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BUt now they make a scorne of mee, who are les∣ser in dayes then I, whose fathers I would have dis∣dayned to set with the dogges of my sheep.
2 For what could their hands strength do me: whose aged time came to nothing.
3. In want and in famine heavie, they fled into the vnwatery land, obscure, wast and wildernes.
4 Which pluckt vp salt herbs among trees, and Iuniper rootes were their meat.
5 They were driven from company: men shouted at them as at a theif.
and in rocks.
7. Among trees they groned: among the nettles they ••marted.
8 A vile kind, yea a kind without fame: banished from the earth.
9 But now. I am become their talk, and made to them a common speach.
10 They abhor me: keep far from me: and from my face spare not spittle.
11 For HE hath loosed his strings and afflicted me: and they cast away the bridle from me.
12 At my right hand springals arise: they thrust my feet: and they cast vpon me the causies of their woe.
13. They have marred my way: they hold my heavi∣nes a profit: though they be never the better.
14 They come as into a broad breach: in the broken place they tumble.
15 All terrours are turned vpon me: ech, course my † nobilitie as a wind: and my salvation is past as a clowd.
16. So my soule in me is powred out: and affliction dayes have caught me.
17 The night perceth my bones from me: that my si∣newes do take no rest.
18 Through great force my garment changeth: as the edge of my coat it girdes me.
19. He hath “ made me a pattron of mire: that I am like dust and ashes.
20 I cry vnto thee, but thou doest not heare me: I stand vp, but thou doest Ԡ mark me.
21. Thou art turned one cruel to me: by thy hand hand thou art my foe.
22. Thou takest me vp vnto a wind: and † causest me to ride: thou meltest me from all soundnes.
23. For I know, to death thou wilt turne me: and to the house appoynted for all living.
24. And prayed I not when plague was sent? when hurt came to any, therevpon cryed I not?
25. Did I not weep for the hard of day: did not my soule burne for the poore?
26. But I looked for good, & evil came: and I wayted for light, and myrknes came.
27. My bowels seethed & rested not: dayes of afflicti∣on came vpon me.
28. I walked black out of the sun: I stood vp in the Church: I cryed▪
29. I am a brother to Dragons: and a felow to Estrich kind:
30 My skin vpon me is black, and my bones are brent without hoat-drought.
31 And my harp is made a mourning: and pleasant soundes be weepers voice.
Ground holow: bro∣ken by streames.
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Iithro, The string or raine of his govern∣ment: that holdeth base from stri∣ving with mighty. Let them that think that hard, read the margent: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Iithri, my string: the string of my bow, Chap. 29. ••0.
Chap. 29.
Or, compared me to mire.
To bring vpon me all kindes of punishmēts.
Layest me me therev∣pon.
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 2 Cor. 11. 29. Merce∣rus citeth S. Paulan expounder of this rare word: very learnedly.