will lay hold vpon my righteousnes and I will not leave it my hart shall take no shame from my dayes 7. Mine enemie shal be as the wicked and my adversary as the vnrighteous 8. For what can be the hope of the hypocrite that he should bring it about when the Puissant would shake off his soule 9. Would the Omnipotent heare his crye when distresse coÌ„meth vpon him 10. Can he delight in the Almighty will he call vpon the Puissant at all times 11 I will teach you of God his hand that which is with the Almighty I will not hide 12 Lo ye all have seèn it and why do ye then vanish in vanitie 13 This shal be the lot of the wicked earthly-man with the Omnipotent and the portion of tyrants which they shall receive from the Almighty 14. If his children be many it shal be to the sword his ofspring shall not be filled with bread 15. His remnant shal be buried as soon as they are dead and his widowes shall not weep 16 If he heap vp silver as dust and prepare him gaâ—ments as clay 17 Wel he may prepare it but the iust shall weare iâ— and the innocent shall part the silver 18 He buildeth his house as a moth and as a booth which a watchman maketh 19 The rich lieth and is not taken vp one openeth his eyes but he is gone 20 Terrours shall fasten on him as waters and in the night a tempest shal steal him away 21 An East wind shall take him and he must go and and it shall whirle him from his place 22. It falleth on him and spares him not when he would fayne flee from that sway 23. Every one shall clap hands at him and hisse him away from his place CHAP. XXVIII NOw there is an issue for silver and a place of Golds refining 2. Iron is taken out of dust brasse is molten out of stone 3. HE hath set an end to darknes and searcheth the vse of all things stone of myrknes and shadow of death 4. A streame breaketh from his spring vnkenned of aâ—y foot deep for sad-man it floweth away 5 A ground out of which groweth food is vnderneath chaunged as fyre 6. Her stones have the place of Saphir and the dust of gold is in it 7. A path which the kite hath not knowne nor the eye of glead lookt on it 8. The savage beasts have not trode it nor fierce-Lyon passed over it 9. HE sendeth his hand into the flint and changeth mountaines at the roote 10 Breaking rivers out of the rocks And all that is rare his ey seeth 11. HE bindeth the floods from weeping And the hid he bringeth to light 12 But from whence can wisdome be found where is vnderstandings place 13. Sorowfull-man knoweth not her esteeme neither can it be found in the Land of the living 14 The deep saith it is not in me and the sea saith it is not with me 15 No ore can be given for her nor silver be weighed for her price 16 It will not be valewed with Cethem from Ophir with precious Beryll and Saphir 17 No gold nor diamond will match her nor cup of Phez-gold make her exchaunge 18 Ramoth and Gabish may not be mentioned wisdomes price doth passe carbuncles 19 The Topaz of Cush will not match her she wil not be weighed with pure Cethem 20 Then from whence doth wisdome proceed and where is the place of vnderstanding 21 For it is hid from the eyes of all living and kept close from the fowles of the heaven 22 Destruction and death say with our eares we have heard her fame 23. God perceiveth her way and he knoweth her place 24 For he beholdeth the ends of the earth and hee seeth all that is vnder heaven 25 When he made for the wind a peise and held the waters in a measure 26. When he made a bound for the rayne and a way for lightening of thunders 27 Then he saw her and shewed her and setled her and searched her 28. And he sayd to Adam Mark the fear of Adonaj is the wisdome and to eschew ill is vnderstanding CHAP. XXIX ANd Iob continued his Oration and sayd 2 O that I were as in former moneths as in the dayes when the Puissant preserved me 3. When he caused his brightnes to shine over my head when I walked at his light in darknes 4. As I was in my lusty yeres with Gods favour over my tent 5. When yet the almighty was with me and my children about me 6. When I washt my steps with butter and the rock powred me streames of oyle 7. When I went out a door to the city and settled my seat in the street 8. The young men saw me would not be seen the aged arising stood vp 9. Princes refrayned from speaking layd their hand vpon their mouth 10. The best in voyce would not be seen theyr toung cleaved to their palat 11 When the ear heard then it