The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,

CAP. XXIX.

[verse 1] Also [And S.] Joob addide [addide to I.] , takynge his parable, [verse 2] and [and he I.] seide, Who ȝyueth to me, that I be bisidis the elde monethis [elde monethis; that is, in the elde prosperite, with so greet innocence; not that aduersite castide him doun fro vertu, sithen he suf|fride paciently; netheles it let|tide in parti the deuel (sic) of wisdom in con|templacioun of God, in mak|inge the soule ententif to the sorewe of bodi. Lire here. C.] , bi the daies in whiche God kepte me? [verse 3] Whanne his lanterne schynede on myn heed, and Y ȝede in derknessis at his liȝt. [verse 4] As Y was in the daies of my ȝongthe, whanne in priuete God was in my tabernacle. [verse 5] Whanne Almyȝti God was with me, and my chil|dren [verse 6] weren [Om. I.] in my cumpas; whanne Y waischide my feet in botere, and the [a I.] stoon schedde out to me the stremes of oile; [verse 7] whanne [and whan S.] Y ȝede forth to the ȝate of the citee, and in the street [stretes S.] thei maden redi a chaier to me. [verse 8] Ȝonge [Ȝonge wantoun I.] men, `that is, wan|toun [Om. I.] , sien me, and weren hid, and elde [verse 9] men risynge vp stoden; princes ceessiden to speke, and [and thei I.] puttiden the [her I.] fyngur on [upon I.] [verse 10] her mouth; duykis refreyneden her vois,

and [and for stilnesse I.] her tunge cleuyde to her throte. [verse 11] An [The I.] eere herynge [that herde me I.] blesside me, and an [the I.] iȝe se|ynge [that siȝe me I.] [verse 12] ȝeldide witnessyng to me; for Y hadde [Om. I.] delyueride a [the I.] pore man criynge, and a [the I.] fadirles child, that hadde noon [no I.] helpere. [verse 13] The blessyng of a [the I.] man `to pe|rische [that schulde haue perishid I.] [to perische; that is, of him that dredde to perische anoon. Lire here. C.] cam on [upon I.] me, and Y coumfortide the herte of a [the I.] widewe. [verse 14] Y was clothid with riȝtfulnesse; and Y clothide me as with a cloth, and with my `doom a [Om. I.] dia|deme [diademe in my doom I.] . [verse 15] Y was iȝe [the iȝe I.] `to a [of the I.] blynde man, and [and the I.] foot to a [the I.] crokyd man. [verse 16] Y was a fadir of pore men; and Y enqueride most diligentli the cause, which [that I.] Y knew not. [verse 17] Y al to|brak the grete teeth of the wickid man [Y al to-brak the grete teeth of the wickid man; that is, myȝtis and vio|lences; and Y took awei prey; for Y constreynede him to restore thingis takun, and to make amendis for wrongis. Lire here. C.] , and Y took awei prey [the prei I.] fro hise teeth. [verse 18] And Y seide, Y schal die in my nest [litil nest A sec. m.] ; and as a palm tre Y schal multiplie daies [my daies I.] . [verse 19] My roote is openyde bisidis watris, and deew schal dwelle in my repyng. [verse 20] My glorie schal euere be renulid, and my bouwe schal be astorid in myn hond. [verse 21] Thei, that herden me, abiden my sentence; and thei weren ententif [takynge heede to me I.] , and [and thei I.] weren stille to [at I.] my counsel. [verse 22] Thei dursten no thing ad de [putte I.] to my wordis; and my speche droppide on [upon I.] hem. [verse 23] Thei abididen [abeden I. abiden S.] me as [as men don I.] reyn; and thei openyden her mouth as to the [a sup. ras. ABCV.] softe [softe sesenable I.] reyn `comynge late [Om. I.] . [verse 24] If ony tyme Y leiȝide to hem, thei bileueden not; and the liȝt of my cheer [and the liȝt of my cheer; that is, the gladnesse of my face, felde not doun; as aschamed for the vncouena|blete of glad|nesse, nether for sorewe of heuy|nesse. Lire here. C.] felde not doun in to erthe [the erthe IS.] . [verse 25] If Y wolde go to hem, Y sat the firste; and whanne Y sat as kyng, while the oost stood aboute [aboute me I.] , netheles Y was comfortour of hem that morenyden.