The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. XIII.

1 Iob compareth his knowledge with the experience of his friends 16 The penitent shalbe saued, and the hypocrite condemned. 20 He prayeth vnto God that he wolde not handle him rigorously.

1 LO, mine eye hathe sene all (this:) mine ea∣re hathe heard, and vnderstand it.

2 I knowe also asmuche as you knowe: I am not inferior vnto you.

3 But I wil speake to the Almightie, and I de∣sirea 1.1 to dispute with God.

4 For in dede ye forge lyes, and all you areb 1.2 phisicions of no value.

5 Oh, that you wolde holde your tongue, that it might be imputed to you for wisdome!

6 Now heare my disputation, and giue eate to the arguments of my lippes.

7 Wil ye speakec 1.3 wickedly for Gods (defen∣ce,) and talke deceitfully for his cause?

8 Wil ye accept persone? or wil ye contend for God?

9 Is it wel that he shulde seke of you? wil you make alye for him, as one lyeth for a man?

10 He wilsurely reproue you, if ye do secretly accept anie persone.

11 Shal not his excellencie make you afrayd? and his feare fall vpon you?

12 Yourd 1.4 memories may be compared vnto ashes, (and) your bodies to bodies of claye.

13 Holde your tongues in my presence, that I may speake, and let come vpon what wil.

14 Wherefore do Ie 1.5 take my flesh in my tethe and put my soule in mine hand?

15 Lo, thogh he slay me (yet) wil I trust in him, and I wil reproue my wayes in his sight.

16 He shal be my saluation also for the hypo∣crite shal not come before him.* 1.6

17 Heare diligently my wordes, and marke my talke.

18 Beholde now: (if) I prepare me to iudgemēt I knowe that I shal beg 1.7 iustified.

19 Who is he, that wil pleadeh 1.8 with me? for (if) I now holde my tongue, Ii 1.9 dye.

20 But do not these two things vnto me: then wil I not hide my self from thee.

21 k 1.10 Withdrawe thine hand from me, and let not thy feare make me afraied.

22 Then call thou, and I wil answer: or let me speake, and answer thou me.

23 How manie arel 1.11 mine iniquities and sinnes? shewe me my rebellion, and my sinne.

24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and takest me for thine enemie?

25 Wilt thou breake a leafe driuen to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the drye stubble?

26 For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possessem 1.12 the iniquities of my youth.

27 Thou puttest my fete also in then 1.13 stockes, and lokest narowly vnto all my paths, and makest the printe (thereof) in the” 1.14 heeles of my fete.

28 Suche one consumeth like a roten thing, (and) as a garment that is moth eaten.

Notes

• a 1.1

  For althogh he knewe that God had a 〈◊〉〈◊〉, which was mani fest in his ordina rie working, and another in his se∣cret counsel, yet he wolde vtter his affection to God, because 〈◊〉〈◊〉 was not able to vnderstand the cause, why he did thus punish him.
• b 1.2

  You do not wel applye your medicine to the disease.
• c 1.3

  He condēneth their zealewhich had not knowled ge, nether regar∣ded they to com¦fort him, but alwaie grated on Gods iustice, as thoght it was not eui dently 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉, except they had vnder taken the proba∣tion thereof.
• d 1.4

  Your 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shal come to nothing.
• e 1.5

  Is not this a ma nifest signe of mi 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and that I do not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 without cause, seing that I am thus 〈◊〉〈◊〉 as thogh I shulde teare mi∣ne owne 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and put my 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to danger.
• * 1.6

  f whereby he de clareth that he is not an hypocrite as thei charged him.
• g 1.7

  That is, cleared and not cast of for my sinnes, as youreason.
• h 1.8

  To proue that God doeth thus punish me for my sinnes.
• i 1.9

  If I defend not my cause euerie man wil condē∣ne me.
• k 1.10

  He sheweth what these two things are.
• l 1.11

  His pangs thus 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him to rea son with God, not denying but that he had sinned: but 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 what were his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sinnes 〈◊〉〈◊〉 had 〈◊〉〈◊〉 suche rigour whe rein he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 knowe a cause of God why he did punish him.
• m 1.12

  Thou punishest me now for the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 commit∣ted in my youth.
• n 1.13

  Thou makest me thy prisoner, and doest so presse me that I can not stirre hand nor 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• ” 1.14

  Ebr. rotes.