morne And moment-tryals tell him not forlorne verse 19 Why wilt not leave me nor let me alone Till I my spittle may but swallow down verse 20 Oh thou great men-preserver now I see My passed sins what shall I doe to thee Why hast thou as thy marke set me vile else So that I am a burthen to my selfe verse 21 And why my trespass dost thou not forget And take away my sin from out thy sight I shall sleep hidden then within the ground And if thou seek me I shall not be found CHAP. VIII verse 1 THen Bildad speaking did this answer make verse 2 How long of these things wilt thou love to speak And shall we still thy vainer speeches find As are the quick-gone puffes of mighty winde verse 3 Doth the Allmighty judgement turne aside Or doth perverted justice God abide verse 4 If so thy sons were not of sin afraid And he their trespass hath with death repaid verse 5 If thou wouldst early seeke to God and send Thy pray'rs up to him and his will attend verse 6 If thou wert pure and upright surely he Would now awake to help and comfort thee And with continued happiness would bless The habitation of thy righteousness verse 7 Though thy beginning were but small yet peace Should crown thy latter end with great encrease verse 8 Inquire I pray thee laying by thy rage Of our fore-Fathers search the former Age. verse 9 For of our dwelling here the surest state Drawes but from yesterday its longest date We are unskilfull nothing know alas Our daies on earth do as a shadow pass verse 10 Shall not they teach and tell thee and impart Things secret to thee from their knowing heart verse 11 Without the mire can smallest rushes grow Or flags where water doth not use to flow verse 12 While in its greenness and uncut it be It before other herbs we wither'd see verse 13 So are the paths of all that God forget And hypocrites false hope their joy shall let verse 14 Whose confidence shall be cut off and 's trust Shall be swept down as spiders web or dust verse 15 Upon his house his hope and strength shall rest But it shall fall and not endure the test Fast he shall hold it as a guard secure But it shall faile his hope and not endure verse 16 He 's green before the Sun which makes him grow And in his Garden shooteth forth his bough verse 17 About the Fountaine wrapped are his roots And in the place of stones appeares his shoots verse 18 If any shall destroy him from his place Then none shall know that ever there it was verse 19 Behold he will rejoyce for this his way And others shall grow there another day verse 20 See God the perfect man will not destroy Nor help the wicked in their sad annoy verse 21 Untill with laughing he do fill thy mouth And make thy lips rejoyce to see his truth verse 22 As for thy foes who thee pursue with hate Shame shall their cloathing be and woe their mate And who their hands with vicious folly stain Their dwelling places never shall remain CHAP. IX verse 1 THen answered Job I know that this is sure verse 2 But how should man before the Lord be pure verse 3 If he would with him strive when all is done He cannot answer of a thousand one verse 4 He is in heart all-knowing and all-wise And powerfull in strength rending the skies Who e're hath prosper'd or with wealth been blest Which hath against the Lord harden'd his brest verse 5 Which doth remove the hills and they not know And in his anger doth them overthrow verse 6 He doth the Earth remove out of her seat So that the aire its shaking pillars beat verse 7 He bids the Sun and loe it will not rise And sealeth up the Stars within the Skies verse 8 Himselfe alone the heaven abroad doth spread And on the seas impetuous billowes tread verse 8 He doth Arcturus and Orion make And Pleiades from him their being take The chambers of the South his power owne With both the torrid and the frigid Zone verse 10 Which doth great things beyond the reach of man And wonders works whose number none can scan verse 11 Behold he passeth by he goes by me Yet do I neither him perceive or see verse 12 Behold he by his power takes a prey Who shall controule him or but say him nay verse 13 If God his burning wrath will not withdraw The proudest helpes stoope under him with aw verse 14 How much lesse shall I answer him or mould My words with him an argument to hold verse 15 Whom I 'de not answer though I righteous were For 't is presumption such a thing to dare I such rash foolish courses would not take But supplication to my Judge would make verse 16 If in my torments I to him had cry'd And to my calling he had straight repli'd Yet would I not my tried faith once cheere With hopes that to me he had bent an eare verse 17 For why he with a tempest breakes my bones And multiplies without a cause my wounds verse 18 He will not let me take unwilling breath But fils my soule with bitternesse of death verse 19 If I of strength or youthfull rigour speake Lo he is strong a bow of steele hee 'l breake Or if of judgement who shall ever dare To bring me â—o a pleading at the bar verse 20 If I should think my selfe to justifie My condemnation my own words should be If I should think perfect or just to seeme He me perverse and wicked would esteeme verse 21 Though I were perfect yet in mine own eyes Would I not seeme
