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. XXXV.

6 Nether doeth godlines profite, or vngodlines hurt God but man. 18 The wicked crye vnto God and are not heard.

1 ELihú spake moreouer, and said,

2 Thīkest thou this right, that thou hast said, I ama 1.1 more righteous then God?

3 For thou hast said, What profiteth it the & and what auaileth it me (to purge me) from my sinne?

4 (Therefore) wil I answer thee, and thyb 1.2 cō panions with thee.

5 Loke vnto the heauen, and se and behol∣de thec 1.3 cloudes (which) are hierthen thou.

6 If thou sinnest, what doest thoud 1.4 against him, yea, when thy sinnes be many, what doest thou vnto him?

7 If thou be righteous, what giuest thou vnto him? or what receiueth he at thine hand?

8 Thy wickednes (may hurt) a man as thou art: thy rigteousnes (may profite) the son∣ne of man.

9 They cause many that are oppressed,e 1.5 to crye (which) crye out for the violēce of the mightie?

10 But none saith, Where is God that made me, which giueth songsin the night.

11 Which teacheth vs more then the beastes of the earth, and giueth vs more wisdome then the foules of the heaúen.

12 Then they crye because of the violence of the wicked, butf 1.6 he answereth not,

13 Surely God wil not heare vanitie, nether wil the Almightie regarde it.

14 Althogh thou sayest (to God) Thou wilt not regarde it,g 1.7 yet iudgement (is) before him trust thou in him.

15 But now because his angre hathe not visi∣ted, not called to coūt (the euil) with great extremitie.* 1.8

16 Therefore Iobh 1.9 openeth his mouth in vai ne, and multiplieth wordes without know ledge.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Iob 〈◊〉〈◊〉 spake these wordes: but because he main∣teined him inno∣cencie, it semed, as thogh he wolde say, that God 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him 〈◊〉〈◊〉 iust cause.
• b 1.2

  Suche as are in the like 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• c 1.3

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 thou 〈◊〉〈◊〉 controle the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 des, wilt thoupre sume to instruct God.
• d 1.4

  Nether doeth thy sinne hurt God nor thy iusti∣ce profice him: for he wil be glori∣fied without thee.
• e 1.5

  The wicked may hurt man & cause him to 〈◊〉〈◊〉, who if he soght to God, which sen∣deth 〈◊〉〈◊〉, shuld be deliuered.
• f 1.6

  Because theipray not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 faith as fe∣ling Gods 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• g 1.7

  God is iust, how soeuer thou iud∣gest of him.
• * 1.8

  Chap. XXXVI.
• h 1.9

  For if he did pu nish thee, as thou deseruest, thou shuldest not be a∣ble to open thy mouth.