Iob To the King. A Colon-Agrippina studie of one moneth, for the metricall translation: but of many yeres for Ebrew difficulties. By Hugh Broughton.

IOB.

THere was a man in the Land of Uz, named Iob, & that man was perfect and vpright: and feared God, and eschewed evil.

2. And there were borne to him seven sonnes, and three daughters.

3. His Cattel also was seven thowsand sheep, and three thowsand camels, & five hundred yoke of Oxen, and five hundred asses: with a very great fami∣ly: and that man was the greatest of all the sonnes of the East.

4. And his sonnes went and made a banquet, in the howse of each one his day: and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

5. And when the dayes of their banqueting were gone about, Iob sent, and sanctified them, and gate-vp-early in the morning, and offred for every one of them a burnt offring: For Iob sayd, it may be my children have sin∣ned, and little-blessed God in their hart. So did Iob all the dayes.

6. And vpon a day, when the sonnes of God came to

stand before the Eternal, Satan came also among them:

7. And the Eternal said to Satan, whence cōmest thou:* 1.1 And Satan answered the Eternal & sayd: from serching about the earth, and from walking in it.

8. And the Eternal sayd to Satan, hast thou set thine hart upon my servant Iob: how there is none like him in the earth: a man perfect and upright, fearing God, and eschewing evil.

9. Then Satan answered the Eternal and sayd: dooth Iob feare God for nought?

10 Hast not thou hedged about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands: and his cattell encrease in the Land.

11. But send forth now thy hand, and touch all that he* 1.2 hath, and then he wil litle-blesse thee to thy face.

12. And the Eternal sayd vnto Satan: Behold all that he hath is in thyne hand: onely upon him send not forth thine hand: So Satan went forth from the presence of the Eternall.

13 And upon a certain day, when his sonnes and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their eldest brother,

14 A messenger came to Iob, and sayd: the Oxen were plowing and the Asses feeding beside them:

15 And Sheba fell on and took them: and the servants they smote with the edge of the sword: & I onely am es∣caped alone to tell thee.

16 While he was yet speaking, an other came & sayd: a fire of God fel from heaven: and brent vp the sheep and the servants, and ate them vp: and I onely am escaped a∣lone

to tell thee.

17 While he was yet speaking, another came, & sayd: The Chaldeans made three troupes, and set vpon the Ca∣mels, and took them away: and the servants they smote with the edge of the sword: and I onely am escaped a∣lone to tel thee.

18 As he was yet speaking, another came, and sayd: thy sonnes and thy daughters were eating, and drinking wine; in the house of their eldest brother:

19 And behold, a great wind came form beyond the* 1.3 wildernes and touched the four corners of the house: and it fell vpon the young folk: and I onely am escaped alone to tell thee.

20 Then Iob arose and rent his cloke, and shaved his head: and fell downe vpon the earth and worshipped:

21. And sayd, Naked came I out of my mothers womb;* 1.4 and naked shall I returne thither: the Eternall gave, and the Eternal hath taken-away. Blessed be the name of the Eternal.

22 In all this Iob sinned not: nor layd any blame on God.

Chap. II.

ANd vpon a day, when the sonnes of God came to stand before the Eternal, Satan came amongest them also, to stand before the Eternal.

2 And the Eternal sayd to Satan: whence commest thou? and Satan answered the Eternal, and sayd: from ser∣ching about the earth, and from walking in it.

3. And the Eternal sayd to Satan: hast thou set thine hart vpō my servant Iob, how there is none like him in the earth: a man perfect and vpright: fearing God and es∣chewing evil: and yet he holdeth his integrity: yet thou movedst me against him to vndo him without cause.

4. Then Satan answered the Eternal, & sayd: skin for skin, and all that a man hath, he will give for his life.

5 But send forth now thine hand: and touch his bone, and his flesh: and then he will litle-blesse thee before thy face.

6 And the Eternal sayd to Satan: behold he is in thine hand: onely, save his life.

7 So Satā went forth frō the presence of the Eternal: & smote Iob with sore boyles, from the sole of his foot, to the top of his head.

8 And he took him a potshard to scrape him withall: and he, sate downe among the ashes.

9 Then sayd his wife to him: Doest thou stil hold thy integrity: blessing God and dying?

10 And he sayd to her: as a foolish woman would speak, thou speakest: Shall wee receive good from God: and evil not receive? In all this Iob sinned not with his lippes.

11 Now three frends of Iob heard of all this evil which came vpon him: and they came ech one from his place: Eliphaz the Themanite, and Bildad the Shuchite, & Zo∣phar the Naamathite: as they had agreed together to come to solace him & to comfort him.

12 And they lift vp their eyes a farr off, and knew him not; and they lifted vp their voice and wept: and they tent ech one his cloke: & sprinkled dust vpon their heads,

into the ayer.

13 And they sate down with him on the earth, seven dayes and seven nights: and none spake a word vnto him; for they saw that his grief was very great.

Chap. III.

AFterwards, Iob opened his mouth and cursed his day.

2 And Iob spake and sayd.

3. Lost be the day when I was borne: and that night* 1.5 whenas it was sayd: a male child is conceived.

4. That day be turned to darknes: the Puissant regarde it not from high: nor light shine vpon it.

5. Darknes and shadow of death stayn it: that clowdi∣nesse dwel vpon it: swartnes of day make it terrible.

6 Myrknes take-away that same night: ioy may it not in dayes of the yere: nor come in the count of moneths.

7 Yea that night be turnd to sorow: I wish no joyance come to it:

8. Curse it may they who do curse day: who wil hunt the Livjathan:

9. Dark be the starres of that twylight: look may it for light, and none be: neyther, let it see the mornings ey∣liddes.

10. Because it did not shut the doores of the belly which did bear me: and hid not sorow from myne eyes.

11. Why did I not dy, from the womb, starve coming out of the belly:

12 Why were knees ready to hold me: & what meant brests to give me suck:

13. For now I had layne downe quiet: had slept, & then had been at rest:

14 With Kings and Counsellers of the earth: which built them desolate places.

15. Or with Princes which had the gold: who fild their houses with silver.

16 Or hid, as one borne out of time, should not have bene: as young infants that saw not light.

17 There the vnquiet leave vexation: and there rest the wearied in strength.

18 The prisoners are all at ease: they heare not the oppressours voice.

19 Little and great are there all one: and servant free from his maister.

20 Why gives he light to the miserable: & life to the bitter in soule.

21 Which long for death but find it not? yet would dig for it more then * 1.6 hid-wealth.

22 Which ioy til they do skip againe: be glad if they may find the grave.

23 The wight whose waye is hid, over whom the Pu∣issant casts a covering.

24 For before my meat my sighs come: & my roarings gush like water.

15 For a fear I feared, and it arrived to me: and that which I dreaded is now come vpon me.

26. I had no case, no quietnes, no rest: and now cō∣meth a vexation.

CHAP. IV.

THen answered Eliphaz the Themanite, and sayd:

2. If we make a speach to thee, wilt thou hold it wearysome: and who can refrain from speaking?

3 Behold thou hast instructed many: and strengthen∣ed the weary hands.

4 Thy words have lift up the falling, & thou hast con∣firmed bowing knees.

5. But now, it comes to thee, thou faintest: it touches thee and thou art troubled.

6 Is not thy religion thy hope: and thy right wayes thy confidence.

7 Remember now what innocent hath perished: or where the vpright have decayed.

7 As I have seen: plowers of sorow, and the sowers of misery, do reap the same.

9. By the breath of the Puissant they perish: and by the blast of his anger they consume.

10 The roaring of * 1.7 the renting-Lion, and the voyce of the fierce-Shachal, and the teeth of the Lion-ceaux are brought to nothing.

11 The hardtwasting-Laish perisheth for want of prey: and the whelpes of the hart-strong-Laby are scattered.

12 A speach came by stealth vpon me: and mine eare caught somewhat of it.

13. In thoughtes of visions by night: when sleep falls* 1.8 vpon sorrowful-man.

14. Fear and trembling layd hold on me: and made all my bones afrayd.

15. And a wind passed afore me: which bristled the hayres of my flesh.

16. It stood vp, and I could not mark what kind of visage it might have: An Image was before mine eyes: Silence was: then I heard a voice.

17. Can the sorowful-man be holden just before the Puissant: can the humane-vvight be cleare before him that vvas his maker.

18. Lo he holdeth not * 1.9 perfection to be in his ovvn servants: and in his angels he judgeth not cleare-light to be.

19. Lesse in dvvellers † 1.10 in houses of clay: vvhose foun∣dation is in the dust: ``beaten to povvder as a moth, be they.

20. Betvveen a morning and evening, they are vva∣sted: vvithout guide they perish for ever.

21. * 1.11 Iourneyeth not their excellency vvith them▪ They do die, but vvithout vvisdome.

Chap. 5.

CAll now whether any will † 1.12 defend thee: and to whom of the holy * 1.13 wilt thou look.

2. “ 1.14 Aey doth anguish kil the evil: and indigna∣tion bring death vpon the sot.

3. I haue seen the evil fastening root: but presently did I curse his dwelling.

4. His children shalbe far from good-case: and shalbe brought low in the gate: & ‘† 1.15 there shalbe none to suc∣cour them.

5. The hungry shall eat vp his harvest: which he had gotten through the thornes: and the thirsty shall swill vp their wealth.

6. For sorow issueth not from the dust: nor doth mi∣serie spring from the ground:

7. But ‡ 1.16 earthly-man is borne to miserie, as sparkes of fyer flee vpwards.

8. Doubtlesse I would seek vnto ``the Omnipotent: & dispose my talk unto God:

9. Who doth * 1.17 great things, past serching out: wonder∣ful, past number:

10. He giveth rayn vpon the face of the earth: and sendeth waters vpon the open fieldes.

11. To set the humble on high: that the sad be exal∣ted with salvation.

12. He defeateth the purposes of the subtile: that there hands bring nothing soundly to passe.

13. He catcheth the wise in their subtilty: that the coun∣sel of the froward is made rash.

14. On the day time they stumble at darknes: and as in night they grope at noone:

15. And he will save the poore from the sword: from

their mouth, and from the hand of the strong.

16. And the needy shall find confidence: and † 1.18 vnrigh∣teousnes shall stop her mouth.

17. Behold, blessed is the sorowful-man whom the Pu∣issant reproveth: Then, despise not the chastisement of the Almighty.

18. For he maketh the sore, & bindeth it vp: he woun∣deth, and his hands heale.

19. In six afflictions he wil succour thee: and in seven, wrong shall not touch thee.

20. In hunger he will save thee from death: & in warr▪ from the edge of the sword.

21. When the tongue whippeth, thou shalt be hid: & thou shalt not be afraid of spoiling when it cōmeth.

22. At spoiling and famine thou wilt laugh: and wilt not be affraid for the savage-beasts of the field.

23. For the stones of the field shalbe at covenant with thee: & the savage-beasts of the field shalbe at peace with thee.

24. And thou shalt perceive that thy tent shall have peace: and thou shalt look to thy dwelling and not mis∣prosper.

25. And thou shalt know that thy seed shalbe much: & thy ofspring as the grasse of the earth.

26. Thou shalt come * 1.19 in lusty old age to the grave: as corne is reaped in due time.

27. Behold this: we have tryed it, so it is: heare it, and know thou it for thy self.

CHAP VI.

THen Iob answered and sayd:

2. Oh that † 1.20 mine anguish were rightly weigh∣ed:

and that my calamities were lift in a ballance toge∣ther.

3. For then it would be heavier then the sand of the seas: therefore my words † 1.21 come short.

4. For the arrowes of the almighty are in me: whose venom drinketh vp my spirit: the terrours of the puissant camp against me.