held me happy and the ey saw and gave me good report 12. That I delivered the poore when he cryed and the fatherlesse and the succourlesse 13 The blessing of the perishing came vpon me and I made glad the heart of the widow 14. I put on righteousnes and it clothed me my iustice was like a cloke and a crowne 15. Eyes was I vnto the blind and I became feet to the lame 16 A father was I to the poore and the cause I knew not I searcht out 17. And I brake the tuskes of the vnright and cast the pray out of his teeth 18. And I sayd I shall give out the ghost in presence of my nest and multiply dayes as the sand 19 My root was spred to the water and dew lay vpon my braunches 20 My honour was aey-new with me and my bowâ— was fresh in mine hand 21 To me men gave eare and regard and kept silencâ— at my counsel 22 After my words they diffred not my talk dropped vpon them 23. They regarded me as the rain gaped as to the later showres 24. When I laughed vpon them they would not be bold nor cast downe the light of my face 25 I chose their way and sate a chief and dwelt as a King with a garrison as one that comforteth mourners CHAP. XXX BUt now they make a scorne of mee who are lesser in dayes then I whose fathers I would have disdayned to set with the dogges of my sheep 2 For what could their hands strength do me whose aged time came to nothing 3. In want and in famine heavie they fled into the vnwatery land obscure wast and wildernes 4 Which pluckt vp salt herbs among trees and Iuniper rootes were their meat 5 They were driven from company men shouted at them as at a theif 6 That they dwelt in cliffs at rivers in holes of dust and in rocks 7. Among trees they
sonne starves and where is he 11 As waters passe out of the sea and rivers are spent and dry vp 12 So man lieth downe and riseth not till the heavens be not they wake not nor be raysed vp out of their sleep 13. Oh that thou wouldest lay me vp in the grave wouldest hide me vntill thine anger rested wouldest set me a time and remember me 14 Can the earthly-wight dead revive all the dayes of my set time I would waite vntil my chaunge were come 15 Thou wouldest call and I would answer thou wouldst tender the work of thyne owne hands 16 But now thou doest count my goings keepest them not for my sinne 17. My trespas is feald in a bag that thou ioynest to present iniquitie 18 Even an huge mountayn waisteth as the rocks remove from their place 19 Water weares the stones thou overflowest the growth of the dusty earth So thou destroyest the hope of sorowful-man 20 Thou prevaylest against him and he passeth thoâ— changest his face and sendest him away 21 If his children be in honour he knoweth it not oâ— if they be the least he can not vnderstand of them 22. Onely his flesh is grieved for it self and his soul will mourne for himself CHVP XV. THen answered Eliphaz the Themanite sayd 2 Wil a wise man vtter knowledge of wind and fill his belly with an easterne blast 3 Reasoning in speach vnprofitable and in words of no gayne 4 Yea thou diisanullest godlynes hinderest prayer before the Omnipotent 5 Thy own mouth shall argue thy iniquity how thou chosest the tongue of the subtile 6 Thy owne mouth shall make thee wicked not I and thy owne lippes shall witnes against thee 7. Wast thou borne the first earthly-man or formed before the mountaynes 8 Hast thou heard the counsel of God and drawn vnto thee wisdome 9 What knowest thou that wee know not perceivest thou that is not with vs 10 Both gray-headed all gray is amoÌ„gest vs greater then thy father in dayes 11. Are the comfortes of God a small matter with thee and is the matter hid with thee 12 What doctrine can thine hart give thee or what can thine eyes aime at 13 That thou turnest thy spirit against the Omnipotent and vtterest words out of thy mouth 14 What is woful-man to be cleared or the borne of woman to be justified 15 Where he holdeth not his holy ones perfect nor they of heaven be cleare in his eyes 16 Much lesse the vncleane lothsome drinking vnrighteousnes as water 17 I will shew thee heare me and what I have seen that will I declare 18 What wise men have told hid not what their â—athers left 19 To whom alone the land was given no straunger came amongst them 20. The wicked killeth himself all his dayes soon numbred yeres are stored for the Tyrant 21 A noise of much feare is in his eares in peace the â—obber will come vpon him 22. He looketh not to escape