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CAP. VI.

[verse 1] Forsothe [And I.] Joob answeride, and seide, [verse 2] Y wolde, that my synnes, bi whiche Y `des|seruede ire [haue deserued the wraththe of God I.] , and the wretchidnesse which Y suffre, weren peisid in a balaunce. [verse 3] As the grauel of the see, this wretchidnesse schulde appere greuousere [more greuous I.] ; wherfor and my wordis ben ful of sorewe [and my wordis, seid in iii. c<sup>o</sup>. ben fulle of sorewe; resonably, if no rewarding is in liyf to comynge for peynes in this liyf, as Eliphath seide. Lire here. C.] . [verse 4] For the arowis of the Lord ben in me, the indig|nacioun [indignaciouns IS.] of whiche [thes arowis IS.] drynkith vp my spi|rit; and the dredis of the Lord fiȝten aȝens me. [verse 5] Whether a feeld asse schal rore [rore for hungre IS.] , whanne he hath gras [gras in plente S.] ? Ethir whether an oxe schal lowe, whanne he stondith byfor a `ful cratche [cratche ful of mete IS.] ? [verse 6] Ether whethir a thing vnsauery may be etun, which is not maad sauery bi salt? Ether whether ony man may taaste a thing, which [which thing IS.] tastid bryng|ith [bryngith yn IS.] deeth? For whi to an hungri soule, ȝhe [Om. S.] , bittir thingis semen to be swete; tho thingis whiche my soule nolde [wolde not I.] touche bifore [bifore hoond S.] , ben now my meetis for angwisch. [verse 8] Who ȝyueth [ȝyueth or grauntith I. ȝyueth S pr. m. graunteth S sec. m.] , that myn axyng come [come to me IS.] ; and that God ȝyue [ȝyueth C.] to me that [that thing IS.] , that Y abide? [verse 9] And he that bigan [hath bigunne IS.] , al [to punyshe, al I. iustly to punishe me for my synne al S.] to-breke [to-breke he IS.] me [me with diuers anoyes, til I be purgid of my filthe S.] ; re|leesse [louse IS.] he his hond [hond, which he hath long tide fro me S.] , and kitte [kitte he IS.] me doun [doun, that I wex no more vp to synne S.] [doun, fro pre|sent liyf. Lire here. C.] ? [verse 10] And `this be [be this thing IS.] coumfort to me, that he [the Lord IS.] tur|mente me with sorewe, and spare [spare me IS.] not,

and that Y aȝenseie not the wordis of the hooli [moost hooli I. holi Lord S.] . [verse 11] For whi [Om. IS.] , what is my strengthe, that Y suffre [suffre, Y suffre the scourge that Y haue deserued S.] ? ethir which is myn ende, that Y do [suffre it S.] pacientli [paciently; bi the errour of Eliphat, sei|ynge, that no meede is in an other liyf for aduersites suf|frid in this liyf, it is no resoun to suf|fre paciently. Lire here. C.] ? [verse 12] Nethir my strengthe is the strengthe of stoonus, nether my fleisch is of bras. [verse 13] Lo! noon help is to me in me [my selff I. me as of my silf S.] ; also [and also IS.] my meyneal [nesessarie I. necessarie and home S.] frendis `ȝeden awey [departiden IS.] fro me. [verse 14] He that takith awei merci fro his frend, forsakith the drede of the Lord. [verse 15] My britheren passiden me [fro me S.] , as a stronde doith, that passith [passith or rennyth S.] ruschyngli [ruschyngli and hastily IS.] in grete valeis. [verse 16] Snow schal come on [upon IS.] hem, that dreden frost [frost, that is, he that wile not suffre here, schal suffre more aftir I marg. frost, that is, who wole not suffre here a lytil while, shal ellis where suffre longere S.] . [verse 17] In the tyme wherynne thei ben [schul be IS.] scaterid, thei schulen perische; and as [whanne IS.] thei ben [schul wexe IS.] hoote, thei schulen be vnknyt [lousid IS.] fro [and removed fro S.] her place. [verse 18] The pathis of her steppis ben wlappid [wlappid with diuers disesis S.] ; thei schulen go in veyn, and [and thei IS.] schulen perische. [verse 19] Biholde ȝe the pathis of Theman [the pathis of Theman; that is, the comynge of Eliphat The|manytis, and the comyng of othere frendis, that her com|yng is not coumfort ne|ther help to me. Lire here. C.] , and the weies of Saba; and abide ȝe a litil. [verse 20] Thei ben schent [aschamed IS.] , for Y hopide [hopide in the Lord IS.] ; and thei camen `til to [vnto IS.] me, and thei ben hilid with schame. [verse 21] Now ȝe ben comun [comen hidre S.] , and now ȝe seen my wounde [veniaunce IS.] , and [which I disservide and S.] dreden [ȝe dreden IS.] . [verse 22] Whether Y seide [seide to ȝou IS.] , Brynge ȝe to me, and ȝiue ȝe of ȝoure catel to me? [verse 23] ethir [ethir seide I. ethir seide I to ȝow S.] , Delyuere ȝe me fro the hond of enemy [myn enemy IS.] , and rauysche [bynyme I.] ȝe me fro the hond of stronge men? [verse 24] Teche ȝe me [me trewthe S.] , and Y schal be stille; and if in hap Y vnknew ony thing [thing of this that I speke S.] , teche ȝe [ȝe it I.] me [me bettir S.] . [verse 25] Whi han ȝe depraued [contraried IS.] the wordis of trewthe? sithen [sith ther is I.] noon is [Om. I.] of ȝou, that may [may iustly S.] repreue me [me for my suffringe S.] . [verse 26] Ȝe maken redi spechis [ȝoure spechis IS.] oneli for to blame [blame that thyng that ȝe sholden ioie of S.] , and [and so IS.] ȝe bryngen forth wordis [ȝoure wordis IS.] in to wynde [wynde to be wastid S.] . [verse 27] Ȝe fallen in [in here I.] on [upon IS.] a fadirles child, and [and ȝe IS.] en|forsen to [ȝou to IS.] peruerte [turne IS.] ȝoure frend [frend awey fro [the S] treuthe IS.] . [verse 28] Netheles fille [fulfille IS.] ȝe that, that ȝe han bigunne [bigunne to the merite of pacient men S.] ; ȝyue [and ȝyue IS.]

ȝe the [ȝoure IS.] eere [eere or hering I.] , and [for to lystne the trewthe, and S.] se ȝe, whether Y lie. [verse 29] Y biseche [biseche ȝou IS.] , answere ȝe [ȝe me IS.] with out strijf, and speke ȝe [ȝe trewthe S.] , and deme ȝe that, that is iust. [verse 30] And ȝe schulen not [not thanne S.] fynde wickid|nesse in my tunge [tunge, thow I deeme my synne more thanne the veniaunce that I suffre S.] , nethir foli schal sowne in my chekis [chekis, thouȝ I coueite to be punyshid here, and sparid aftir IS.] .