5. Doth the wild asse bray “ 1.22 at the grasse: doth the ox low at his fodder.

6. Shall * 1.23 the vnsavory be eaten without salt: or is there tast in the white of the yolk.

7. Those things which I would have lothed to touch, are now ‘,‘ 1.24 the very sicknes of my † 1.25 flesh.

O that I might have my request, and that the Puissant would give me my desire:

9. That it would please God “ 1.26 to bring me to dust: that he would loose his hand, and make an end of me.

10. So I ″ 1.27 should yet find comfort: though I parch in payn: when he would not spare. For I kept not close the words of the most-Holy.

11. What is my strength that I should have any hope: or what can be my end, that I should † 1.28 prolong my life.

12 Is▪ my strength the strength of stones? Is‘ 1.29 my flesh steell?

13 Have not I † 1.30 my defence: and is judgement driven away from me?

14 By him whose mercie is molten toward his neigh∣bour: and who leaveth the fear of the Almighty.

15. My brethren faile me as a brook: as streames of brooks that passe away.

16 Which once are * 1.31 black by yce: in which snow hi∣deth it self.

17 At the time of parching-weather, they are dryed vp: when it is hoat, they are quenched from their place.

18. They turne aside from the passage of their way: they come to nothing and perish.

19. The passengers of Thema had respect to them: the companies of Sheba had desire to them.

20 They blushed that any had hope: they came to the place and were ashamed.

21 So now, you are become “ 1.32 like that, even nothing: ye ‘† 1.33 see dread & are afrayd.

22 Have I sayd, † 1.34 give for me: and reward for me of your wealth.

23. And save me from the hand of the afflicter: & re∣deem me from the hand of the violent.

24 Teach me * 1.35 and I wilbe silent: & wherin I have er∣red let me vnderstand.

25. How strong are the words of rightfulnes: & what can your blame soundly blame.

26. Do ye think † 1.36 to reprove words: & hold the terms of the forlorne a wind.

27 But Ԡ 1.37 ye lay a snare for the orphane: as ye dig a pit for your neighbour.

28 Now therefore be content, regard me: for it is be∣fore your face if I do lie.

29 Change your mind now: Let not vnrighteousnes be objected: † 1.38 Be thou (my soul) of an other mind still: my justice is in it.

Is there any evil in my tongue? cannot my palate de∣clare all-kind-of-heavie-sorowes?

CHAP. VII.

IS there not “ 1.39 a set time for sorowful-man vpon the earth, that his dayes be as the dayes of an hireling.

2 As a servant doth breath vnto the shadow, and as an hireling would see his works end:

3 So I, * 1.40 of force possesse ioylesse moneths: & nights of miserie are numbred vnto me.

4 When I ly down then I say: when shall I rise? and

the “ 1.41 dusky-time be measured out? and I am full of tos∣sing too and fro vnto the dawning.

5. My flesh is clothed with worme, & rubbish of dust: my skin is rent and become lothsome.

6. My dayes are swifter then a weavers-shuttle: and are spent without hope.

7 Remember that my life is but a blast: mine ey shall* 1.42 see no more pleasures:

8. The quick ey shall no more view me: let thine eyes be vpon me: that I be no more.

9. A clowd consumeth and passeth away: so he that goeth downe vnto the grave shall no more come vp:

10. Nor returne any more to his house: neyther shall his place know him any more.

11 Therefore I wil not spare my mouth: I will speak in the distresse of my spirit: I will sigh in the bitternes of my soule.

12 Am I a sea? am I a whale, that thou hast set me in prison?

13 When I say, my couch shall comfort me: my bed shall lessen my sighing:

14 Then thou fearest me with dreames: and frigh∣test me with visions.

15 That my soule had rather be choked to death, then to remaine with my bones.

16 I loth-live: I would no longer live: ceasse from me, for my † 1.43 life is but a vapour.

17 What is sorrowful-man that thou doest make ac∣compt of him: & that thou doest set thine hart vpon him.

18. To think vpon him every morning: to try him every moment.

19. How long wilt thou not look away from me: not leave me till I swallow down my spittle?

20 I have sinned: what should I do vnto thee, † 1.44 o thou keeper of men: why hast thou made me thy mark, that I am a burthen unto my self.

21 Why doest thou not pardon my trespasse, and take away my iniquity: whereas * 1.45 I ly now in the dust: why doest thou not “ 1.46 quickly seek me out, that I should no more be.

CHAP. VIII.

THen Bildad of Shuach answered and sayd:

2 How long wilt thou talk in this sort: that the words of thy mouth be a vehement wind.

3 Is † 1.47 God vnjust: or is the Almighty vnrighteous?

4 As * 1.48 thy children have sinned against him, so he hath sent them into the hand of their trespas.

5 If thou wouldest betimes “ 1.49 seek vnto God; and call for pitie of the Almighty.

6. If thou wouldest be blamelesse and vpright, then would he now rayse thee vp, and prosper * 1.50 the dwelling “ 1.51 of thy righteousnes.

7 And thy former state should be little to thy latter: that should increase exceedingly.

8 Wherefore † 1.52 inquire now of the former age: & serch among their fathers.

9 For we are * 1.53 but of yesterday: and without experi∣ence: our dayes are but a shadow vpon the earth.

10 They will teach thee, tell thee, & vtter words from their hart.

11. Can segges grow without myre? can great rushes encrease without water.

12 While it is yet in the stalk, not cut off, it withereth before any herb.

13 So are the pathes of all that forget the omnipotent: and the hope of the hypocrite shall perish.

14 His “ 1.54 hope shall loth him: & his confidence shalbe a spiders house.

15 He shall lean vpon † 1.55 it: but it shall not stand: he shall fasten on it, but it shall have no stay.

16. He is iuice-full afore Sun-rising, and his suckers sprowt over his orchyard:

17. At the wall his roots wrap: he platteth about the house of stone:

18 Yf the Sun * 1.56 root him vp from his place: then one may deny him: I see thee no more.

19 Lo such is the gladnes of his way: but † 1.57 from the ground others will grow.

20 Lo, the Omnipotent will not loath the perfect: not mainteyn the hand of the mischievous.

21 Until he fil thy mouth with laughter: & thy lippes with showting.

22. Thy foes 8 1.58 shalbe clothed with shame: & the tents of the wicked shal come to nought.

CHAP. IX.

THen Iob answered and sayd:* 1.59

2. Truely I know it is so: and how can a man be iust before the Omnipotent.

3. If he delight to plead with him: he cannot answer

him to one thing of a thowsand.

4. He is wise in hart, & mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and found quietnes?

5. He * 1.60 removeth mountaines, that men can not mark how he hath removed them out of their place in his an∣ger.

6. He maketh the earth quake from her place: that her pillars tremble.

7 He speaketh to the sun, that it riseth not: & sealeth vp the starres.

8. He onely can spread the heavens: † 1.61 and walk vpon the high waves of the sea.

9. He made “ 1.62 Arcturus, * 1.63 Orion, & † 1.64 Pleiades: and the chambers of the south.

10 He doth great things, ‘† 1.65 even vnserchable: & won∣derfull, without number:

11 When * 1.66 he passeth by me, I cannot see him: when he flitteth by me, I cannot perceive him:

12 When † 1.67 he taketh away, who can make him restore? who can say unto him, what doest thou?

13. When the Puissāt wil not stay his anger, the “ 1.68 proud helpers stoup under him.

14 Much lesse can I answer him: can I wish to have pleading against him.

15 Who if I were iust, I would not answer him: I would crave pitie of my judge.

16 If I crie, wil he answer me? I cannot beleeve that he wil give eare vnto my voice.

17 He wil ‘† 1.69 bruse me so with tempest: and wil mul∣tiply my woundes * 1.70 freely.

18. He wil not suffer me to take my breth: but filleth

me with bitternes.

19. As for force, behold he is valiant: as for judge∣ment, who wilbe my pleader?

20 If I will justify my self, † 1.71 myne owne mouth shall condemne me: If I will be perfect, it will prove me * 1.72 per∣verse.

21 If I be “ 1.73 vpright: I know not myne owne soule: I am weary of my life.

22 This is vniforme: therevpon I speak: † 1.74 perfect and wicked he consumeth.

23. For with the scourge he killeth suddenly: He scor∣neth at the melting away of the innocent.

24 The earth * 1.75 is given into the hand of the wicked: who † 1.76 covereth the face of her judges. Now if not he, who doth this?

25 So my * 1.77 dayes are swifter then a runner: they are fled, and saw no good thing.

26 They are flit as the Pirates shipps: as ``the Egle fleing to meat.

27. If I say, I will forget my sighing: I wlll leave my woful-sadnes, and be of comfort:

28 Then I am afrayd of all my sorowes: I know that thou wilt not † 1.78 cleare me:

29 I shalbe holden as wicked. Now why do I * 1.79 labour in vaine.

30 If I wash my self in “ 1.80 snow: and cleare my hands in sope:

31 Yet thou wilt deep me † 1.81 in the mire: and “ 1.82 my own clothes shall loth me.

32. Because he is not a man, like me: that I might give him an answer, that we should come together to judgement:

33 There is no * 1.83 dayes-man betwixt vs: to lay his hand vpon vs both:

34 Let him † 1.84 take away his rod from me: that his ter∣rour fright me no more.

35 I would then speak and not fear him. For I am not “ 1.85 such with my self.

CHAP. X.

MY soule is weary of my life: when I leave my sighing for my self: I will speak in the bitternes of my soule.

2 I wil say vnto the Puissant: condemne me not: Let me know wherefore thou pleadest with me.

3 Doth it please thee to oppresse: that thou dost loth the labour of thyne owne ‘† 1.86 hands? and shinest upon the counsel of the † 1.87 wicked.

4 Are * 1.88 thine eyes of flesh? dost thou see as sorowfull∣man?

5 Are thy “ 1.89 dayes as sorowful-mans? are thy yeares as earthly-wightes yeres.

6 That thou seekest out my iniquity: and inquirest of my sinne.

7 Thou knowest that I am not wicked: yet † 1.90 none can save me from thyne hand.

8 Thy hands have fashioned me: and have made me in every poinct: and wilt thou destroy me?

9. Remember now, That as the clay thou hast made me: and vnto dust wilt returne me:

10 Hast thou not powred me as milk: & crudded me like vnto cheese.

11 Thou hast clothed me with skinne and flesh: and thou hast covered me with † 1.91 bones and sinewes.

12. Life “ 1.92 and loving-kindnes hast thou dealt with me: and thy * 1.93 providence praeserveth my spirit.

13 And these things thou hast layd vp in thine heart: I do know that this is with thee.

14. When I do syn thou doest watch me: and wil•• not cleare me from my iniquitie.

15 If I be wicked, wo is me: if I be iust, I dare not lift vp myne head: Be satisfyed with confusion, and be∣hold my affliction.

16 How it fleeth vp: as the ramping-Schachal thou huntest me: and stil art wonderful against me.

17 Thou bringest new witnesses against me: and aug∣mentest thine ire vpon me: changes & stayed-army have I.

18 Why broughtest thou me out of the wombe: Oh that I had dyed and no ey had seen me.

19 I should be as if I had not been: brought from the belly vnto the grave.

20. Wil not he leave off a little in my dayes: ceasse from me for some refreshing:

21 Before I go whence I cannot returne: to the earth of darknes and shadow of death:

22. Earth obscure as myrknes it self: shadow of death, voyd of order: (when light shineth) myrknes it self.

CHAP. XI.

