The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,
Wycliffe, John, d. 1384., Forshall, Josiah, 1795-1863., Madden, Frederic, 1801-1873.

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. co. 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, Page  681 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.]Page  682 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.].