from darknes having watch he thinketh vpon the sword 23 He wandreth for bread where to find it he knoweth that the day of darknes is ready at his hand 24 Distresse and affliction will fright him It wil prevaile against him as a King furnished with an army about him 25. Because he stretched forth his hand against the Omnipotent and would be valiant against the almighty 26. He will run vpon him vpon his neck vpon the thick bodies of his shields 27 Though he cover his face with his fat make playtes vpon the panch 28 Though he make dwellings of cities ruinated of houses vndwelt which were coming to heapes of stone 29 He shall not continue rich nor his wealth stand nor that which they have brought about spread over the earth 30. He shall not depart out of darknes fyre shall dry vp his suckers and he shall depart by the spirit of H 〈…〉 mouth 31 Let not the misledd trust in vanitie for vanitie wil be his recompence 32 Which will come to the full before his day his branch shall never be greene 33 HE will snap off his soure-grape as the vines cast off his floure as the Olives 34 For the congregation of the hypocrites shal be solitaric and fyre eateth the tents of bribers 35 By conceiving sorow and breeding miserie sâ— their belly getteth guile CHAP. XVI THen Iob answered and sayd 2 I have heard many words as these Miserable comforters are ye all 3. Is there any end of windy words and what makeâ—â— thee so vehement to reply 4. Would I speak as you if you were in my place would I compose bare wordes against you nod vpon you with my head 5 I would strengthen you with my mouth and my lippes moving should bring ease 6 If I speak my grief will not be eased or if I leave of what will go from me 7 As now it wearieth me THOU hast made me desolate of all my company 8 So thou hast made me all wrinkled That is a proof my leannes riseth vp against me it speaketh to my face 9 His anger renteth and he beareth me a grudge he gnasheth his teeth vpon me he is become my foe he looketh sharply at me 10. Men open their mouthes against me with reproches they smite my cheeks they come by full troups vpon me 11. The Omnipotent hath given me over to the godles and hath cast me into the hand of the wicked 12 I was welthy but he hath vndone me and he layeth hold vpon my neck and still buffeteth me and hath â—et me for a mark vnto himself 13 His archers compasse me he hath cleaved my â—eines and spared not He hath powred vpon the earth my gall 14 He hath breached in me breach overagainst breach He runneth vpon me as a gyant 15 Sackloth sow I vnto my skin and wallow mine horne in the dust 16 My face is become fowl by weeping and vpon my eyliddes is the shadow of death 17 For no misdoing of my hands but my wish is clear saying 18 O earth cover not my blood and let there be nâ— place for my crie 19 Even now behold in heaven is my witnes my record on high 20 My frends scorne me but vnto the Puissant dooth mine eye drop 21 That he would decide the cause for earthly-wight before the Puissant as the sonn of Adam dooth with his neighbour 22. For the soon numbred yeres be arrived and a path must I go where I have no returne CHAP. XVII MY breath is corrupt my dayes are quenched graves are for me 2. Surely mockages are bestowed vpon me and in these mens vexing lodgeth myne ey 3. Set me now an vmpire with thee who is he Let my hand be stroken 4. For thou hast hid the hart of these men from judgement therefore
will drive it out of his belly 16. He shall suck the gall of aspes the tongue of serpents shall kill him 17 He shall no more see rivers streames brooks of hony and of butter 18. He shall restore what mens paines gate and not have time to devour it and never reioyce in the wealth for which he must make recompence 19 He oppresseth and leaveth poor robbed of house which he shall not build vp 20 For he shall feel no rest in his belly by that which he desired he shall not be safe 21 There shal be no remnant of his meat therefore his goods continue not 22 When he hath filled him with sufficiency then he shal be distrest ech hand of injuried will come vpon him 23 When he would fil his belly God will send his hoat anger vpon him he wil rayn vpon him into his flesh 24. When he fleeth from the iron armour the bowe of steel shall shoot him through 25. The arrow shal be drawen and come out of the quiver and the head shal be in his gall terrours shall come vpon him 26. All darknes is hid vp for his