THen answered Zophar the Naamathite and sayd:

2 Should much speach be vnanswered: & the † 1.94 lipps man be justified.

3 Should thy lies make mortal-men silent: shouldst thou * 1.95 mock and none confound thee.

4. For “ 1.96 thou sayst, my speach is blamelesse: and I am pure in thine eyes:

5 Now truly I wish that the Puissant would speak, & open his lipps with thee.

6. And would shew thee, the mysteries of wisdome: That thou shouldest have double by `† justice: & know,* 1.97 that the Puissant will call thee to accompt for thine ini∣quity.* 1.98

7 Canst thou * 1.99 find the depth of the Puissant: canst thou find the scope of the alsufficient.

8. In th'high heavens what canst thou work: it is dee∣per then the lowest part of the earth, what canst thou do?

9 Her mett is longer then the earth: and is broader then the sea.

10. If he † 1.100 passe by, to * 1.101 give over, or to “ 1.102 assemble, who can stay him?

11. For he knoweth the vayne mortal-men: and seing badnes, must he not mark it?

12 That vaine man may be made harty: borne a wild∣asse colt.

13 If thou prepare thine heart: and lift vp thy palmes vnto him:

14 Where thy hands have badnes: †‘ 1.103 cast it away, and suffer not unjustice to dwell in thy tents.

15. So then thou wilt lift vp thy face: that it shalbe without blemish: and be “ 1.104 settled and feare nothing.

16. So thou shouldest forget miserie: remembring it

as waters passed by.

17. And thy time should passe the noon day: obscure∣nesse should match the morning.

18 Thou shouldest be bold because of hope: and en∣trench to ly downe safely.

19. And couch thee down, without all feare: & ma∣ny should seek vnto thee.

20 And the eyes of the wicked shall fayle: and their refuge all be forlorne: and their hope nought but pangs of soule.

CHAP. XII.

THen Iob answered and sayd:

2 Out of doubt ye are the People: and wise∣dome must die with you.

3 I also have an heart as ye: I am not inferiour to you: and who hath not such things as these.

4. I am one mocked of his frend: praying the Puis∣sant and heard: the perfect iust is a mockage.

5 A base lamp to thoughts of welthy, is he that is nere to tottering of feet.

6. The tents * 1.105 of robbers do much prosper: and they that anger the Omnipotēt, have securitie-void-of-all-fear: to whom the Puissant brings it to their hand.

7 Wherefore † 1.106 in sagenes, ask “ 1.107 the beasts, & ech one of them will teach thee: and the fowles of heaven, and they will tell thee.

8. Or speak to the earth, and it will teach thee: and the fish of the seas; and they will shew thee:

9 Who doth not know even by all these: the hand of* 1.108 † the Eternal doth this:

10 In whose hand is every living soule: and the spirit of all mens flesh.

11 Cannot the eare discerne speaches: as the palat ta∣steth it meat.

12. Is wisdome in th'aged? and vnderstanding in long life?

13 He hath wisedome and mightines: counsel and vn∣derstanding are his:

14. If he ‘† 1.109 pull downe, it will not be builded: “ 1.110 shut one vp, it will not be opened.

15. If he † 1.111 with hold the waters, they drie vp: If he * 1.112 send them forth, they overwhelm the earth.

16. He hath the force, and all that is: † 1.113 from him, & by him, and for him are deceivers and deceived.

17 He brings counsellers to badnes: and judges vnto stark-madnes.

18 The “ 1.114 band of kings he maketh loose: & bindeth †‘ 1.115 a girdle vpon their loynes.

19 He bringeth Dukes to badnes: and he perverteth the mighty:

20. He bereaveth Orators of lip: and taketh reason from Elders.

21 He powreth basenes on Nobles: and weakneth the * sway of vehement.

22 He revealeth * 1.116 deep things out of darknes: & brin∣geth to light the shadow of death.

23. He augments nations, and destroyes them: he spreads nations, and governes them.

24. He takes hart from heads of people of th'earth, & makes them wander in wild-ground waylesse.

25 They grope in darknes without light, when he makes them †‘ 1.117 wander as drunk.

CAHP. XIII.

LO, myne eye hath seen all: myne eare hath heard and vnderstood:

2 So much as ye do know: I know I am not inferiour to you.

3. †‘ 1.118 Assuredly, I would speak to the alsufficient, & rea∣son with th'omnipotent.

4 But assuredly yee are †‘ 1.119 forgers oflyes: bad physici∣ans are yee all.

5 Oh that ye could be still silent: and that this might be your wisdome.

6 Hear now my reasoning: and mark the pleading of my lippes:

7 Wil ye speak vnright of th'omnipotent: and for him will ye speak deceipt?

8 Will ye respect his person: plead with the Omnipo∣tent?

9 Wil it be well, when he tryeth you: will you * 1.120 mock with him, as man mocks with man?

10 He will surely reprove you: for secret respect of person.

11. Will not his highnes make you feare: and will not his dread fall vpon you.

12. Your memorie is like to ashes: and your bodies to bodies of clay:

13. Be silent for me, and I will speak: and let come on me what may come.

14 Wherefore * 1.121 should I take my flesh in my teeth: & † 1.122 lay my soul even in my hands?

15. If he kill me, “ 1.123 should I not hope? if he kill me, I will †‘ 1.124 hope in him. So I would plead my wayes before him.

16. And he would be my salvation: But the hypo∣crite shall not come before him.

17 Heare diligently my words: and let my talk come to your eares.

18 Behold now, I order the cause: * 1.125 I know that I shal be found just.

19 Who is he that will plead with me? If now I speak not, I should † 1.126 starve.

20 ‘* 1.127 Onely two things do not to me: then I will not be hid from thy face.

21 Draw away thy hand far from me, & let not dread of thee, fright me.

22 Then call, and I will answer: or, I will speak, & an∣swer thou me.

23. * 1.128 How many are my iniquities and sinnes? Let me know my trespas and my sinne.

24 Wherefore doest thou hide thy face, & † 1.129 takest me for thy enemie?

25. Wilt thou break a leafe betossed? or wilt thou pur∣sue dry stubble?

26. To write against me bitter things: and make me heyre of my youth sinnes.

27 And puttest “ 1.130 in the stocks my feet, and watchest all my pathes; & leavest thy print in the roots of my feet.

28 And * 1.131 it wasteth as with a rot: as a garment moth eaten.

CHAP. XIIII.

EArthly-man borne of a woman: is short of life &* 1.132 full of vexation.

2 As † 1.133 a floure doth he shoot forth: and is cut off: and he fleeth as a shadow: and continueth not.

3. And vpon this doest thou open thine eyes: and me doest thou bring into judgement before thee.

4. Who can make cleane of vncleane? not any.

5 Seing his dayes are decreed: his monthes are num∣bred with thee, his limits thou hast made which he shall not passe:

6. Turne from him that he may rest: till he pay his dayes work, as an hireling.

7 For a tree hath some hope: that being cut downe, it may yet sprout: and his suckers shall not leave.

8 Though his root be old in the earth: and his stock do die in the dust:

9 At sent of waters it buds, and beareth branches as a young plant:

10. But the earthly-wight, dyeth without strength: Adams sonne starves, and where is he?

11 As waters passe out of the sea: and rivers are spent, and dry vp:

12 So man lieth downe, and riseth not: till the hea∣vens be not: they wake not nor be raysed vp out of their sleep.

13. Oh that thou wouldest, “ 1.134 lay me vp in the grave: wouldest hide me vntill thine anger rested, wouldest set me a time, and remember me:

14 Can the earthly-wight dead revive? “ 1.135 all the dayes of my set time I would waite: † 1.136 vntil my chaunge were come:

15 Thou wouldest call, and I would answer: thou wouldst tender the work of thyne owne hands.

16 But now * 1.137 thou doest count my goings, & keepest them not for my sinne.

17. My trespas is Ԡ 1.138 feald in a bag: that, thou ioynest to present iniquitie.

18 Even † 1.139 an huge mountayn waisteth: as the rocks re∣move from their place:

19 Water weares the stones: thou overflowest the growth of the dusty earth: So thou destroyest the hope of sorowful-man.

20 Thou prevaylest against him, and he passeth: tho•• changest his face, and sendest him away.

21 If his children be in honour, he knoweth it not: o•• if they be the least, he can not vnderstand of them.

22. Onely his flesh is grieved for it self: and his soul* 1.140 will mourne for himself.

CHVP. XV.

THen answered Eliphaz the Themanite, & sayd:

2 Wil a wise man * 1.141 vtter knowledge of wind, and fill his belly with an easterne blast:

3 Reasoning in speach vnprofitable, and in words of no gayne.

4 Yea † 1.142 thou diisanullest godlynes: & hinderest prayer before the Omnipotent.

5 Thy † 1.143 own mouth shall argue thy iniquity: how thou chosest the tongue of the subtile.

6 Thy owne mouth Ԡ 1.144 shall make thee wicked: & not Ԡ 1.145 I: and thy owne lippes shall witnes against thee.

7. Wast thou borne the first earthly-man: or formed before the mountaynes?

8 Hast thou heard the counsel of God: and drawn vn∣to thee wisdome.

9 What knowest thou that wee know not? perceivest thou that is not with vs?

10 Both * 1.146 gray-headed & all gray is amōgest vs: greater

then thy father in dayes.

11. Are the comfortes of God a small matter with thee? and is the † 1.147 matter hid with thee?

12 What doctrine can thine hart give thee? or what can thine eyes aime at.

13 That thou turnest thy spirit against the Omnipo∣tent; and vtterest words out of thy mouth.

14 What is woful-man to be cleared? or the borne of woman to be justified?

15 Where he holdeth not his holy ones perfect: nor they of heaven be cleare in his eyes.

16 Much lesse the vncleane, & lothsome: drinking vn∣righteousnes as water.

17 I will shew thee, heare me: and what I have seen, that will I declare.

18 What wise men have told: & hid not what their ••athers left.

19 To whom alone the land was given: & no “ 1.148 straun∣ger came amongst them.

20. The wicked killeth himself all his dayes: & soon numbred yeres, are stored for the Tyrant:

21 A noise of much feare is in his eares: in peace the ••obber will come vpon him.

22. He looketh not to escape from darknes, having watch he thinketh vpon the sword.

23 He wandreth for bread, where to find it: he know∣eth that the day of darknes is ready † 1.149 at his hand.

24 * 1.150 Distresse and affliction will fright him: It wil pre∣vaile against him, as a King furnished with an army about him.

25. Because he stretched forth his hand † 1.151 against the Omnipotent: and would be valiant against the almighty▪

26. He will run vpon him: vpon his neck: vpon the thick “ 1.152 bodies of his shields.

27 Though▪* 1.153 he cover his face with his fat, & make playtes vpon the panch.

28 Though he make dwellings of cities ruinated: of houses vndwelt: which were coming to heapes of stone.

29 He shall not continue rich, nor his wealth stand▪ nor that which they have brought about, spread over the earth.

30. He shall not depart out of darknes: fyre shall dry vp his suckers: and he shall depart by the spirit of “ 1.154 H〈…〉〈…〉 mouth.

31 Let not the misledd trust in vanitie: for vanitie wil∣be his recompence.

32 Which will come to the full before his day: & his branch shall never be greene.

33 Ԡ 1.155 HE will snap off his soure-grape as the vines: & cast off his floure as the Olives.

34 For the congregation of the hypocrites shalbe soli∣taric: and fyre eateth the tents of bribers.

35 By * 1.156 conceiving sorow, and breeding miserie, s•• their belly getteth guile.

CHAP. XVI.

THen Iob answered and sayd:

2 I have heard many words as these: Miserable comforters are ye all.

3. Is there any end of windy words? and what make•••• thee so vehement to reply.

4. Would I speak as you ‘† 1.157 if you were in my place? would I compose bare wordes against you, & nod † 1.158 vpon you with my head?

5 I would strengthen you with my mouth: and my lippes * 1.159 moving should bring ease.

6 If I speak, my grief will not be eased: or if I leave of, “ 1.160 what will go from me?

7 As now it wearieth me. THOU hast made me de∣solate of all ‘† 1.161 my company.

8 So thou hast made me all wrinkled: That is a proof: & my leannes riseth vp against me: it speaketh to my face.

9 His †‘ 1.162 anger renteth: and he † 1.163 beareth me a grudge: he gnasheth his teeth vpon me: he is become my foe: * 1.164 he looketh sharply at me.