who know him not most wicked men Can see his daies and think to force his will To bear their crimes and luxuries fulfill verse 2 The Land-markes some remove and take away The flocks and feed upon them as their prey verse 3 The Orphans Asse they drive away unbought And take the widdowes Ox to pledge for nought verse 4 The needy they mislead and make them glad Of Caves to keep them from a life more sad verse 5 Loe as wild Asses in the desart doe So to their businesse doe these wretches go Rising for prâ—y they will not be withstood The Desart yeelds them and their children food verse 6 They reap the poor mans corn while yet it grew And pull the vintage of their very crew verse 7 They make the naked without clothing lye And through extremity of cold to dye verse 8 Showrs of the mountain wet their naked skin And they embrace the rocks for covering verse 9 They pluck Orphans from their mothers brest And take the pledge from men with need opprest verse 10 From his half-naked back his clothes they pull And take their gleaning from the hungry soul verse 11 Yea those who make their oyle for their wine Tread in their presses suffer thirst and pine verse 12 Men through extortion in the City groan They weep and suffer and unpittied moan The crying blood of slain even preacheth woe Yet God unpunish't lets their folly go verse 13 These these are they that so abhor the light And in the way of truth will not delight verse 14 The murtherer arising with the day The poor and needy in his wrath doth slay Among his consorts he 's accounted chiefe And in the night he is a cunning thiefe verse 15 Th' adultrous monster with a watchfull eye Wasteth his wished twilight to espie No eye shall see me in his heart he saies And with disguises seeks to hide his face verse 16 They rob those houses in the dark of night They marked in the day they hate the light verse 17 As is grim death unto our frame of clay Such to these wretches is the dawning day For if one know them they are straight in fear As if the pangs of death did then appear verse 18 He 's swift upon the waters for he knows His portion on the earth is nought but woes His mind 's so fraught with jealousies and feares That go the publike way he never dares verse 19 As heat and drought the waters dry away So shall the grave those men that go astray verse 20 Yea they shall be forgotten and instead Of all their pleasures worms shall on them feed They shall no more on Earth remembred be The wicked shall be broken like a tree verse 21 He to the barren did no comfort give Nor poorer widdowes with his goods relieve verse 22 He drawes the mighty by his power to strife And when he riseth none is sure of life verse 23 Though he may rest secure and live in peace If they but move his eies are on their waies verse 24 They are exalted for a little while Then are brought low and have a sudden foile They are destroy'd cut off yea in their prime As are the eares of corn in summer time verse 25 If 't be not so who 'le me a liar make And from my speeches their true value take CHAP. XXV verse 1 THen Bildad said Power and strength remain verse 2 With him that Peace doth with himself retain verse 3 His Armies have no number his is might On all things living doth arise his light verse 4 How then can man be justify'd with God How can the sons of men be free from 's rod verse 5 He speaks the word the Moon deny's its light The very stars are faulty in his sight verse 6 How much lesse man who is a worm and frail Whose greatest worth doth as a shadow fail CHAP. XXVI verse 1 BUt Iob returned Hast thou the weak supply'd verse 2 Out of thy strength against the arme of pride And such as through weaknesse void of might To help or strengthen hast thou ta'ne delight verse 3 Hast thou such counsel'd as did counsell need Or hast thou shewn the thing as 't is indeed verse 4 Why or to whom dost thou these words declare What or whose spirit in them doth appear verse 5 Mines metals dead things God does wisely frame Under the waters yet he knowes the same verse 6 Naked before him is the