store a fyre vnquenchable shall eat him vp and the remnant of his tent shal be wringed 27 The heaven shall reveale his iniquity and the earth shall rise vp against him 28 The fruites for his house shall passe avvay flow away in the day of anger 29 This shal be the portion of the wicked earthly-man from God and the inheritance appointed him from the Omnipotent CHAP. XXI THen answered Iob and sayd 2 Heare diligently my words and let that be your consolation 3 Suffer ye me and I will speak and after I have spoken mock thou 4. Is my sighing vnto man notwithstanding I have my sighing then why should not my spirit be discouraged 5 Mark me and be amazed lay the hand vpon the mouth 6 When I bethink me I am troubled and a quaking taketh my flesh 7 Why are the wicked lively continue long and be mighty in riches 8 Their seed is setled before them with them and their issue before their eyes 9 Their houses have peace without feare and the rod of the puissant is not vpon them 10. Their oxe gendreth and looseth not seed their cow calveth and looseth not the young 11. They send forth their children as flocks theâ—â— prinkockes daunce 12. They bear with the tabret harpe and reioyce aâ— the sound of the pleasant instrument 13. They spend their dayes in wealthinesse and in a moment they go downe to the grave 14. And they say to the omnipotent depart from vs for we desire not to know thy wayes 15. What is the almighty that we should serve him or what profit shall we have if we pray to him 16. Loe their welth coÌ„meth not by their own power here I am far from the iudgement of the wicked 17. Not so often is the candle of the wicked put out that their wo doth come vpon them that HE imparteth pangs in his anger 18 That they become as straw before the wind and dust which a tempest stealeth away 19. Doth God lay vp his injuries for his children doth pay himself that he doth feel it 20. Do his own eyen see his ruine that he drink the ire of the omnipotent 21. Otherwise what careth he for his house after him when the number of his own moneths shal be shortned 22. Can a man teach the Omnipotent knowledg how he shall judge the lofty 23 One dyeth in his very perfection all in prosperitie and ease 24 His payles are full of milk and the marrow of his bones are moist 25 An other dyeth with a bitter soule and never ate good thing 26 They shall lye alike in the dust the worme shall cover them 27 Behold I know your thoughts and your injurious imaginations against me 28 When ye say where is the house of the noble where is the tent and pavilion of the wicked 29. Cannot ye ask them that go by the way so yee would not make their signes straunge 30. How the bad is spared vnto the day of heavines the day when great wrath is brought 31 Who dare tell him of his wayes to his face reward him that which he doth 32. But he is brought vnto the grave and still abideth in the tumbe 33 The vale clodds be sweet vnto him he draweth all earthly after him as innumerable went before him 34 And what do yee comfort me with vanitie when great offence remayneth in your disputations CHAP. XXII THen answered Eliphaz the Themanite and sayd 2. Can the humane-wight teach the Omnipotent If he would teach would he regard it 3. Is it a pleasure to the almighty that thou pleadest justice or gain that thou wouldst make thy wayes perfect 4. Would he reprove thee for thy religion would he come into judgement with thee 5 Nay doubtlesse thy evill is great and thy iniquity endlesse 6. For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother vv 〈…〉 out cause and bestript the naked of their clothing 7 No vvater to the vveary hast thou given to drink and thou hast kept avvay bread from the hungry 8 But the stronger in arme held the land and hee estimation vvould dvvell in it 9 Widovves hast thou sent avvay empty and the armes of the fatherles vvere broken 10 Therefore snares compasse thee and suddayn fear frightes thee 11 Or darknes that thou canst not see and much wâ— ter doth cover thee 12 Is not the Puissant in the height oâ— heaven be hold the loftynes the starres hovv high they be 14 So thou sayest vvhat knovveth the Omnipotem can he judge through the dark cloud 14 The clovvdes be a covering to him that he cannot see and he vvalketh vpon the compasse of the heaven 15 Hast thou marked the vvay of the old vvorld vvherin vngratious men have vvalked 16 Which vvere made avvay before their time vvhoâ— foundation