10. Men open their mouthes against me: with repro∣ches they smite my cheeks: they come by full troups vp∣on me.

11. The Omnipotent hath given me over to the “ 1.165 god∣les: and hath cast me into the hand of the wicked.

12 I was welthy, but he hath vndone me: and he lay∣eth hold vpon my neck and still buffeteth me: and hath ••et me for a mark vnto himself.

13 His * 1.166 archers compasse me: he hath cleaved my ••eines: and ',' 1.167 spared not. He hath powred vpon the earth my gall.

14 He hath breached in me breach overagainst breach: He runneth vpon me as a gyant.

15 Sackloth ‘* 1.168 sow I vnto my skin: and wallow mine horne in the dust.

16 My face is become fowl by weeping: and vpon my eyliddes is the shadow of death.

17 For no misdoing of my hands, but my wish is clear: saying.

18 O earth cover not my blood: and let there be n•• place for * 1.169 my crie:

19 Even now, behold, in heaven is my witnes: & my record on high:

20 My frends scorne me: but vnto the Puissant dooth mine eye drop.

21 That he would decide the cause for earthly-wight before the Puissant: as the sonn of Adam dooth with his neighbour.

22. For the soon numbred yeres be arrived: and a path must I go, where I have no returne.

CHAP. XVII.

MY breath is corrupt: my dayes are quenched: graves are for me.

2. Surely mockages are bestowed vpon me: and in these mens vexing † 1.170 lodgeth myne ey.

3. Set me now an vmpire with * 1.171 thee: who is he? Let my hand be stroken.

4. For thou hast hid the hart of these men from judge∣ment: therefore thou wilt not give them honour.

5. who so speaketh “ 1.172vaine-goodly-speach to neigh∣bours, the eyes of the given that way shalbe consumed.

6 That maketh me a by-word to people: & I ‘† 1.173am o∣penly a taber.

7 Wherefore myne eye is dim by anguish: and all my members be like a shadow.

8 Let the vpright wonder at this: and let the innocēt

† 1.174bestir himselfe against the hypocrite.

9 And * 1.175 let the iust hold on his way: and let the cleane in handes encrease courage.

10 Now, all ye, chaunge your mind: and “ 1.176 come now. For, I find not a wise man amongst you.

11. My dayes are past, † 1.177my purposes are pluckt vp: the possessions of my heart.

12 The “ 1.178night they change into day: light is short be∣cause of darknes.

13 As I desire the grave my house: in the darknes I straw my couch.

14. To the pit I cry, o father: ô mother, ô sister to the wormes.

15 For where now have I my hope: yea my hope who can behold it?

16 To the †‘ 1.179middes of the grave all shall descend: when we go downe together to the dust.

CHAP. XVIII.

THen Bildad the Shuchite answered, and sayd.

2 When will yee make an end of speaking: Mark yee: and after we wil speak.

3. Why are we counted as Ԡ 1.180 beasts, are * 1.181 vncleane in your eyes:

4. O he that teareth his soule in his “ 1.182 anger, shall † 1.183the earth be cast off for thee, & rocks be removed from their place.

5 Yea the light of the wicked is soon quenched: and the sparkle of his fire shall not long shine.

6 Light is darkened in his tent: and his candle is put

out in him.

7 His violent passages are distressed: and his own coun∣sel will make him fall.

8 He is sent into the net by his owne feet: and walketh into the platted grin.

9 The snare shall catch him by the heel: the savage shal lay hold on him.

10 His * 1.184 snare is hid in the ground: & his pitfall at the way side.

11. Terrours fright him on every syde: and presse him, † 1.185 at his feet.

12 His strength shall come to hungar: and wo is rea∣dy at his syde.

13 A straunge death shall eat the braunches of his “ 1.186bo∣dy. All his ‘† 1.187 braunches, shall it eat.

14 His confidence shalbe plucked vp from his tent: he shalbe conveyed to the king of terrours.

15 It shall dwell in his tent, when it is not his: * 1.188 brim∣ston shalbe scattered vpon his dwelling.

16 Beneath, his roots shalbe dryed vp: and above, his branch shalbe cut downe.

17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth: & he shall have no name in the streates.

18. He shalbe drvien from light to darknes: & he shalbe chased out of the earth.

19. He shall leave no child, nor nephew among his peo∣ple: nor remnant in his pilgrimage.

20. At his day they that come after shall wonder: as the present took an horrour.

21. Even these are the habitatiōs of the vnrighteous, •••• this is the † 1.189 case of him * 1.190 that knoweth not the Omnipotēt.

CHAP. XIX.

THen Iob answered and sayd:

2 How long will ye greive my soule: and fret me with words.

3 Now * 1.191 ten times ye have reproched me: nothing a∣shamed: But ye harden your selves against me.

4. Suppose in deed that I have erred: let my errour continue with me.

5. But truely you deale stately over me: `* and bring my wretched case an argument against me.

6. Know then that the Puissant hath ',' 1.192 overthrowne me: and compassed his net about me:

7. If * 1.193 I complayne of wrong, I cannot be heard: if I* 1.194 cry, no sentence wilbe given.

8. He hath “ 1.195hedged in my wayes that I cannot passe: and hath set darknes over my pathes:

9. He hath bestript me of my honour: and taken away the crowne of myne head.

10. He hath puld me downe on every side: and I goe away: and he hath plucked vp my hope as a tree.

11. And his anger is kindled against me: & he holdeth ne as † 1.196 one of his enemies.

12. His * 1.197 hostes come together against me: and cast vp ••heir trench against me: and camp about my tent.

13. He hath alienated my brethren from me, and they ‘* 1.198 who honoured me are become mere strangers vnto me.

14 My kinsfolk cease, & they whom I favoured have forgotten me.

15 The hirelinges of my house, and my maydens, take me for a stranger: I am an alliant in their eyes.

16 I call my servant; but he wil give no answer: though I entreat him with my mouth.

17 My breath is strange vnto my wife, though I pray her by the children of my belly.

18 Even Princockes do dispise me: when I arise they talk against me.

19 All men of my counsell loath me: and, they whom* 1.199 I loved turne agaynst me.

20 My bone cleaveth to my skin, as to my flesh: and I am whol onely in the skin of my teeth.

21 Pitie me, pitie me, o yee my frendes: for the hand of the Puissant hath touched me.

22 Why do ye persecute me as the Omnipotent: and are not satisfied with † 1.200 my flesh.

23 O that * 1.201 my words were now written: ô that they were drawen in a book.

24 Graven with a pen of iron: with lead, were in stone for ever.

25 How I know “ 1.202 my redemer liveth: and at the last shall arise vpon the dust.

26 And after this my skin is spent: yet from my fle〈…〉〈…〉 shall I see the Puissant.

27. Whom I shall see, even I, my self: & myne ey〈…〉〈…〉 view, and * 1.203 no straunger: when my reynes and boso〈…〉〈…〉 be spent.

28. Thus, yee should say, * 1.204 why pursue we him: when the thinges root is found in me.

29 Be afraied your selves of the sword: For ire vpon sin hath the sword. Therefore know ther is † 1.205 a iudgment.

CHAP. XX.

THen answered Sophar the Naamathite, and sayd.

2. For this my thoughts make me reply: and therefore my hast is in me.

3. A * 1.206 reprofe to my shame I heare: and the spirit of my conscience will that I answer.

4 Thou dost know this much, how of old, since Adam was set on the earth:

5. The joyance of wicked is short: & hypocrites gladnes for a moment.

6. If his height ascend to heaven: and his head reach vnto the cloudes:

7. Turning a little he falls for ever: “ 1.207 his beholders ••ay, where is he?

8. As †‘ 1.208 a dreame shall he flee, past finding: and passe like a vision on night.

9. Eyes viewed him: but shall no more: nor his place behold him againe.

10. His children must content the poore: & his hands recompence his wrongs.

11. His bones shall feel full pay for his youth prankes: which shall lye with him in the dust.

12. Though wrong be sweet within his mouth, and he hide it vnder his tongue:

13. Though he cherish it, and leave it not: and hold it within his pallate:

14. His meat in his bowels turneth into gall of aspes within him.

15 Wealth devoured he shall cast-vp: The Omnipo∣tent will drive it out of his belly.

16. He shall suck the gall of aspes: the tongue of ser∣pents shall kill him.

17 He shall no more see rivers, streames, brooks of ho∣ny and of butter.

18. He shall restore what mens paines gate: and not have time to devour it: and never reioyce in the wealth for which he must make recompence.

19 He oppresseth and leaveth poor; robbed of house: which he shall not build vp.

20 For he shall feel no rest in his belly: by that which* 1.209 he desired he shall not be safe.

21 There shalbe no remnant of his meat: therefore his goods continue not.

22 When he hath filled him with sufficiency, then he shalbe distrest: ech hand of † 1.210 injuried will come vpon him.

23 When he would fil his belly, God will send his hoat anger vpon him: he wil rayn vpon him into his flesh.

24. When he fleeth from the iron armour, the bowe of steel shall shoot him through.

25. The arrow shalbe drawen and come out of “ 1.211 the quiver; and the head shalbe in his gall: terrours shall come vpon him.

26. All darknes is hid vp for his † 1.212 store: a fyre ‘* 1.213 vn∣quenchable shall eat him vp, and the remnant of his tent shalbe wringed.

27 The heaven shall reveale his iniquity: and the earth shall rise vp against him.

28 The * 1.214 fruites for his house shall passe avvay: & flow away in the day of anger.

29 This shalbe the portion of the wicked earthly-man from ‘† 1.215 God: and the inheritance appointed him from the † 1.216 Omnipotent.

CHAP. XXI.

THen answered Iob and sayd:

2 Heare diligently my words: and let that be your consolation.

3 Suffer ye me and I will speak: and after I have spo∣ken, mock thou:

4. Is “ 1.217 my sighing vnto man: notwithstanding I have my sighing: then why should not my spirit be discouraged.

5 Mark me, and be amazed: lay the hand vpon the mouth:

6 When I bethink me, I am troubled: and a quaking taketh my flesh.

7 Why are the wicked lively, continue long, and be mighty in riches.

8 Their seed is setled before them with them: and their issue before their eyes.

9 Their houses have peace without feare: and the rod of the puissant is not vpon them.

10. Their oxe gendreth and looseth not seed: their

cow calveth, and looseth not the young.

11. They send forth their children as flocks: & the••••* 1.218 prinkockes daunce.

12. They bear with the tabret & harpe: and reioyce a•• the sound of the pleasant instrument.

13. They spend their dayes in wealthinesse: and in a* 1.219 moment they go downe † 1.220 to the grave.

14. And they say to the omnipotent, depart from vs: for we desire not to know thy wayes.

15. What * 1.221 is the almighty that we should serve him: or what profit shall we have if we pray to him.

16. Loe their welth cōmeth not ‘* 1.222 by their own power: here I am far from the iudgement of “ 1.223 the wicked.

17. † 1.224 Not so often is the candle of the wicked put out: that their wo doth come vpon them: that HE imparteth pangs in his anger.

18 That they become * 1.225 as straw before the wind: and dust which a tempest stealeth away.

19. Doth God lay vp his injuries for his children: doth pay himself that he doth feel it?

20. Do his own eyen see his ruine: that he drink the ire of the omnipotent.

21. Otherwise what careth he for his house after him: when the number of his own moneths shalbe shortned.

22. Can a man teach the Omnipotent knowledg, how he shall judge the lofty?

23 One dyeth in his very perfection, all in prosperitie and ease:

24 His †‘ 1.226 payles are full of milk: and the marrow of his bones are moist.

25 An other dyeth with a bitter soule: and never ate good thing.

26 They shall lye alike in the dust: & the worme shall cover them.

27 Behold, I know your thoughts, and your injurious imaginations against me.

28 When ye say: where is the house of † 1.227 the noble? &* 1.228 where is the tent and pavilion of the wicked?

29. Cannot ye ask them that go by the way? so yee would not make their signes straunge.

30. How the bad is spared vnto the day of heavines, the day when great wrath is brought.

31 Who dare tell him of his wayes to his face: & re∣ward him that which he doth?

32. But he is brought vnto the grave, and still abideth in the tumbe.

33 The vale clodds be sweet vnto him: & he draweth all earthly after him: as innumerable went before him.

34 And what do yee comfort me with vanitie: when great offence remayneth in your disputations.

CHAP. XXII.