Earths abisse Destruction is not hid Hell open is verse 7 Hee makes the Heavens turn round the Northern Pole The Earths vast body nothing doth uphold verse 8 He binds the waters in his Clouds and yet The clouds not broken are under their weight verse 9 He holdeth back his throne and in a cloud He makes the heavens their glorious beauty shroud verse 10 Unto the waters he hath set their bounds As long as day and night fulfill their rounds verse 11 The very Heavens before his face do shake At his reproofe the pillars of it quake verse 12 His power calmes the sea whose waves did croud Themselves into a storme he smites the proud verse 13 The Heavens their garnish by his Spirit have His hand a form to crooked Serpents gave verse 14 Behold and see of 's waies this little share How little of his power do we hear If this so little be then Lord what man The thunder of thy power can understand CHAP. XXVII verse 1 VVHen having staid a little Iob proceeds And in his speech to 's friends this Lecture reads verse 2 The living God doth me afflict so sore I want my judgement madnesse makes me roar So many sorrowes daily on me break That I in anguish of my soule do speak verse 3 Yet while I live as long as that same brearh Infus'd by God into me being hath verse 4 I will my lips from wickednesse refraine Nor shall deceit my purer speeches staine verse 5 You judge me faulty can your sin be hid Shall I applaud your sin no God forbid I under undeserved torments lye Yet will not leave my justnesse till I dye verse 6 I my uprightnesse will not quit my heart Shall not accuse me while I live to start verse 7 Let all thy judgements follow such as rise Against me and my chastisement despise Oh let them as presumptuous sinners be Whom death cuts off ere half their daies they see verse 8 What 's the dissemblers hope to heap up wealth When God takes from his soule his saving health verse 9 When dreadfull terrors do his mind assaile Shall then his teares or cries with God prevaile verse 10 Will his afflictions make him call on God Or will he love him when he feeles his rod verse 11 I will through God great mysteries reveale What the Almighty does I 'le not conceale verse 12 Which you your selves have seen but do not know Why will you then so much your folly show verse 13 This lot the Lord to wicked men will
abuse Who cried at them as at thieves they use verse 6 They dwelt in clifts of valleys and in caves In rockes in holes on hils they shelter have verse 7 They roare among the bushes there 's the scene Under the thistles they themselves convene verse 8 The sons of slaves and fooles who were more vile Then is the mud which doth as pitch defile verse 9 But now am I their mocking-stock and song Of me they talke their villanies among verse 10 They shun abhor and mocking flee my waies Maliciously they spit into my face verse 11 Because afflictions have my state o'rthrown They 've loos'd the bridle are licentious grown verse 12 The youth against me rise they pusht my feet And as destruction humbled me they greet verse 13 They spoil'd my paths tooke pleasure in my woe Nor wanted helpe to quicken them as slow verse 14 They came as waters passe their wonted place And on my trouble heape they up disgrace verse 15 Terrours are come upon me as the wind So they pursue my soule and vexe my mind My welfare which from stormes the poore did shrowd Now daily passes as a scattering cloud verse 16 My soule is powred out I am halfe dead I am from trouble into trouble lead verse 17 My bones are pierced in me in the night In rest my sinews cannot have delight verse 18 The greatnesse of my griefe doth change my dress As with a coat I 'm clad with heavinesse verse 19 I'm cast into the mire his plague hath brought Contempt upon me I as dust am nought verse 20 I cry unto thee but thou dost not heare I stand before thee but thou stopst thine eare verse 21 Thou Lord art to me cruell grown at length Thou to my weaknesse dost oppose thy strength verse 22 Upon the wind thou causest me to flye My substance thou dissolvest and I dye verse 23 I know my body thou to death wilt give And to th' appointed house for all that live verse 24 None to the grave will stretch his hand at all Though at his death they may lament his fall verse 25 Did I not weep for them whose woes grew more Was not my soule afflicted for the poore verse 26 When I expected good then evill came And in my hopes of light it was the same verse 27 For griefe my bowels boiled in my brest I am afflicted and can have no rest verse 28 For others woe I joy'd not in the Sun I stood and in the Assembly made my moane verse 29 Dragons and Owles as friends