became a water of deluge 17 Who â—â—id vnto the Omnipotent depart from â— and vvhat should the Almighty do vnto them 18 For he fild their houses vvith goods the opinion of the vvicked is far from me 19 The iust did see and rejoyced and the innocent 〈…〉 mock them 20 As our state is not yet destroyed that the remnaâ— of the other fyre should eat vp 21 Reconcile thee novv vnto him be at peace S 〈…〉 prosperitie shall come vnto thee 22 Receive now the Law at his mouth lay vp his â—â—ordes in thine hart 23 If thou tuine vnto the almighty thou shalt be built â—p if thou cast far off vnrighteousnes from thy tents 24. So thou shalt set by gold as dust and Ophir as â—he stones in rivers 25 And the Almighty wil be thy plentiful gold â—ilver of strength vnto thee 26 For then thou shalt delite in the Almighty
God long suffreth and leaveth some to vngraciousnes and payeth the mighty mightily And who can deny this Chap. XXV Bildad Although the state of men be on earth confused God on high is terrible to all about him who see his angry face vpō them that despised his covenant of grace but rebelled against him whose worme shall not die and vvhose fyre shall not be quenched On high is terrour so peace his armies of light be innumerable his light overshineth all where sorowfull-man could not abide an angels light And what should he plead justice with the Omnipotent In the moone he teacheth vs that it hath not clearnes of it self neither be starres bright when he will shine in the redemption And what should one of Adam plead vvith God We are but vvormes Chap. XXVI Iob. Thou helpest nothing nor shewest wisdome Who vvould admire so vveak a speach to tell a litle of Gods terrour on high Who knovveth not that or vvho vvould plead justice vvith God I tould you Ch. 9. none can be just before God but as in mercy he held me his servant and I haue run for the goale of the heavenly calling I vvould plead vvhy I am thus punished and touching honour to God for his vvorkes yee shall see vvhat I can say Thou speakest of his povver on high it reacheth to the furthest off The sea bottom hath thinges without life formed as ambre and pearle and topaz and such The lovv earth seeming lost and cast off is shevved to have stones precious and for building and coales He turneth the heavens about vpon no stay and hangeth the earth in the middes The heavie meteores he bindeth beautifieth the ayer as a palace for him self The vnconstant sea he kepeth in boundes and maketh mountaynes as Atlas the Pillars of heaven to shake The divisions of all seas and great rivers through mountaynes shevv his povver By his spirit he trimmed the heavens by a most pleasant situation of starres to be remembred by formes of creatures This on high and belovv his hand hath made the great terrible Whales And these are but part of his vvayes and vvhat a small thing can vve heare of him as vvhen you teach me slenderly hovv to seek to him by repentance Novv the thunder of his povver vvho can vnderstand as hovv the vvicked armies in millions fall to Eternall death and the old vvorld the builders of Babel are cast off and hovv God hath set vnto vvrath all them vvhom he hath not chosen of Eternitie to seek him in this life and here to honour him These be his hid vvorkes Ch. XXVII and XXVIII Now as the Almighty vvhich hath brought my soule to bitternes doth live my lippes shall not speak the vnright I will not justifie you nor remove my integrity from me My enemy shal be as the wicked and my adversary as the vnrighteous This I speak vnto you Eliphaz Zophar and Bildad If I had bene an hypocrite what hope could I have when God should shake off my soule Would the Omnipotent heare my cry I will teach you of Gods hand and ye have seen it Wicked tyrants shall come to nothing eyther in their life or soon after This is the ordinarie course of Gods judgement But God in pacience often suffreth much knowing his heavie punishment God openeth exceeding secrets of his works in the earth but none of them have any resemblance of his dealing in his counsel for men cast off or spared But each one should feare him and labour to eschew evill Chap. XXIX and XXX and XXXI I Iob was in high prosperitie a Prince in our confederate states for sage counsel all gaue place I aey defēded the poore in right I brake the tuskes of the vnright and I was loved accordingly And this was long according to Gods ordinarie favour to the rulers in justice I washed my steppes in butter of sheepes milk Camels milk and I had woodes in stony ground of olives which I bought Ch. 31. 