THen answered Eliphaz the Themanite and sayd.

2. Can the humane-wight teach the Omnipo∣tent? If he would teach, would he regard it?

3. Is it a pleasure to the almighty, that thou pleadest ju∣stice: or gain, that thou wouldst make thy wayes perfect?

4. Would he reprove thee for thy religion; would he come into judgement with thee?

5 Nay doubtlesse thy evill is great, and thy iniquity endlesse.

6. For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother vv〈…〉〈…〉* 1.229 out cause: and bestript the naked of their clothing.

7 No vvater to the vveary hast thou given to drink and thou hast kept avvay bread from the hungry.

8 But the stronger in arme held the land: and * 1.230 hee estimation vvould dvvell in it.

9 † 1.231 Widovves hast thou sent avvay empty: and the armes of the fatherles vvere broken.

10 Therefore snares compasse thee: and suddayn fear frightes thee:

11 Or darknes, that thou canst not see: and much w•• ter doth cover thee:

12 Is not the Puissant in the height o•• heaven: & be hold the loftynes, the starres hovv high they be.

14 So thou sayest, vvhat knovveth the Omnipotem can he judge through the dark cloud?

14 The clovvdes be a covering to him that he cannot see: and he vvalketh vpon the compasse of the heaven.

15 †‘ 1.232 Hast thou marked the vvay of ‘ 1.233 the old vvorld vvherin vngratious men have vvalked?

16 Which vvere made avvay before their time: vvho••* 1.234 foundation became a water of deluge:

17 Who ••••id vnto the Omnipotent, depart from •• and vvhat should the Almighty do vnto them?

18 For he fild their houses vvith goods: & ‘† 1.235 the opi∣nion of the vvicked is far from me.

19 The iust did see and rejoyced: and the innocent 〈…〉〈…〉 mock them.

20 As our state is not yet destroyed, that the remna•• of the other, ‘ 1.236 fyre should eat vp:

21 Reconcile thee novv vnto him, & be at peace: S〈…〉〈…〉 prosperitie shall come vnto thee.

22 Receive now the Law at his mouth: & lay vp his ••••ordes in thine hart.

23 If thou tuine vnto the almighty: thou shalt be built ••p: if thou cast far off vnrighteousnes from thy tents.

24. So thou shalt set by gold as dust: and Ophir, as ••he stones in rivers.

25 And the Almighty wilbe thy plentiful gold: & ••ilver of strength vnto thee.

26 For then thou shalt delite in the Almighty: and ••••ft vp thy countenance vnto the Puissant.

27 Thou shalt crave good of him: and he shall heare ••hee: and thou shalt pay thy vowes.

28 And thou shalt decree a matter: & it shall stand so ••or thee, and in thy wayes shall the light shine.

29 When ‘* 1.237 others shalbe humbled, thou shalt speak ••f exaltation: as the humble eyed he will save.

30 He will spare the innocent: who shalbe spared for* 1.238 ••hy pure hands.

CHAP. XXIII.

THen Iob answered and sayd:

2 Yet this day ',' 1.239 my sighing is holden a re∣bellion: though my stroke be greater then my ••roning.

3 O that I knew how to find him: that I might come into his throne.

4 I would lay the cause before him: and fill my mouth with arguments:

5. Would know what words he would answer me: & would perceive what he would tell me.

6 Would he by great power plead against me? No, but he would help me.

7 There the vpright doth plead with him: so should I ••e quit for ever by my judge.

8. Go * 1.240 I Eastward, there he is not: or westward, I 〈…〉〈…〉 not mark him:

9. On the left hand when he worketh, I cannot vi〈…〉〈…〉 him: when he covereth the right hand, I can not see him.

10 But he knowes what way is with me: tryed he m•• I should come forth as gold.

11. My foot hath held his right path: his way have kept, and not turned away.

12. And his lippes lawes I cast not of: More then m〈…〉〈…〉 dayly bread have I layd vp the wordes of his mouth.

13 Yet † 1.241 when he is against me, who can stay him? h〈…〉〈…〉 soule willeth, and that doth he.

14 Because “ 1.242 he furnished me with my dayly bread•• and many such graces are with him.

15. Therefore I shrink at his presence: I consider an•• am afrayd of him.

16 For the Omnipotent hath loftened mine hart: an•• the Almighty hath made me shrink:

17 Because * 1.243 I have not dyed by thick-darknes: nor H〈…〉〈…〉 yet “ 1.244 hideth gloomynesse from my face.

CHAP. XXIV.

WHy should not † 1.245 times be hid by the almigh∣ty, for none that know him see his wayes.

2. Men remove landmarks: rob away heards, and feed them.

3 They drive away the asse of the fatherlesse: and t〈…〉〈…〉 the oxe of the widow for a pledge.

4. They make the poore turne out of the way: t〈…〉〈…〉

meek of the land hide themselves together.

5 Behold the wild in the wildernes go forth to their* 1.246 york: rising timely to spoile: the vast-ground giveth him ••read for his young.

6. They reap the field that is not their own: so the wic∣••ed snap of the vineyards grapes.

7. The naked they do cause to lodge without garment: ••nd without covering in the cold.

8. They are ‘ 1.247 moistened with the streams of the moun∣••aines: and for want of covert, they imbrace the rock.

9 Of mischievousnes they rob the fatherles: and take ••way as a pledge that which the poor hath vpon him.

10 The † 1.248 naked they cause to go without garment: & ••hey take away the sheaf of the hungry.

11 Men ‘† 1.249 make oyle within their walls, & tread wine∣••resses, and are thirstie.

12. In the citie, folk doe grone: and the soule of the ••layne * 1.250 cryeth: and the Puissant marketh not the vnsa∣••orie dealings.

13. They are of rebellers against the light: They know ••ot his wayes: nor keep in his pathes.

14. With the light the murtherer riseth: he killeth the ••eedy and poore: and on the night he wilbe a very ••heife.

15. The ey of the adulterer watcheth the twylight, say∣ing: No ey shall see me: and layeth a visard vpon his face.

16. *‘ 1.251 In the dark he diggeth houses: which he mar∣••ed on the day tyme: they know no light.

17. For altogether the morning is vnto them the sha∣dow

of death: if any spy them, then come terrours of the shadow of death.

18 He is lighter then the face of waters: their porti•••• is cursed on the earth: none will look vnto the way of the vineyards.

19 Drought and heat quickly take away snow waters: the grave them that sinne.

20 The ‘* 1.252 wombe shall forget him: he is sweet to the worme: he shalbe no more remembred: and wickedne•• is broken downe as a tree.

21. HE † 1.253 adioyneth the barren which hath not borne child: and to the widow HE sheweth no good.

22 And HE draweth the stout after him by his might: while ech stood, none was sure of his life.

23 HE would give them security to stay vpon: But his eyes was vpon their wayes.

24 They were exalted a short while: but come to no∣thing, so they are brought low: every one are made to skip away: they are cutt off as an eare of corne.

25. If it be not so now, who will prove me a liar: and make my wordes nothing?

CHAP. XXV.

THen answered Bildad the Shuchite and sayd:

2 Dominion and feare be with him: he maketh* 1.254

peace in his high places.

3. Can his armies be numbred? or ‘* 1.255 over whome* 1.256 doth not his light shine?

4 And what should sorowful-man plead iustice with the Omnipotent: or the borne of woman look to be clea∣red.

5 Look vnto the moon: and it will not be bright: & the starres are not cleare in his eyes.

6. Much lesse sorowful-man, a worme: & the sonne of Adam a vermin.

CHAP. XXVI.

THen Iob answered and sayd:

2 What helpest thou to no strength? and savest with an arme having no force?

3 What doest thou counsel without wisdome: & ma∣kest advice knowen aboundantly.

4 With whom hast thou vttered speach: and whose ••oule admired thee.

5 ‘* 1.257 Things without life are formed vnder the waters:* 1.258 and places neare them.

6 The lowest earth is naked afore him: and the * 1.259 lost hath no covering.

7. He stretcheth out the North vpon the empty: and hangeth the earth vpon nothing.

8. He bindeth waters in his thick-metcores: and the clowd is not broken for them.

9. He † 1.260 fasteneth the face of the throne: He spreadeth beawtifully his clowd over it.

10 A bound “ 1.261 he hath made for the face of the wa∣ters: vnto the end of light with darknes.

11. The † 1.262 pillars of the heavens shake: and are amazed at his check.

12 By his strength * 1.263 he divides the sea: and by his wis∣dome he parted the ‘† 1.264 maine-water.

13 By his spirit he garnished the heavens: his hand hath formed the long serpent.

14 Lo, these are part of his wayes: and what a small thing can we heare of him. And the thunder of his power who can vnderstand?

CHAP. XXVII.

ANd Iob proceeded to continue his Oration, and sayd:

2. As the Omnipotent liveth which hath remo∣ved my cause, & the Almighty which hath brought my soule to bitternes.

3. Surely, all the while that my breath is in me, and the spirit of the Puissant in my nostrels:

4. My lippes shall not speake the vnright: and my tongue shall not sound vntruth.

5. Be it farr from me that I should justify you vntil I give vp the ghost: I will not remove myne integritie frō me.

6: I will lay hold vpon my righteousnes, and I will not leave it: my hart shall take no shame from my dayes.

7. Mine enemie shalbe as the wicked: and my adver∣sary as the vnrighteous.

8. For what can be the hope of the hypocrite, that he* 1.265 should bring it about: when the Puissant would shake off his soule.

9. Would the Omnipotent heare his crye: when di∣stresse cōmeth vpon him.

10. Can he delight in the Almighty? will he call vpon* 1.266 the Puissant at all times?

11 I will teach you of God his hand: that which is with the Almighty I will not hide.

12 Lo, ye all have seèn it: and why do ye then vanish in vanitie.

13 This shalbe the lot of the wicked earthly-man, with the Omnipotent: and the portion of tyrants, which they shall receive from the Almighty.

14. If his children be many, it shalbe to the sword: & his ofspring shall not be filled with bread.

15. His remnant shalbe buried * 1.267 as soon as they are

dead: and his widowes shall † 1.268 not weep.

16 If he heap vp silver as dust: and prepare him ga••∣ments as clay:

17 Wel he may prepare it: but the iust shall weare i•• and the innocent shall part the silver.

18 He buildeth his house as a moth: and as a booth which a watchman maketh.

19 The rich Ԡ 1.269 lieth and is not * 1.270 taken vp one openeth his eyes, but he is gone.

20 Terrours shall fasten on him as waters: and in the night a tempest shal steal him away.

21 An † 1.271 East wind shall take him: and he must go: and and it shall whirle him from his place.

22. It falleth on him, and spares him not: when he would fayne flee from that sway.

23. Every one shall clap hands at him, and hisse him away from his place.

CHAP. XXVIII.

NOw there is an issue for silver: and a place of* 1.272 Golds refining.

