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The .xv. Chapter.

1 Eliphaz reprehendeth Iob, because he ascribeth wysdome and purenes to him selfe. 16 He describeth the curse that falleth on the wicked, reckoning Iob to be one of that number.

[unspec A]

1 THen aunswered Eli∣phaz the Themanite, and saide:

2 Shalla wyse mans aunswere be as the winde, and fill a mans belly as it were with the a 1.1 winde of the east?

3 Shall he reproue with a worde that is nothing worth, & speake the thinges which can do no good?

4 Surely thou hast cast of feare, and re∣strainest prayer before God.

5 For thy mouth setteth forth thyne owne iniquitie, seeing thou hast chosen the tongue of the craftie.

6 (b) 1.2Thyne owne mouth condempneth thee, and not I: yea, thyne owne lippes shape an aunswere against thee.

7 * 1.3Art thou the first man that euer was borne? or wast thou made before 〈…〉〈…〉?

8 Hast thou heard the secret counsell of [unspec B] God? and doest thou restraine wysdome to thee?

9 What knowest thou, that we knowe not? And what vnderstandest thou, but we can the same?

10 With vs are both olde, and aged men, yea such as haue liued longer then thy father.

11 Thinkest thou it a small thing of the consolations of God? with thee is a ly∣ing worde.

12 Why doth thyne * 1.4 heart so bewitche thee? And wherefore winckest thou with thyne eyes,

13 That thy minde is so e 1.5 pufte vp a∣gainst God, and lettest such wordes go out of thy mouth?

14 What is man, that he should be cleane? and he which is borne of a woman, whereby he might be righteous?

15 Beholde he doth not trust his 〈◊〉〈◊〉

yea, the very heauens are not cleane in his sight:

16 How much more then an abhominable and vyle man, which drincketh wicked∣nesse like water.

17 I will tel thee, heare me, and I will * 1.6 shewe thee that I haue seene:

18 Which wyse men haue tolde, and haue not hid that which they receaued from theyr fathers:

19 Vnto whom alone the earth was geuē, and no straunger went among them.

20 The * 1.7 vngodly soroweth all the dayes of his lyfe as it were a woman with childe, and the (h) 1.8 number of a ti∣rauntes yeres is vnknowen.

21 A feareful sounde is [euer] in his eares, and when he is in peace, the destroyer shall come vpon him.

22 He beleueth neuer to be deliuered (i) 1.9out of darknesse: for the sworde is alwayes before his eyes.

23 He wandreth abrode for bread where it is, knowing that the (k) 1.10 day of darke∣nesse is redie at his hande.

24 Trouble and anguishe wil make him afrayde, and compasse him about, as is a king in the middest of an armie.

25 For he hath stretched out his hande a∣gainst God, and armed him selfe against the almightie.

26 He runneth proudly vpon him, & with a stiffe necke fighteth he against him.

27 Where as he * 1.11 couereth his face with fatnesse, and maketh his body well ly¦king.

28 Therefore shall his dwelling be * 1.12 in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, but are become heapes of stones.

29 He n 1.13 shall not be riche, neither shall his substaunce continue, neither shal the prosperitie thereof be prolonged vpon earth.

30 He shall neuer depart out of darke∣nesse, the flame (o) 1.14 shal drye vp his bran∣ches, with the blast of y^e mouth [of God] shall he be taken away.

31 He beleeueth not that he erreth in va∣nitie, and yet vanitie shalbe his recom∣pence.

32 He shal perishe afore his time be worne out, and his(p) 1.15 braunche shall not be greene.

33 He shalbe plucked of as an vntimely grape from the vine, and shall let his floure fall as the oliue doth.

34 For the congregation of hypocrites shalbe desolate, and the fire shall con∣sume the houses of such as are greedie to receaue giftes.

35 He conceaueth trauaile, and beareth vanitie, and their body bringeth foorth disceyte.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Wordes 〈◊〉〈◊〉 no effect spoken, are likened to the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 winde w••••ch dryeth vp the mo••¦sture assoone as it falleth: So fooli•••• 〈…〉〈…〉
• (b) 1.2

  〈1 paragraph〉〈1 paragraph〉
• * 1.3

  〈…〉〈…〉
• * 1.4

  As one standing in thyne owne conceite.
• e 1.5

  So r••••de aunswering him at thy pleasure: the ••e••rue is, aunswering him in thy 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• * 1.6

  Eliphas endeuoureth to proue Iob wicked by the aucthoritie of the auncient fathers, be¦cause he is plagued as wicked men are wont.
• * 1.7

  Here he repeateth cer∣taine places of the leuiticall lawe for his proofe, which indeede the fathers so spake, but did not vnder∣stand them as Eliphas did.
• (h) 1.8

  He shalbe alwayes in feares day & night, not knowyng any thing certain.
• (i) 1.9

  That is, out of the troubles and feares which fall vpon him.
• (k) 1.10

  The day of plagues & feares ex∣treme.
• * 1.11

  That is aboundance of riches hath made him so proude that he forgetteth God.
• * 1.12

  That is, he shall haue no certaine & sure place to dwell in.
• n 1.13

  Meaning though God permit him for a time to prosper, yet it shall not con∣tinue, but his prosperitie shall soone turne to mise∣rie.
• (o) 1.14

  That is, such blessing as God gaue him, shalbe turned into cursing,
• (p) 1.15

  That is, his progenie or ofspring shall not con∣tinue.