and kin I get verse 30 My skin is black my bones are burnt with heate verse 31 My harpe and mirth thou dost to wailing turne My organs to the voice of them that mourne CHAP. XXXI verse 1 I Made a covenant with mine eies that they Alluring beauties should no more survey And shall I wanton yet thinke on a maid Of such transgressions make me Lord afraid verse 2 What portion should I have from God above Or what reward could I expect his love verse 3 Doth not quick ruine on the wicked tend Do not strange judgements haste them to their end verse 4 Doth he not see my waies and count my steps Doth he not reckon all my fayles and trips verse 5 If I with vanity have been repleat Or if my foot hath hasted to deceit verse 6 Let me in even ballances be weigh'd Before the Lord be my uprightness laid verse 7 If from the way of truth I 've gone away Or if mine heart hath followed mine eye If I have any but right gotten lands If any blot have cleaved to my hands verse 8 Then let another eat what I shall sow Yea let my off spring fall before my foe verse 9 If so my heart have err'd through womens baites If at my neighbours door I have laid waite verse 10 Then let my wife be made anothers slave Let other men their will upon her have verse 11 For this is such a sin so great a crime As merits Judgement ere too high it clime verse 12 Yea this is such a fire as shall destroy And root out all encrease and hope of joy verse 13 If any servants with me did contend And both their cause and griefe I did not end verse 14 What shall I doe when God stands up on high And when he visits what shall I reply verse 15 Have we not one Creator did not he Within the wombe fashion both him and me verse 16 If I the poores desires ere laid away Or made the widdowes eies fail through delay verse 17 Or eat my bread alone and have not given A share to Orphans who to want were driven verse 18 For to me as a father he might come And I have holpen Widdows from my wombe verse 19 If I for want of clothes have any seen Perish or any poor have naked been verse 20 Did he not blesse me that my store was full Was he not warmed with my fleece of wooll verse 21 If against Orphans I my hand did heave And did not help him when I help might give verse 22 Mine arm and shoulder let no more be one Yea let mine arm be broken from the bone verse 23 For why Gods Judgements terrors are to me And from his Highnesse I could not be free verse 24 If gaining gold of Ophir were my scope If I made gold my confidence or hope verse 25 If I rejoyced that my wealth was great And thought it good enough so much to get verse 26 If I beheld the shining of the Sun Or reverenc'd the brightnesse of the Moon verse 27 And by that sight my heart hath been entic'd Or that my mouth my hand in honor kiss'd verse 28 I had deserv'd Gods Judgements for that sin For that I had deny'd God to have bin verse 29 If in the ruine of my foes I joy'd Or was well-pleas'd when mischiefes him annoi'd verse 30 Nor did I let my mouth proceed to worse By wishing to his soule the smallest curse verse 31 Yea though my servants said give us his flesh To satisfie his faults that are so fresh verse 32 No traveller ere lodged in the street My house was open for the strangers feet verse 33 If I as Adam conscious have bin Concealing in my bosome secret sin verse 34 Did I fear multitudes was I afraid Of greatnesse or contempt or height of pride That I kept silence when they did provoke And for revenge made no dissembling cloak verse 35 Oh that I might be heard 't is my desire That the Almighty would my cause enquire And giving answer on my troubles look And that my foe had written but a book verse 36 I 'de take it on me make it to be read And binde it as a crown upon my head verse 37 The number of my steps I would declare I would to him as to a Prince draw near verse 38 If that my land be not my lawfull gaine Or if the furrowes of it do complaine verse 39
it seize Let it not joyned be among the daies Nor come among the Moneths to make them less Happy by its most omious access verse 7 Yea let that night be desolate no noise Of joy be heard therein or pleasing voice verse 8 Let them whose mournings with the day their course Renew on it lay their most heavy curse verse 9 Let all the stars which in its twilight rise Be darkned through the lowrings of the Skies Let it expect the light but none enjoy Nor let it see the dawning of the day verse 10 Because it did not in my Mothers womb Inclose my body and make it my tombe But clothing my frail flesh with life me brought Of this sad cup to drink a deadly draught verse 11 Why dy'd I not before my birth or why Assoon as