2. Iron is taken out of dust: & brasse is molten out of stone.

3. HE hath * 1.273 set an end to darknes: and searcheth the vse of all things: stone of myrknes and shadow of death.

4. A streame breaketh from his spring: vnkenned of a∣••y foot: deep for sad-man, it floweth away.

5 A ground out of which groweth food: is vnderneath chaunged as * 1.274 fyre.

6. Her stones have the place of Saphir: and the dust of gold is in it.

7. A path which the kite hath not knowne: nor the eye of glead lookt on it.

8. The savage beasts have not trode it: nor fierce-Lyon passed over it.

9. HE sendeth his hand into the flint: and changeth † 1.275 mountaines at the roote:

10 Breaking rivers out of the rocks: And all that is rare his ey seeth.

11. HE Ԡ 1.276 bindeth the floods from weeping: And the hid he bringeth to light.

12 But from whence can wisdome be found: & where is vnderstandings place?

13. Sorowfull-man knoweth not her esteeme: neither can it be found in the Land of the living.

14 The deep saith, it is not in me: and the sea saith, it is not with me.

15 No † 1.277 ore can be given for her: nor silver be weig∣hed for her price.

16 It will not be valewed with “ 1.278 Cethem from O∣phir: with precious Beryll and Saphir.

17▪ No gold nor diamond will match her: nor cup of * 1.279 Phez-gold make her exchaunge.

18 † 1.280 Ramoth and Gabish may not be mentioned:

wisdomes price doth passe carbuncles.

19 The Topaz of Cush will not match her: she wil not be weighed with pure Cethem.

20 Then from whence doth wisdome proceed: and* 1.281 where is the place of vnderstanding.

21 For it is hid from the eyes of all living: and kept close from the fowles of the heaven.

22 Destruction and death say: with our eares we have heard her fame.

23. God perceiveth her way: and he knoweth her* 1.282 place.

24 For he beholdeth the ends of the earth: and hee seeth all that is vnder heaven.

25 When he made for the wind a peise, and held the waters in a measure.

26. When he made a bound for the rayne: and a way for lightening of thunders.

27 Then he saw her: and shewed her: and setled her: and searched her.

28. And he sayd to Adam, Mark: the fear of †‘ 1.283 Ado∣naj, is the wisdome: and to eschew ill, is vnderstanding.

CHAP. XXIX.

ANd Iob continued his Oration and sayd.

2 O that I were as in former moneths: as in the dayes when the Puissant preserved me.

3. When he caused his brightnes to shine over my head:

when I walked at his light in darknes.

4. As I was in my lusty yeres: with Gods favour over my tent.

5. When yet the almighty was with me: and my chil∣dren about me:

6. When I washt my steps with butter: and the rock powred me streames of oyle.

7. When I went out a door to the city: and settled my seat in the street.

8. The young men saw me, & would not be seen: the aged arising stood vp.

9. Princes refrayned from speaking: & layd their hand vpon their mouth.

10. The best in voyce would not be seen: theyr toung cleaved to their palat.

11 When the ear heard, then it held me happy: and the ey saw, and gave me good report:

12. That I delivered the poore when he cryed: and the fatherlesse and the succourlesse.

13 The blessing of the perishing came vpon me: and I made glad the heart of the widow.

14. I put on righteousnes, and it clothed me: my ius∣tice was like a cloke, and a crowne.

15. Eyes was I vnto the blind: and I became feet to the lame.

16 A father was I to the poore: and the cause I knew not I searcht out.

17. And I brake the tuskes of the vnright: and cast the pray out of his teeth.

18. And I sayd: I shall give out the ghost in presence of my nest, and multiply dayes as the sand.

19 My root was spred to the water: and dew lay vpon my braunches.

20 My honour was aey-new with me, and my bow•• was fresh in mine hand.

21 To me men gave eare and regard: and kept silenc•• at my counsel.

22 After my words they diffred not: & my talk drop¦ped vpon them.

23. They regarded me as the rain: & gaped as to the later showres.

24. When I laughed vpon them, they would not be bold: nor cast downe the light of my face.

25 I chose their way, and sate a chief: and dwelt as a King with a garrison: as one that comforteth mourners.

CHAP. XXX.

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.

6 That they dwelt in * 1.284 cliffs at rivers, in holes of dust,

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 * 1.285 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 † 1.286 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 “ 1.287 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 1.288 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 † 1.289 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 * 1.290 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.

CHAP. XXXI.

I Made a covenant with myne eyen, not to look v∣pon a virgin.

2. For what were the portion of God from above: and lot of the almighty from on high?

3. Have not the vnrighteous woe: and be not ildoers rid away?

4. Will not he see vnto my wayes: and number all my passages?

5. If I walked in vanity: and▪ my feet hastened to guyl:

6. Let God weigh me in even ballance: and let him mark my integrity.

7. If my step have turnd from the way: and my hart followed myne eyes: and any blame sticked to myne hands:

8 Then let me sow, and another eat: and my ofspring be rooted out.

9 If mine hart were drawen by woman: that I waited at my neighbours doore:

10. Let my wife grind to an other: & let others bow vpon her.

11 For this should be an haynous thing: and a sin * 1.291 for the Iudges.

12. For it is a fyre eating to destruction, which would root out all my revenues.

13. If I despised my servants cause: & my handmaids pleading with me:

14 Then what should I do: when th'Omnipotent stood vp: and when he did visite, what should I answer him?

15 Hath not he that made me made him in the belly? and the same framed vs both in the wombe?

16 If I stayd the poore from the wished: and consu∣med the eyes of the widow:

17 If I have eaten my morsel alone: that the fatherles

ate not of the same▪

18. For from my youth this grew with me as a father: and from my mothers wombe I did tender it.

19 If I saw any perishing for want of clothes: and lack of covering for the poore:

20. If his loynes have not blessed me: when he felt warmth by my sheeps fleece:

21 If I listed myne hand against the orphane: when I saw my strength in the gate:

22 Let my shoulder fall from the back: and let myne arme break from the cane.

23. For th'Omnipotents feared woe held me: and I could not stand be•••••••• his highnes.

24▪ If I made gold my confidence, and said to Cethem, ô my hope.

25. If I ioyed that my welth grew: and that my hand found much riches.

26. If I admired the sun how it shined: and † 1.292 the moon walking precious:

27 That mine hart was closly deceived: No, my hand * 1.293 kissed my mouth.

28 So this had been a sinne to be judged: for I had de∣nyed the omnipotent from above.

29 If † 1.294 I rejoyced at the hurt of myne enemy, & be∣stird

me when he found losse:

30 No, I let not my palate sinne: to wish his soule vnder a curse.

31 Haue not the folk of my house sayd: ‘* 1.295 ô that wee had his flesh: wee would not be satisfied.

32 The stranger lodged not in the street: I opened my doores to “ 1.296 travellers.

33. Have I covered my trespas as Adam: hiding my ••in of a self-love.

34. For I could oppresse a great troup: & those of fami∣lies to basenes, that made me shrink: that I was dumme, and went not out of doores.

35. O that I had one to heare me: behold my scope is this: that th'Almighty would answer me: & the book which my adversary would write.

36 I sweare, I would beare it on my shoulder: I would tye it for crownes to me:

37. I would tell him the number of my steppes: I would come to him as a bold Prince.

38 If my land cry out against me: and her furrowes weep together:

39 If I ate her strength without silver, and have grie∣ved her owners soule:

40 Then let thornes grow in stead of wheat: & dar∣nell in steed of barley.

Here end the words of Iob.

CHAP. XXXII.

SO these three men rested from answering Iob: be∣cause he was iust in his owne eyes.

2. And the anger of Elihu, the sonne of Baracheel the Buzite of the familie of Ram, was in a choler against Iob: because he iustifyed himselfe above God.

3. And against his three felowes his anger was in a choler: because they found no answer, yet condemned Iob.

4. Yet Elihu wayted to speak to Iob: because they were elder then he, in dayes.

5. So Elihu saw there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, and his anger was in a choler.

6. Then spake Elihu the sonne of Baraceel the Buzite: and sayd: I am young, and ye are old: Therefore I reve∣renced, and feared to shew my mind among you.

7. For I sayd, dayes will speak: and many yeres will teach wisdome.

8. Certes a spirit is in sad-man: & th'almighties breath to wise them.

9 Men of not great time may be wise: as the old vnder∣stand the right.

10. Therefore I say, Hear thou me now: I also will shew my mind.

11. Behold I wayted through your speach: I gave ear to your arguments: while ye searched out what to speak.

12 And vnto you I gave attendance: and lo, Iob found no confuter: of you that answered his words.

13 Least ye say, we have found wisdome: th'omnipo∣tent* 1.297 doth tosse him, not man.

14. He hath framed no speach against me: I will not an∣swer him by your words.

15. They shrink away, do speak no more: speaches be departed from them.

16. And I expected, til that they wold no longer speaks but they stand still, they answer no more.

17. Now I will answer in my turne: also I will shew myne owne mind.

18. For I am full of words: and my bellies spirit doth presse me.

19 Behold my belly is as wine that hath no vent: as new barels like to burst.

20. I will speak that I may take breath: I will open my lippes and answer.

21. Look not that I regard mans person: that I respect an earthly-man.

22. For I know not how to respect: So my maker wold be my taker away.

CHAP. XXXIII.

ANd in sooth heare now Iob my talke: and give eare to all my speaches.

2. Behold now I will open my mouth: my tongue speaketh in my palat.

3. My words are th'vpright of my hart: and my lippes shall vtter knowledg purely.

4. Th'Omnipotents spirit hath made me: and the al∣mighties breath hath given me life:

5. If thou canst answer, settle thy selfe before me, stand to it.

6 Lo I am, as thou spakest, for th'Omnipotent: I am also formed out of clay.

7. Lo † 1.298 my terrour shall not fright thee: nor my * 1.299 hand be heavie vpon thee.

8 Now thou hast spoken in myne eares, and I heard the voice of the woords:

9 I “ 1.300 am cleare, without trespas: I am neat, without iniquitie.

10. Lo ‘* 1.301 he piketh quarels against me: † 1.302 and taketh me for his enemy:

11 He * 1.303 putteth my feet in the stocks: and watcheth all my pathes.

12 Lo here thou art not in the right. I must tell thee: For the puissant is greater then sorowful-man.

13 Wherfore doest thou strive against him: that he will not speak for all his dealings?

14 When th'Omnipotent speaketh once, or twise: ▪ man will not mark it.

15 In a dreame of a vision by night: when heavie sleep falls on weak-man: in deep-slumbring vpon the bed:

16 Then he openeth the eares of weak-men: and † 1.304 im∣printeth why they are chastised.

17 That the earthly-man * 1.305 leave of to work: and He cover pride from the humane-wight.

18 To keep back his soule from the pit: and his life from going on the dart.

19. So he chastiseth with malady on his bed: yea all his bones with a sore one.

20 So that his life abhorreth meat: and his soule the delicate food.

21 His flesh wasteth away from sight: and his bones stand out, which were not seen.

22. And his soule draweth neare to the pit: & his life to killing maladies.

23 If there be for him a messenger, a teacher one of a thowsand: to tell the earthly “‘ 1.306 HIS rightfulnes:

24 Then he will have mercy vpon him: and say: spare him (ô killing malady,) from descending into the pit, I haue found a ransome.

25 His flesh shalbe moister then in youth: he shall re∣turne to his fresh dayes.

26 He will pray to the puissant, & he will accept him: and he shall see his face with great ioyance: and HE will restore to man his “ 1.307 justice:

27 He will accompany with men and say: I sinned & wrestred the right: but Ԡ 1.308 it profited me nothing.

28 He saved my soule from going into the pit: that my life doth see the light.

29 Lo, th'Omnipotent works all this: twise, thrise with a man.

30 To stay his soule from the pit: to be lightened with the light of the living.

31 Attend ô Iob, listen to me: be silent, and then will I speak:

32. If thou have speach to answer me, say on, for I de∣sire to make thee iust.

33 If thou hast nothing, listen thou to me: be silent, and I will teach thee wisedome.

CHAP. XXXIV.

