[he is vnsta|blere, etc.; that is, the avouter sueth the fers|nesse of his lust, as the hiȝere part of the water sueth the stiring of ech wind. Lire here. C.] than the face of the [Om. IS.] water; his part in erthe be cursid [acursid IS.] , and go he not bi the weie of vyneris. [verse 19] Passe he to [to a I.] ful greet heete fro the watris of snowis, and the synne of hym [hym passe I. hym be it S.] `til to [un to I. in to S.] hellis. [verse 20] Merci forȝete hym; his swetnesse be a worm; be he not in [in hooly IS.] mynde, but be he al to-brokun as `a tre vnfruytful [an unfruytful tre IS.] . [verse 21] For he fedde the bareyn [the bareyn; that is, he wastide hise goodis in veyn and vn|fruytful werkis. Lire here. C.] , and hir that childith not, and he dide not wel to the widewe. [verse 22] He drow doun stronge men in his strengthe; and whanne he stondith in `greet state [prosperitee IS.] , he schal not bileue to his lijf. [verse 23] God ȝaf to hym place [heere a place IS.] of penaunce, and he mysusith that in to pride; for [sothly IS.] the iȝen of God ben [ben biholdinge S.] in the weies of that man. [verse 24] Thei [Thei that ben suich men S.] ben reisid at [up at IS.] a litil [litil while I.] , and thei schulen not stonde; and thei schulen be maad low as alle [alle vile IS.] thingis, and thei schulen be takun awei; and as the hyȝnessis [hiȝnesse IS.] of eeris of corn thei schulen be al to-brokun. [verse 25] That if it is not so [if it is not so, as Y seide, that is, that my turment passith my synnes, and that Goddis puruyaunce strecchith forth it silf to alle thingis, and dilayith sum tyme the pun|ysching of synnes in pre|sent tyme, and reserueth hem to the peyne of helle, bi the ordre of his wisdom. and putte my wordis bi for God; as brouȝt forth with out reue|rence, ether with blasfemye; as if he seie, Noon of ȝou may do this. Lire here. C.] , who may repreue [who may re|preue, etc.; Eliphat con|cludide not aȝenus Joob, for Joob affermede not him silf iust bi al maner, nether in com|parisoun to God, but onely that he hadde not so grete synnes, hou grete turment was ȝouun to him of God; but rathere that he schulde be rewardid of God by the ordre of his wisdom in tyme to comynge, for the merit of his pacience; and so Baldath seide soth to hise owne boost, and not to the purpos aȝenus Joob. Lire here. C.] me, that Y liede, and putte [haue putt forth I. haue put S.] my [folily my IS.] wordis bifor [aȝens my S.] God?