¶ Elihu proueth that the wysdome of god is vnsearchable.
CAPI. XXXVII.
AT this, my herte is astonyed, & moued [unspec A] out of his place. Heare then the sounde of his voyce, and the noyse that goeth out of his mouth. He gouerneth euery thyng vnder the heuen, and his lyght reacheth vn∣to the ende of the worlde. A roryng voyce fo∣loweth hym: for his glorious maiesty gyueth suche a thondreclap, that (though a man here it) yet may he not perceyue it afterwarde. It gyueth an horryble sounde, when God sen∣deth out his voyce: greate thynges doth he, whiche we can not comprehende. * 1.1 When he commaundeth the snowe, it falleth vpon the carthe. As soone as he gyueth the rayne a charge, immediatly the showres haue theyr strengthe, and fall downe. He sendeth ••••are vpon euery mā, that they myght know theyr owne workes.
The beastes crepe into theyr dennes, and [unspec B] take theyr rest. Out of the south cometh the tempest, & colde out of the north. At the breth of God, the frost cometh, and the waters are shed abrode. He maketh the cloud{is} to do theyr laboure in gyuynge moystnesse, and agayne with his lyght, he dryueth away the cloude.
He distributeth also on euery syde, according as it pleaseth hym to deale oute his workes, that they may do, what soeuer he cōmaūdeth them thorowe the hole worlde: whyther it be to punysshe any lande, or to do good vnto them, that seke hym.
Herken vnto this (O Iob) stande styl, and [unspec C] consydre the wonderous workes of god. Arte thou of counsel with god, when he doth these thynges? When he causeth the lyght to come forth of his cloudes? Arte thou of his counsel when he spredeth out the cloudes? Hast thou the perfyte knowledge of his wonders? and howe thy clothes are warme, when the lande is styl thorowe the South wynde? Hast thou helped hym to spreade out the heuen, whiche is to loke vpon, as it were cast of cleare met∣tall? Teache vs what we shall say vnto hym for we are vnmete bycause of darknesse.
Shall it be tolde hym what I say? Shuld [unspec D] a man speake, or shulde he kepe it backe? For euery man seeth not the lyght, that he kepeth cleare in the cloudes which he clenseth when he maketh the wynde to blowe.
Golde is brought out of the north, but the prayse and honoure of Goddes feare cometh from God hym selfe. It is not we that can fynde out the almyghtye: for in power, equite and ryghteousnes, he is hygher then can be expressed. Let men therfore feare hym, for there shall no man se hym that is wyse in his owne conceyte.