39. Young and aged princes and oratours gaue me place when I went to judgement court They regarded me as the raine and gaped as to the latter showres But now for grave aged and nobles young vile-mens sonnes the basest that can be a vile kind banished from the earth arise against me thrust my feet and hold my heavines a profit They rejoyce as though they had been the better by my sad case As waters in part of a weare broken all tumble so they vpon my miserie And they vex my former noble case become now as a wind And by Gods hand my sicknes is vnspeakeable and he is turned to me as one cruell and I know to death will he turne me When others were in hard case I parched in sorow and should but for some hid judgement of God feel the like Not for my sin as come punishment For my eyes durst not look vpon a mayd I held that adultery and sure of heavie punishment I vsed my servant as knowing that I had a Lord in heaven I let the poore haue what they could wish specially the sad widow the fatherles ate with me The naked I cloathed the orphane I protected covetousnes I hated and starr worship I detested I rejoyced not in my foes hurt passengers by had my servants portion that they tarried for a new dynner to be dressed that they sayd ô that we had the flesh prepared for vs vve vvould soone eat it vp we come so hungry from work The stranger lodged not in the streets I opened my doores to travellers Abraham and Lot taught me such hospitalitie If my folk did any wrong and they complayned I covered not my trespas like Adam hiding my sin of self-love Though I could oppresse a great troup But such families come to basenes That made me shrink and that made me dum that I never went out of doores to plead in injurie but at home made content That all this is true I wish the almighty would plead And lastly this if ever I ran into my neighbours ground to plow or grase without pay then let thornes grow in steed of wheat and darnell in stead of barley Ch. XXXII and XXXIII Elihu the Buzite of Buz Abrahams brothers sonne of the familie of Ram famous then for knowledge Auz was the eldest brother and to the eldest to avoid envie would Abraham send the sonnes of Ketura Auz Buz Ier. 25. are together in Arabia Rebecca Iacob seem to haue left religiō in Nachors house That Elihu should be rare of knowledge He endeth the disputation Nowlet speak Elihu Elihu I am young and yee old therefore I reverenced and feared to shew my mind among you For I thought many yeares will teach wisdome Certes a spirit is in sad-man and the almighties breath to wise them Men of not great time may be wise as the old vnderstand the right Therefore I say ô Iob heare thou me novv I also will shew my
without experience our dayes are but a shadow vpon the earth 10 They will teach thee tell thee vtter words from their hart 11. Can segges grow without myre can great rushes encrease without water 12 While it is yet in the stalk not cut off it withereth before any herb 13 So are the pathes of all that forget the omnipotent and the hope of the hypocrite shall perish 14 His hope shall loth him his confidence shal be a spiders house 15 He shall lean vpon it but it shall not stand he shall fasten on it but it shall have no stay 16. He is iuice-full afore Sun-rising and his suckers sprowt over his orchyard 17. At the wall his roots wrap he platteth about the house of stone 18 Yf the Sun root him vp from his place then one may deny him I see thee no more 19 Lo such is the gladnes of his way but from the ground others will grow 20 Lo the Omnipotent will not loath the perfect not mainteyn the hand of the mischievous 21 Until he fil thy mouth with laughter thy lippes with showting 22. Thy foes shal be clothed with shame the tents of the wicked shal come to nought CHAP. IX THen Iob answered and sayd 2. Truely I know it is so and how can a man be iust before the Omnipotent 3. If he delight to plead with him he cannot answer him to one thing of a thowsand 4. He is wise in hart mighty in strength who hath hardened himself against him and found quietnes 5. He removeth mountaines that men can not mark how he hath removed them out of their place in his anger 6. He maketh the earth quake from her place that her pillars tremble 7 He speaketh to the sun that it riseth not sealeth vp the starres 8. He