I was born did I not die verse 12 Why did the knees my comming not infest Or why for nurture did I suck the breast verse 13 Then had my woes prevented been by death I had been quiet lying void of breath verse 14 With Councellors and Kings of highest race I had enjoy'd a quiet resting place Whose living works to memorise their fame To desart places gave a lasting name verse 15 Or with great men whose treasuries with store Were fil'd with silver and refined Ore verse 16 As an untimely birth I then had been Or as poor Infants which no light have seen verse 17 There tyrants cease from troubling and th' opprest With irkesome labour have a welcome rest verse 18 Those who in prison lie are quiet there No voice of the oppressor do they hear verse 19 The small and great all there together be The abused servant's from his Master free verse 20 Why to that man is given gladsome light Whose soule is lost in miseries long night Or why to them the torment of a life Whose soules are bitter through oppressing griefe verse 21 Who wish for death in vain and seek it more Then hidden treasures and the Earths whole store verse 22 Who with excess of gladness fill their mind When they the quiet of the grave can find verse 23 Why to that man is given light whose way Is as a Labyrinth leading him astray Whom God as with an hedg hath compas'd round That to come out of 's woe no way is found verse 24 My sighings daily come my griefe is great I am perplexed that I cannot eat My roarings are so loud all may them hear Like water poured out so flow my tears verse 25 For in my greatest happiness of all I ever dreaded this my sudden fall Which now is come with such a deadly stroke As it to peeces all my bones hath broke verse 26 I had no safety quietness nor rest Yet trouble came which hath my soule opprest CHAP. IV. verse 1 THus stopping Job the Temanite began verse 2 If we assay to speak to thee vaine man Wilt thou be angry who can patience have By foolish â—ilence thus to let thee rave verse 3 Thou art the same whose grave instructions were To superstitious Vanities a Bar. Thou art the same whose comfort and reliefe Gave strength and joy to souls opprest with griefe verse 4 As are strong pillars to uphold the weak So were the words which thou didst daily speake Weak knees even bowing under burthens great To thee for strengthning comforts did retreat verse 5 Thus wouldst thou others overwhelm'd in griefe Helpe with divinest comforts and reliefe But thou doest faint now griefe does thee assaile Thou art afflicted and thy heart does faile verse 6 Is not this all thy fear thy confidence Thy upright dealings and thy patience verse 7 Remember well I pray thee call to mind If ere the innocent you falling finde Or in your long experience can you say The upright dealer ever did decay verse 8 But I have seen those that do mischiefe frame Plowing and sowing evill reap the same verse 9 They quickly perish by a sudden death They are consumed by th' Almighties breath verse 10 The Lyons roaring voice and by his stroke The teeth of fiercest Lyons whelps are broke verse 11 The Lyons range yet want their sought-for prey And the stout Lyons whelps abroad do stray verse 12 I saw a secret vision and mine ear Some little of it formerly did hear verse 13 'T was when Death 's elder brother fast did keep Poor mortals hood-wink'd in a veile of sleep First enter'd thoughts then visions overspred With displaid banners my sleep-drowned head verse 14 Fear dismall fear soon follow'd which did make Such an impression all my bones did shake verse 15 A Spirit passed then before my face Which frighted me into so great a maze A dreadfull horror in me I did feele My hair stood upright all my blood was steel verse 16 It stood before me yet I could not see At least discern its form what it might be An Image did appear before mine eyes When loe thus speaking I did hear a voice verse 17 Can it be thought that mortall man can be More just then the All-judging Deity Or shall fraile flesh esteem it selfe more pure Then the All-good Can he such thoughts endure verse 18 Behold even in his servants he could find No true faiths lustre shining in their mind Nay th' Angels were impure whom once he dight With his own glorious livery of light verse 19 How much more foolish and impure are they Whose hope consisteth in a house of clay Whose chiefe foundations but in dust are laid Which are before the moth againe destroy'd verse 20 They are destroyed all the day nor are They once regarded with one moane or teare verse 21 Does not their glory quite forgotten lye Ev'n without wisedome as the fooles they dye CHAP. V. verse 1 CAll