FUrthermore Elihu spake and sayd:

2 Heare ô ye wise my words: and give eare ye men of knowledge.

3 For the * 1.309 eare discerneth speaches, as the palate ta∣steth to eat.

4. Let vs desire judgment for vs, know amongst vs what is the good.

5. For Iob hath sayd: † 1.310 I am iust: but, th'Omnipotent keeps back my right.

6. For my right I must be a lyer: my stroke is sore with∣out trespas.

7 What sage-wight is like to Iob: that drinketh scorn∣fulnes* 1.311 like water.

8. Who goeth in company with them that work ini∣quity: and walketh with the sorrowful wicked men.

9. For he hath sayd, it profiteth not the humane∣wight, when he would walk with God.

10 Therefore sad-men of hart heare me: farre be wic∣kednes from th'omnipotent: & vnrighteousnes from the* 1.312 almighty.

11 For he will repay the earthly his work: and as the* 1.313 way of ech one is, so will make him find it.

12 Most sure is this. th'Omnipotent will not doe wic∣kedly: neither will th'almighty pervert judgement.

13 Who before him looked to the earth: or who set∣led

all the dwelt-land.

14. If he set his hart vpon one, gather his spirit and his breath vnto him:

15 All flesh would yeeld vp the ghost together: and the earthly should returne to dust.* 1.314

16 Now, if thou have vnderstanding, heare this: give eare vnto the voice of my speches.

17. Can a foe to judgement rule well: or wilt thou cō∣demnethe most iust?

18 May one say to the King, Belial? thou wicked, to* 1.315 the King of nobles?

19 Who respects no person of Princes: nor regards wealthy more then poore: for all be the work of his hands.

20 People † 1.316 dy suddenly: & be shaken of * 1.317 at midnight: and they passe away: & the mighty are taken away with∣out hand.

21 For his eyes are vpon mans wayes: and he doth* 1.318 see all his goings.

22 No darknes, nor shadow of death, can hide in it wor∣kers of sinne.

23 Therefore “ 1.319 it is not for man ever to purpose, to en∣ter into judgement before the Omnipotent.

24 He bruseth mighty without end: & placeth others in their rowme.

25 So he looketh vnto their works: & bringeth night, and they are brought low.

26 For wicked, he maketh plentifull riddance of them: in Ԡ 1.320 open place of beholders.

27 Because they turned back from him: & considered not all his wayes.

28 Bringing on such the cry of poore: as he heares the cry of the needy.

29. When he makes rest, who can disturb? when he hi∣deth* 1.321 favour, who can behold him? eyther for a nation, or one earthly man alone.

30 That the hypocrite do not reigne: that HE take a∣way snares from people.

31. Now vnto the Omnipotent, which sayth, I pardon, I wil not destroy: This should be sayd:

32 Where I see not: do thou teach me: if I wrought il, I will no more.

33 Shall that come from thee, which he will punish: as thou doest loth, as thou likest, where I would not? Now* 1.322 speak what thou thinkest.

34 Sad-men of hart will speak as I: and the wise per∣son that heares me.

35. Iob doth speak without knowledge: and his spea∣ches are without skill.

36. O my father * 1.323 which art in heaven, let Iob be tryed † 1.324 vnto victorie: for answers of sorrowful wicked.

37 For he addes trespas to his sin: he maketh a noyse amongst vs: and against the omnipotent, he doth multi∣ply his talking.

CHAP. XXXV.

ELihu spake moreover and sayd:

2. Hast thou counted this for judgement? Thou saydst, I am more iust then the Omnipotent.

3 So thou saydst, what good will it do thee: what gain

I clensed from my sinne?

4 I will answer thee in speeches: and also thy fellowes with thee.

5. Consider and see the heavens, and mark the skies height above thee:

6 If thou hast sinned, what canst thou work for him: &* 1.325 thy trespas be much, what canst thou do to him?

7 If thou be just, what givest thou him: or what will he take from thy hand?

8 Thy ill may touch one like thy self, and thy iustice a sonne of Adam.

9 For violence th'oppressed complaine: ‘* 1.326 cry out for the violents arme.

10 But none say, where is the Puissant: * 1.327 my MA∣KERS (the Eternal Trinitie,) who stirreth to praise on the night.

11 Who doth “ 1.328 teach vs more then the beasts of the earth: and wiseth vs above the foules of the heaven.

12 There they cry, but he answers not: concerning the wrong-doers pride.

13 So, † 1.329 bad, th'Omnipotent will not heare: and th'al∣mighty regards it not.

14 So when thou sayst, thou wilt not mark it: Iudge thee afore him, and wayt for him.

15 And now for missing, his anger doth visit: because Iob knoweth not this great plenty.

16 But doth open his mouth in vayn: without know∣ledge doth vse much speach.

Chap. XXXVI.

AGaine Elihu held on and sayd:

2. * 1.330 Forbeare me a little, and I will shew the•• that I have yet speaches of God:

3 I will vtter my knowledg † 1.331 from far: and to him that wrought me give iustice.

4 Truly my words shall not be lies: for him that “ 1.332 ten∣dreth thee soundly.

5 Mark, the Omnipotent is mighty, no despiser, migh∣ty, the strength of hart:

6 He saveth not * 1.333 the wickeds life: but yeeldeth † 1.334 right vnto the *‘ 1.335 poore.

7 He witholdeth not his eyes from the just, and placeth them with Kings in throne: Ԡ 1.336 that they are exalted for ever.

8. And if they be bound in chaines: and be caught i•• cords of anguish:

9 Then he will tell them of their work: and that their trespasses reigned.

10. He will open their eares to correction: and bid that they returne from naughtŷnes:

11 And if they heare & do serve him: they shall spend their dayes in good, and their yeres in pleasures:

12 But if they will not heare: they shall passe on the spear: and yeeld the ghost without knowledge.

13 But * 1.337 hypocrites in hart store wrath: they cry not ••

when he corrects them.

14. Their soule shall dye in their youth: and their life with fornicatours.

15. He † 1.338 saveth poore in their anguish: and openeth their eare † in oppression.

16. Which * 1.339 hath turnd thee from distresse mouth: to largenes where is no straitnes: and that which was laid v∣pon thy table was full of fatnes.

17 As thou hast fulfilled the sentence of wicked, sen∣tence and iudgement have layd hold.

18 Since ire is come, look he turne thee not off by stripes: and great ransome †‘ 1.340 help not away.

19. Will he esteme thy *‘ 1.341 noblenes: no gold nor any other thing † 1.342 should be able to giue sound strength.

20. Breath not “ 1.343 vnto that night: for peoples passage to their place.

21 Beware †‘ 1.344 thou look not to sorow, to chose that: for thy affliction.

22. Mark, * 1.345 the Omnipotent sets vp: by his strength: who can teach as he?

23. Who gave him chargeover his wayes: who can say, thou workest evil.

24 Remember to magnifie his work: which the sonnes of Enosh “ 1.346 behold.

25. All † 1.347 of Adam see it: they † of Enosh behold a far off.

26. Lo, the Omnipotentis great: but we cannot fully know that: nor find the number of his yeares.

27. He withdrawes dropping of waters: which makes rain pure through his * 1.348 meteores:

28 Which “ 1.349 the ayre powreth, causeth to flow on †‘ 1.350 ma∣ny Adams sonnes.

29. So if one marke his cloudes * 1.351 spreadinges, the much roaring of his †‘ 1.352 cabane.

30 Lo, he spreads † 1.353 his light vpon it: and covereth * 1.354 the rootes of the sea.

31. When by them he will †‘ 1.355 judge people: and give meat in abundant plenty.

32. By *‘ 1.356 hands he covereth the light: and chargeth it as man doth pray.

33 Declaring his favour towards him, the cattel, & also plantes.

CHAP. XXXVII.

ALso at this mine heart quaketh: and skippeth out of his place.

2. Hearken well to the noyse of his voyce: and to the sound that cōmeth from his mouth.

3 He directeth it under the whole heaven: and his light vnto the wings of the earth.

4 After the light roareth a voice: He thundreth with* 1.357 the voyce of his Maiesty: He will not have it to be behind, when his voice is to be heard.

5 The Omnipotent thundreth wonderfully by his voice: he doeth great things which we cannot know.

6 For, to the snow he sayth, be vpon the earth; or to showres of rayn: then showres of much great raine come.

7 That sealeth vp the hand of Adams sonne, to peruse what all his workmen may * 1.358 do.

8 Then the beasts go into their dennes: and keep in their lodgings.

9 A tempest cōmeth from his chamber, and cold from † 1.359 the fair-weather windes

10 By the breath of the Omnipotent he giveth ice: & the breadth of the waters are made hard.

So by clearnes he wearieth thick-vapours: he scattereth the clowdes by his light.

12 And for varieties, he turneth himself in his wise counsels, for their operatiō, for whatsoever he commaun∣deth them, in the face of the world, on the earth.

13. Whether for a scourge, or for the earth, or for mer∣cy, he doth cause it to come.

14. Give eare vnto this ô Iob, stand still, and consider the wondrous works of the Omnipotent.

15 Doest thou know when the Puissant disposeth of them, how the light of his cloud doth shine.

16. Doest thou know the peising of his thick-vapours: the miracles of the perfect in all knowledge.

17. How thy clothes are warme, (when the land is still)* 1.360 from the south.

18. Couldest thou make a firmament with him of the ayer, settled as glasse molten.

19. Teach vs what we should say vnto him, we cannot reason for darknes.

20 Shall it be recorded vnto him when I speak: would any plead when he should be vndone?

21. And now men cannot look vpon the light, when it is bright in the ayre: when a wind passeth and cleareth it.

22. Through the North a golden cōmeth: but a terri∣ble glorie is in the Puissant.

23. The almighty, whom we cannot find out, he is huge of strength: but † 1.361 of judgement and greatnes of iustice he would not afflict.

24 Therefore sad-men do feare him. He respecteth no wise in heart.

CHAP. XXXVIII.

THen answered the Eternal vnto Iob, out of the whirlewind, and sayd.

2 What * 1.362 a man is this, that darkneth “ 1.363 counsel by words voyd of knowledg.

3. Gird now thy loynes like a man, and I will question with thee: & let me see thy skill.

4. Where wast thou, when I layd the foundation of the* 1.364 earth, tell if thou † 1.365 know vnderstanding.

5. Who set her measures? for thou wilt be skilfull: or who hath stretched the line vpon it?

6. Wherevpon are her foundations sunk-fast? or who hath cast her corner stone?

7. When the “ 1.366 morning starres reioyced together: and all the sonnes of God showted.

8 When he shut vp * 1.367 the sea with doores, when it gush∣ed out comming from the wombe.

9. When I set a cloud his garment: and obscuritie his swadling-band.

10. And brake the earth for it by my decree: and set barre and doores.

11 And said, Hitherto thou shalt come, but shalt go no further: and here shalbe an end for the pride of thy waves.

12 Hast thou since thy dayes given the morning his charge? and hast taught the dawning his place?

13. To hold the winges of thé earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it.

14 That it should be made diverse as clay to the pictu∣red: and ',' 1.368 things stand vpon it as a garment:

15. That the wicked should be restrained of their light: and the arme lift vp should be broken.

16. Camest thou ever to the springes of the sea, or hast thou walked in the border of the deepe?

17. Have the gates of † 1.369 death bene opened vnto thee? or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?

18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? tell if thou knowest it all.

19. Where is the way that light dwelleth? & where* 1.370 is the place of darkenes?

20. That thou mayst take it into his border, & know the pathes of his house.

21. Didst * 1.371 thou know, that then thou wast to be born: & the number of thy dayes to be many.

22 Hast thou come † 1.372 to the storehouse of snow? or hast thou seen the storehouse of haile?

23. Which I spare vnto the time of distresse: against the day of battell and war?

24. By what way is * 1.373 light parted: and the eastwind scatterreth it self over the earth?

25 Who divided a chanel for the streames, and a way for the lightning of thunder?

26. To raine vpon the earth where no man is: vpon the desert, where none of Adam dwelleth.

27 To satisfie the wast and vast-ground: and to cause the bud of herb to spring fourth.

28 Hath the raine a father, or vvho begat the misling* 1.374 of devv?

29. From vvhose vvomb came the Ice: and vvho begat the frost of heaven?

30 That the waters hide themselves like a stone: and the face of the deep is fastened.

31 Canst thou bind the delicacies of Pleiades, or loose* 1.375 the bands of Orion?

32 Canst thou bring forth † 1.376 Mazaroth in due season: canst thou lead Arcturus and her children?

33 Doest thou know the rules of heaven, or canst thou set his force vpon earth?

34 Canst thou lift vp thy voice unto the clowdes: that abundance of water cover thee?

35. Canst thou send forth the lightnings, that they go, and say to thee, here we are.

36. Who hath set wisdome in the reines, or who hath* 1.377 given the hart vnderstanding?

37 Who could make the ayre ‘† 1.378 Saphir-like by wise∣dome:* 1.379 or distill the barrels of the heavens?

38. Sprinkling the dust with this sprinkling, that the clods cleave together?

Chap. XXXIX.