onely can spread the heavens and walk vpon the high waves of the sea 9. He made Arcturus Orion Pleiades and the chambers of the south 10 He doth great things even vnserchable wonderfull without number 11 When he passeth by me I cannot see him when he flitteth by me I cannot perceive him 12 When he taketh away who can make him restore who can say unto him what doest thou 13. When the Puissāt wil not stay his anger the proud helpers stoup under him 14 Much lesse can I answer him can I wish to have pleading against him 15 Who if I were iust I would not answer him I would crave pitie of my judge 16 If I crie wil he answer me I cannot beleeve that he wil give eare vnto my voice 17 He wil bruse me so with tempest and wil multiply my woundes freely 18. He wil not suffer me to take my breth but filleth me with bitternes 19. As for force behold he is valiant as for judgement who wil be my pleader 20 If I will justify my self myne owne mouth shall condemne me If I will be perfect it will prove me perverse 21 If I be vpright I know not myne owne soule I am weary of my life 22 This is vniforme therevpon I speak perfect and wicked he consumeth 23. For with the scourge he killeth suddenly He scorneth at the melting away of the innocent 24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked who covereth the face of her judges Now if not he who doth this 25 So my dayes are swifter then a runner they are fled and saw no good thing 26 They are flit as the Pirates shipps as `` the Egle fleing to meat 27. If I say I will forget my sighing I wlll leave my woful-sadnes and be of comfort 28 Then I am afrayd of all my sorowes I know that thou wilt not cleare me 29 I shal be holden as wicked Now why do I labour in vaine 30 If I wash my self in snow and cleare my hands in sope 31 Yet thou wilt deep me in the mire and my own clothes shall loth me 32. Because he is not a man like me that I might give him an answer that we should come together to judgement 33 There is no dayes-man betwixt vs to lay his hand vpon vs both 34 Let him take away his rod from me that his terrour fright me no more 35 I would then speak and not fear him For I am not such with my self CHAP. X. MY soule is weary of my life when I leave my sighing for my self I will speak in the bitternes of my soule 2 I wil say vnto the Puissant condemne me not Let me know wherefore thou pleadest with me 3 Doth it please thee to oppresse that thou dost loth the labour of thyne owne hands and shinest upon the counsel of the wicked 4 Are thine eyes of flesh dost thou see as sorowfull-man 5 Are thy dayes as sorowful-mans are thy yeares as earthly-wightes yeres 6 That thou seekest out my iniquity and inquirest of my sinne 7 Thou knowest that I am not wicked yet none can save me from thyne hand 8 Thy hands have fashioned me and have made me in every poinct and wilt thou destroy me 9. Remember now That as the clay thou hast made me and vnto dust wilt returne me 10 Hast thou not powred me as milk crudded me like vnto cheese 11 Thou hast clothed me with skinne and flesh and thou hast covered me with bones and sinewes 12. Life and loving-kindnes hast thou dealt with me and thy providence praeserveth my spirit 13 And these things thou hast layd vp in thine heart I do know that this is with thee 14. When I do syn thou doest watch me and wil◠not cleare me from my iniquitie 15 If I be wicked wo is me if I be iust I dare not lift vp myne head Be satisfyed with confusion and behold my affliction 16 How it fleeth vp as the ramping-Schachal thou huntest me and stil art wonderful against me 17 Thou bringest new witnesses against me and augmentest thine ire vpon me changes stayed-army have I. 18 Why broughtest thou me out of the wombe Oh that I had dyed and no ey had seen me 19 I should be as if I had not been brought from the belly vnto the grave 20. Wil not he leave off a little in my dayes ceasse from me for some refreshing 21 Before I go whence I cannot returne to the earth of darknes and shadow of death 22. Earth obscure as myrknes it self shadow of death voyd of order when light shineth myrknes it self CHAP. XI THen answered Zophar the Naamathite and sayd 2 Should much speach be vnanswered the lipps man be justified 3 Should thy lies make mortal-men silent shouldst thou mock and none confound thee 4. For thou sayst my speach is blamelesse and I am pure in thine eyes 5 Now truly I wish that the Puissant would speak open his