now and see if thon canst any find That will returne an answer to thy mind Or wilt thou turne to any Saint no Age Can garbe a patterne fitting to thy rage verse 2 The foolish dye in their repining fit And wrathfull envy kils the void of wit verse 3 The wicked have I seene to prosper much Yet at him never did repine or grutch I curs'd his dwelling for I knew that God Had destin'd him to his destroying rod. verse 4 His children are possest with daily feare Of fatall danger to attend them here By publike judgement they 're condemn'd to dye And without helpe or pity crushed lie verse 5 The hungry soule shall hate his harvest corne Yea they shall take it from among the thornes And who are thirsty shall their drowth so slake For drinke their substance yet remaining take verse 6 Though trouble comes not from the dust we know Nor yet affliction from the ground doth grow verse 7 Yet still as mans short daies and life encrease So do afflictions daily on him presse He 's borne to travell and in griefe to dye As sparkes are upwards from the coales to flye verse 8 I 'de seeke to God relying on his laws And unto God would I
will not cease But budding first further at length encrease verse 8 Although its root grow old within the ground And in the earth its stock decay'd be found verse 9 Yet through the sent of water will it sprout And like a plant greene boughs afresh shoot out verse 10 But man poore man does die and waste and flee He giveth up the Ghost and where is he verse 11 As Rivers faile to run into the Sea And so the floud doth dry up and decay verse 12 So man lies down and rises not againe Untill the heavens no more be or remaine They shall not waken but shall silence keep Nor shall they raised be out of their sleep verse 13 Oh that the grave might be a hiding place Wherein to hide me till thy wrath to passe And that thou wouldst appoint a time wherein Thou wouldst thinke on me and forgive my sin verse 14 If once man faile by stroke of look'd-for death Shall he yet live againe and draw his breath The daies of my appointed time I le waite Untill my change my paines abreviate verse 15 Thou shalt call me and I will answer make Thou in thy workmanship wilt pleasure take verse 16 For now my steps thou numbrest and dost note Dost thou not watch over my acted fault verse 17 My sin as in a bag is sealed fast And my transgression sewed up thou hast verse 18 The mountains falling come to nought sure 't is And from his place the rock removed is verse 19 The waters weare the stones the things that grow Thou spoilest and mans hope dost overthrow verse 20 Thou dost prevaile against him and he 's gone His countenance thou changest and he 's done verse 21 His sons though great unknown to him 's their lot They are dejected but he knows it not verse 22 His flesh upon him shall be payned sore And 's soul within him shall for anguish roar CHAP. XV. verse 1 THen Eliphaz Should wise men folly mind verse 2 And fill their belly with the Eastern wind verse 3 Should he with talke unprofitable frame His arguing reasons or with speeches vaine verse 4 Yea off thou castest reverentiall fear And dost restrain before the Lord thy prayer verse 5 For loe thy mouth thine own transgression shews And thou the tongue dost of the crafty use verse 6 And thine own mouth condemneth thee not I Yea thine own lips against thee testifie verse 7 Wert thou the first of all men born or had You a beginning ere the hils were made verse 8 Hast thou Gods secret heard and dost restraine Wisdome and policy to thine own braine verse 9 Wherein doth thy experience over-reach Our knowledge or wherein us canst thou teach verse 10 With us grey headed men and aged are Yea much more aged then thy fathers were verse 11 With thee are all Gods consolations small Is there with thee one secret thing at all verse 12 Why doth thine heart lead thee astray or why Or whereat dost thou wink with wicked eye verse 13 That God thou thus despisest without dread And let'st such words out of thy mouth proceed verse 14 What are frail mortals that they should be clean And think themselves from wickedness to wean Or he that 's of a woman born that he Himselfe so righteous should esteem to be verse 15 To trust his Saints Loe he takes no delight Yea and the heavens unclean are in his sight verse 16 How much more filthy and impure is man Who doth like water drink transgression verse 17 Behold I 'le shew thee listen then and hear Only what I have seen I will declare verse 18 VVhich wisemen have from their fore-fathers told And did not from their children it with-hold verse 19 To whom alone the earth was given and No strangers past among