CAP. XXVI.
[verse 1] Forsothe [Sothely IS.] Joob answeride, and seide, [verse 2] Whos helpere art thou? whether `of the
The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,
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feble [thou be [art S] the helpere of a feble man IS.] , and [and whether thou S.] susteyneste the [thou the I.] arm of hym, which [that IS.] is not strong? [verse 3] To whom hast thou ȝoue counsel? In hap to hym that hath not wisdom; and thou hast schewid ful myche prudence. [verse 4] Ether whom woldist thou teche? whether not hym, that made brething? [verse 5] Lo! giauntis [Lo! giauntis, etc.; that weren bifor the flood of Noe, and weren dreynt thanne in wa|tris, weilen now in the peynes of helle. Lire here. C.] weilen vnder watris, and thei [thei also IS.] that dwellen with hem. [verse 6] Helle is nakid bifor hym, and noon hilyng is to perdicioun. [verse 7] Which [The which I.] God stretchith forth the north on [upon IS.] voide thing, and [and he IS.] hang|ith the erthe on [upon IS.] nouȝt. [verse 8] `Which God [And he IS.] byndith watris in her cloudis, that tho breke not out togidere dounward. [verse 9] `Whych God [He IS.] holdith the cheer of his seete, and [and he IS.] spredith abrood theron [ther upon IS.] his cloude. [verse 10] He hath cumpassid a terme [terme or an ende I.] to watris, til that liȝt and derknessis [derknesse I.] be endid. [verse 11] The pilers [the pileris, etc.; that is, aungels that mynystren ether rulen the styringis of heuene, doen reuerence to God. Lire here. C.] of heuene tremblen, and [and thei IS.] dreden at his wille. [verse 12] In the strengthe of hym the sees weren gaderid togidere sudeynly, and his prudence smoot the proude [proud prince S.] . [verse 13] His spiryt [spirit hath IS.] ournede heuenes, and the crokid serpent was led out bi his hond, ledynge [ledynge him IS.] out as a [Om. R.] mydwijf ledith out a child. [verse 14] Lo! these thingis ben seid in partie of `hise weyes [the weies of the Lord IS.] ; and whanne we han herd vnnethis a litil drope of his word, who may se the thun|dur of his greetnesse?