The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe.

The .xi. Chapter.

1 Iob is vniustly reprehended of Sophar. 7 God is incomprehensible. 14 He is mer∣cifull to the repentaunt. 18 Their assuraunce that liue godlie.

[unspec A] 1 THen aunswered So∣phar the Naama∣thite, and sayde:

2 Shoulde not [he that maketh] many wordes (a) 1.1 be aunswered? Shoulde he that ba∣bleth much be commended therin?

3 Shoulde thy lies make men holde their peace, and when thou mockest [others] shall no man make thee ashamed?

4 For thou hast sayde, b 1.2 my doctrine is pure, and I am cleane in thyne eyes.

5 But * 1.3 O that God woulde speake, and open his lippes against thee:

6 That he might shewe thee the secretes of wysdome, howe thou hast deserued double according to right: Know ther∣fore that God hath forgotten thee for thyne iniquitie.

7 Art thou able to finde out [the secretes of] God? Or wilt thou attayne to the per∣fectnesse of the almightie?

8 It is * 1.4 hier then heauen, what art thou able to do? deeper then the hel, how wilt [unspec B] thou then knowe it?

9 The measure of it is longer then the earth, and broder then the sea.

10 Though he turne all thinges vpsyde downe, close them in, gather them toge∣ther, who will turne hym from his pur∣pose?

11 For it is he that (e) 1.5 knoweth vayne men, he seeth their wickednesse also, shoulde he not then consider it?

12 Yet vayne man would be wyse, though man [newe] borne is lyke a wilde asses coulte.

13 If thou preparedst thyne heart, and liftedst vp thyne handes towarde hym:

14 If thou wouldest put away the wic∣kednes whiche thou hast in hande, so that no vngodlinesse dwell in thy house:

15 Then mightest thou (f) 1.6 lift vp thy face without * 1.7 shame, & then shouldest thou be sure and haue no neede to feare.

16 Then shouldest thou forget thy miserie, and thinke no more vpon it, then vpon the waters that runne by.

17 Then should thy “ 1.8 lyfe be as cleare as the noone day, thou shouldest shine forth, and be as the morning.

18 Then mightest thou be bolde because there is hope, and take thy rest quietly, as compassed with a trenche.

19 Then mightest thou lye downe and none to make thee afrayde, yea many one should make suite vnto thee.

20 As for the eyes of the vngodly they shall faile, and they shal not escape: and their hope shalbe sorowe of minde.

Notes

• (a) 1.1

  For not he that spea∣keth much, but he that speaketh true∣ly, speaketh we••l.
• b 1.2

  Here So∣phar layeth to Iobs char∣ge wordes th••t he spake.
• * 1.3

  Sophar 〈◊〉〈◊〉 about 〈◊〉〈◊〉 one 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to be iustly plagued.
• * 1.4

  Iob is reproued in that he should report hym se••e innocent before God whiche thing ••e knoweth not, because G••ds secret i••dg••ment is 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• (e) 1.5

  Not only the outwarde appearaunce, but euen the verie thoughtes of the heart. Why shoulde not then a vaine mā be a∣feard to think euyll, much more to do it.
• (f) 1.6

  Such are the quiet mindes of those that true¦ly repent
• * 1.7

  Or, s••ot••s.
• “ 1.8

  Or, age.