them in the Land verse 20 The wicked man travels with daily paine And yet of yeeres the number cannot gain verse 21 A dreadfull sound is in his eares the foe In his most prosperous time shall on him flow verse 22 He out of darkness credits no return The sword waits for him yet he does not mourn verse 23 For bread he wanders seeking through the Land He knowes the day of darkness is at hand verse 24 Trouble shall terrifie and anguish fright And foil him as a King prepar'd for fight verse 25 For against God he stretcheth out his hand Against th' Al-mighty he himselfe doth band verse 26 He runneth on him even on his neck On his defensive bucklers bosses thick verse 27 Because with fatness he his face doth hide And makes fat collops on his flanks and side verse 28 He dwels in Cities which are desolate And in the houses where none habitate In places which so full of ruines are That nothing but deformed heaps appear verse 29 He never shall be rich in his revenue Nor shall his gather'd substance long continue Neither shall he prolong upon the earth It s small perfection or for gaine or mirth verse 30 He shall not out of darknesse get the flame Shall dry up his branches and burn up his name And by the breath which from Gods mouth doth fly He shall consume and go away and die verse 31 Let not deceived men trust in things vain For vanity shall them reward again verse 32 It shall be e're his time accomplish'd seen And his now-dying branch shall not be seen verse 33 His unripe grape as Vines shake off shall he And cast his flower as the Olive tree verse 34 For hypocrites shall perish from their Place And fire the place of brib'ries shall deface verse 35 They bring forth air conceiving mischiefs great Their belly also doth prepare deceit CHAP. XVI verse 1 THen Iob I have heard many such like things verse 2 Even all of you most wretched comfort bring verse 3 Shall vain words have an end or else whereby Art thou emboldned that thou art so high verse 4 I too could speak as ye do if your soule Were in my poor souls place I could a roule Of words heap up against you and in stead Of giving comfort at you shake my head verse 5 But with my mouth I 'd strengthen your reliefe And with my moving lips asswage your griefe verse 6 Although I speak my griefe yet doth not cease And though I do forbear I have no ease verse 7 But he hath tyred and me weary made And my companions desolate hath layde verse 8 Thou hast with wrinckles furrowed my face Which are against me in a witness place My leannesse in me through my griefe and fear Even to my very face doth witnesse bear verse 9 My foe doth tear me in his wrath his eyes And teeth he sharpning doth my hurt devise verse 10 They gap'd on me and with reproach did smite My cheek to meet against me they delight verse 11 God me deliver'd to the ungodlies bands And turn'd me over into wicked hands verse 12 I was at ease but lo he hath me broke And by the neck
won't sin commit Nor will God judge amisse or suffer it verse 13 Of whom did he receive the earth in charge Who fixt the Word or can its bounds enlarge verse 14 If he in heart decree a man to death And gather to himselfe his vitall breath verse 15 All flesh shall fall together mortals must As made of earth return again to dust verse 16 If thou hast Wisdom then this lesson hear And in thy minde my talk and lectures bear verse 17 Shall he that hateth judgement rule with might And wilt thou judge him wicked that 's upright verse 18 Is' t fit to say to Kings ye impious are Princes to blame of sin who will or dare verse 19 How then to him who Princes doth not spare To whom the rich and poor both equall are verse 20 For he created both they all shall die Within the shortest twinckling of an eie The people shall be troubled and be gone The mighty shall be flain by God alone verse 21 His eyes are watchfull over all their waies He all their goings marketh all their daies verse 22 There is no darknesse vale of death no cave Which wicked men can for their safegard have verse 23 He on no man so heavy laies his rod That he in judgement should contend with God verse 24 He shall in pieces break all Tyrants great And raise up others in their wonted seat verse 25 Hee knowes their workes destroyes them in the night They are cut off and never see the light verse 26 He useth these as sinners he hath done He strikes them in the presence of the Sun verse 27 They started from him like a broken bow And would his waies nor keep nor seek to know verse 28 They made the poore send up their voice on high Th' afflicted cried and he heard their cry verse 29 When he gives quiet who can trouble make He hides his face and all the earth doth quake Whether he angry be at one alone Or whether it be against a Nation done verse 30 When hypocrites the ruling Scepter beare Then are the people led into a snare verse 31 'T is meet to say I have been chast'ned sore I do repent and will offend no more verse 32 What I see not that teach me by thy skill I will no more do what I have done ill verse 33 Must all be at thy will whether thou chuse He will performe't or whether thou refuse Although not I speake therefore what you know And do not into further follies go verse 34 Behold let wise and understanding men First hear me speak and shew their judgment then verse 35 Job without wisdome spoke yea like a foole Nor were his words framed by wisdomes rule verse 36 'T is my desire Job may be try'd agen Concerning his replies for wicked men verse 37 He addeth sin to sin with us claps hands And aggravating words against God stands CHAP. XXXV verse 1 ELihu further said thinke you this right verse 2 Which you have spoke then God I 'm more upright verse 3 For thou hast said what profit shall I have Or what advantage if my sin I leave verse 4 He answer you and your associates all That do into like errours with you fall verse 5 Looke up to heaven and see and view the clouds Whose height oft-times the Suns bright lustre shrowds verse 6 If thou dost sin dost thou the Lord disease Or dost thou hurt him by thy sins encrease verse 7 What by thy justice dost thou to him give Or from thy hand what gaine doth he receive verse 8 But by thy sin a man thou maiest offend Thy justice may anothers state amend verse 9 The mighty man makes the oppressed cry Variety of torments makes them dye verse 10 None looke to God that made them of the clay Who in the night gives songs griefe to allay verse 11 Who teacheth us more than to beasts is given And makes us wiser than the foules of heaven verse 12 Then through the pride of evill men they cry But he to their requests gives no reply verse 13 God surely will not vanity regard Nor shall it go unpunisht from the Lord. verse 14 Thou saist thou shalt not see him yet he 's just Judgement 's before him put in him thy trust verse 15 But since it is not so although thou smart Thy torments do not sâ—te with thy desert verse 16 Therefore Job speaketh vainly as a foole He doth dispute without discretions rule CHAP. XXXVI verse 1 ELihu further said Let me proceed verse 2 To speake on Gods behalfe I have decreed verse 3 I from above my knowledge will receive And to my maker righteousnesse will give verse 4 My words shall not be false thou shalt confesse When I have spoke my wisdomes perfectnesse verse 5 Behold the mighty Lord doth not despise Who are in courage valiant and wise verse 6 He will not save such as in sin delight But to the poore in spirit giveth right verse 7 But as for those who are to goodnesse wise He doth protect them with observing eyes They are with Kings upon the Throne their place He fixeth firmly free from all disgrace verse 8 If they in prison bound in fetters lie If they be tyde with cords of misery verse 9 Then will he shew them both their work and sin That in their life they have excessive bin verse 10 He openeth to discipline their eare And bids them from iniquity retire verse 11 If they obey him and observe his way Their daies in pleasure yeares shall end in joy verse 12 If they obey not by the sword they 'l fall And in their folly they shall perish all verse 13 But hypocrites in heart prepare his rod Who though afflicted will not call on God verse 14 With the uncleane they spend their youthfull time And perish in their heat of bloud and prime verse 15 He from affliction doth the poore set free In times of trouble he their help will be verse 16 He would even so take sorrow from thy face Putting thy feet into a broader place And not confine thee to a narrow streight Yea all upon thy Table had been fat verse 17 But loe thy thoughts do with the wicked share Therefore thy judgements all most righteous are verse 18 Gods wrath is kindled of his stroke take heed No ransome frees from woe if once decreed verse 19 Will he regard thy wrath no nor thy gold And all thy strength he doth as nothing hold verse 20 Desire not Night his secrets do not trace How he destroy'd the people from their place verse 21 Take heed and sin not looke not once amiss For thou hast rather trouble chose than this verse 22 Lo God exalts who dares his pow'r impeach Or like the Lord what man can wisdome teach verse 23 Who to th' Almighty hath set out his way Or thou hast erred who to him can say verse 24 To praise him for his worke do not forget verse 25 Which all men see