CAnst thou hunt pray for the hardy-Lion: or satis∣fy* 1.380 the heird of Lions whelpes?

2 When they couch in their lodge, and tarry in their covert to lye in wait.

3 Who could prepare for the raven his food: when his* 1.381 young ones cry vnto the Omnipotent: * 1.382 they wandring without meat.

4. Canst thou know the time when the wild goates bring forth young: canst thou mark when hindes calve?* 1.383

5. Canst thou number the monethes that they must fulfill? Canst thou know the time when they bring forth young?

6. They lie down, they calve their young ones, & passe their travel.

7. Their young ones wax strong: they grow in the fieldes: they go forth, and returne not vnto them.

8. Who set the wild-asse at liberty: or who loosed the* 1.384 bandes of that † 1.385 Arad?

9. Even I, who made the plaine wildernes his house: & the barren land his dwelling.

10. He scorneth the multitude of the city: and will not heare the cry of the driver.

11 Chosen places in the mountaynes are his pasture: & he will seek after every green herbe.

12. Will the vnicorne do thee service: or will he abide* 1.386 by thy crib?

13. Canst thou bind the vnicorne for the furrow, by his cords: will he plough the valley after thee?

14. Mayst thou trust him, because his strength is great: or leave thy labour vnto him?

15 Mayst thou beleev him, that he will bring home thy corne: or gather it vnto thy barne?

16 Couldest thou give the proud wing to the peacock:* 1.387 or fether to the stork, and estrich?

17. Which leaveth her egges in the ground, and war∣meth them in the dust:

18. And forgetteth how a foot may dash them: & the beasts of the feild may tread vpon them.

19. So hard she is to her owne young ones: as though they were not hers: & had laboured in vayn without fear.

20. Because the Puissant hath denyed her wisdome: & not geven her vnderstanding.

21. At what time it mounteth on high: she scornes the horse and his rider.

22. Canst thou give to the horse courage? canst thou* 1.388 cloth his neck with thundering?

23. Canst thou make him quake as a locust: or his proud snurting with terrour?

24. His feet will digge in the plaine ground: he reioi∣ceth in his strongnes: he will go fourth to meet the har∣nesse.

25. He mocks terrour, and shrinketh not: neither star∣teth back from the sword:

26. Though the quiver rattle vpon him: with bright blade, with speare, with javeling.

27 With shaking & stirring he beateth vpon the earth: & will not stand still at the voyce of the trumpet.

28. Of the trumpet he will say, Heah, and from far will smell the battell, the thunder and shout of princes.

29. Doth the Hauk flee from thy wisdome, spreading* 1.389 the winges toward the south?

30. Mounts the Eagle on high by thy mouth: or doth it make the nest on high?

31. He dwelleth and lodgeth on a rock: in the edge of a rock, and a fortresse.

32. Thence he searcheth meat, his eyes will see far off.

33. His younge † 1.390 nere choke swallowing blood: and “ 1.391 where carcasses be, resort they.

CHAP. XL.

MOreover the Eternall spake to Iob, and sayd:

2. Who is the pleader that will check the Om∣nipotent?* 1.392

let the reprover of the puissant speak to any on•• of these thinges.

3. Then Iob answered the Eternall, and sayd:

4. Lo, I am vile, what shall I answer thee: I will lay my hand on my mouth.

5. Once I spake, but I will not answer: or twise, but 〈…〉〈…〉 will no more.

6. Then the Eternall answered Iob out of the whir•••• wind, and sayd:

7. Gird now thy loynes like a man, and I will questio•• with thee, and let me see thy skill.

8. Wilt thou disanull my judgement, condemne m•• that thou maiest be iust?

Or hast thou an arme as the Omnipotent? canst tho•• thunder with voice as he?

10. Deck thee now with gaynesse and height: & put o•• glory and honour.

11. Cast abroad wrath of thine anger: & behold ec〈…〉〈…〉 proud, and humble him.

12. Behold ech proud, make him bow downe: be〈…〉〈…〉 wicked to dust as they stand.

13 Hide them in the dust together: bind their faces i•• the hid place.

14 And then I will confesse to thee, that thy right hand can save thee.

15 † 1.393 Behold now Behemoth, which I have made wit••* 1.394 thee: he eateth grasse as an oxe:

16. Behold now his strength is in his loynes: and his po∣wer in the navel of his belly.

17. He will make his rayle stand like a Ceder: the si∣newes of his stones are platted in and out as branches.

18. His bones be as barres of steel: his hard-partes as staues of iron.

19 He is the chief of the Omnipotents wayes: HE that ••ade him, dare joyne his sword.

20. The mountaynes do bring him fodder: where all ••he field beastes play boldly.

21 He resteth him in the shadow: in the covert of reed and fennes:

22. Shade-places cover him with their shade: the riuers willowes cover him.

23 Lo, he robs a river, that it hast not: he durst think ••hat Iorden would gush into his mouth.

24. Can men take him before his eyes: to peirce his nose with many snares?

CHAP XLI.

CAnst thou draw Livjathan with an hook: or deep* 1.395 a cord into his tongue?

2 Canst thou put a rush into his nose: or bore his ••aw through with a thorne?

3. Will he make much praying to thee: or speak vnto thee tenderly?

4. Will he make a covenant with thee: that thou take him a servant for ever?

5. Wilt thou play with him as with a bird: wilt thou ••ye him for thy yonge-girles?

6. Will companies make cheare of him? shall he be parted to marchants?

7. Wilt thou fill his skin with sharp-hookes: and his head with fishers angles?

8 Lay thyne hand vpō him: look for war: do it no more.

9. When hope of him proveth false: yea at his very sight one would be cast downe.

10. None is so hardy that dare stir him: and then who can stand before me?

11. Who gave me any thing first, that I may pay it to* 1.396 him againe? whatsoever is vnder the heaven is mine.

12. I will not keepe silence, concerning his members: and speach of strength, and grace of his frame.

13 Who can vncover the face of his garment? who can* 1.397 come with his † 1.398 double bridle?

14. Who dare open the * 1.399 doores of his face? Terrour is about his teeth.

15 The strong “ 1.400 shieldes have pride: he is closed with a strait seale.

16 One toucheth an other so nere, that no wind can come betwixt them.

17 Ec•• doth cleaue vnto his felow, hold one the other▪ and cannot be sundred.

18. His neising maketh a light shine: and his eyes are like the † 1.401 eylids of the morning.

19. Out of his mouth do lampes proceed: and sparks of fyer leap of themselves.

20. From his nosetrilles issueth a smoke: as a pannes or caldrons seething.

21 His breath would set coles on fyer: & a flame issueth from his mouth.

22. In his neck doth strength alwayes lodge: and be∣fore him † 1.402 daunseth carefullnes.

23 The peeces of his flesh cleave fast, hard in him, that none can be moved.

24. His hart is so hard as a stone: so hard as the nether milstone.

25 At his statelynes the mightie feare: * 1.403 & of shivering purge themselves.

26. The sword of one that doth strike him, speare, dart, and javeling, will not fasten.

27. He holds iron as straw: and steell as rotten wood.

28. The “ 1.404 bowes child driues him not away: the sling stones turne as chaff to him.

29. The axes are counted as chaff: and he will laugh at shaking pikes.

30. His vnderneath-places be as sharpe sheardes: He spreades the pricking in the mire.

31 He makes the deep boyle as a pot: sets the sea as a spicers kettle.

32 After him he makes the way lighten: and thinks the sea to be hoary.

33 His like are not vpon the land, which do deal with∣out* 1.405 feare.

34 He despiseth all lofty things: He is King over all the wild kind.

Chap. XLII.

THen Iob answered the Eternall, and sayd:

2. I know thou canst do all things, and no wis∣dome was kept from thee.* 1.406

3. What a man hath this ben, who hides counsel with∣out knowledg? Therfore I tell, that I had not vnderstan∣ding: wonders are aboue me: such I know not.

4 Oh heare me, when I do speak: I will make petition vnto thee, & teach thou me.

5 By eare hearing I heard of thee: but now mine ey hath seen thee.

6. Therefore I loth my self: and I will repent in dust & ashes.

7. Now after the Eternall had spoken these words vnto Iob, the Eternall sayd to Eliphaz the Themanite, I am dis∣pleased with thee, and thy two frendes: for yee haue no•• spoken of me the right, as my servant Iob.

8 But now take to you seaven oxen & seaven rammes: and go to my servant Iob: and offer a burnt offering for your selves: and my servant Iob shall pray for you. For certenly I will accept his persō, that I punish not your foo∣lishnes: where ye have not spoken the right of me, as my servant Iob.

9. So went they, Eliphaz the Themanite, and Bildad the Shuchite, Sophar the Naamathite, and did as the Eter∣nal spake vnto them: and the Eternal accepted the person of Iob.

10 And the Eternal restored that which had bene taken from Iob, when he had prayed for his frendes: and the

Eternal encreased all that Iob had to double.

11 Than came to him all his brethren and all his sisters, and all that had bene of his acquaintance afore: & did eat bread with him in his house: and solaced him, and comfor∣ted him, for all the harme which the Eternal had brought vpon him. And they gave him ech, one lambe and one earing of gold.

12. So the Eternal blessed the end of Iob, more then his beginning: and he had fourtene thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thou∣sand asses.

13. And he had seaven sonnes, and three daughters.

14 And he called the name of the first Iemimah, and the name of the second Cassia, & the name of the third, Keren-Happue.

15. And no woman-kind was found so faire as the daughters of Iob in all the land: And their father gave thē inheritance among their brethren.

16. And Iob lived after this, an hundred & forty yeares: and saw his children, & his childrens children, four gene∣rations.

17. And Iob died aged, and full of dayes.

The Argument of the book of Iob.

IOb tried of God with many and heavy sorowe〈…〉〈…〉 losse of all his cattel, children, health, is further tried of his wife & frends. She greveth him with mocking and scolding, as though all his religion was but hypocrisy; They from God his majesti〈…〉〈…〉 and mans corruption, and Iobs disturbed speac〈…〉〈…〉 would prove that eyther Iob was an evil doer; or an hypocrytes otherwise the just God would never afflict him so grevously. Iob defendeth his speaches, Gods iustice & his own: & sheweth th〈…〉〈…〉 commonly the godly are in this life more afflicted then the wic∣ked: and blameth his frends of impietie in handling Gods cause vniustly, & in false accusing of him. At last, Elihu maketh a 〈…〉〈…〉 dest agremēt: & blameth both: & teacheth Iob of Gods highness by his workes, shewing his eternall power and godhead: that bas〈…〉〈…〉 & blind man should not wish to plead with him. At the last, God confirmeth the same doctrine, by examples frō al his works▪ & driveth Iob first to silence: then to confession and repentance▪ and teacheth his frends reconciliation: and restoreth Iob to health: and new children, & double wealth.

THE ARGVMENTS of each Chapter.

Chap. 1.

Iob in the land of Uz, Aus in old pronouncing, whence Ausitae, in Ptol. table 4. where Thema, Saba, Buz, & Madian, and Chaldaea, and Minnaej be neare; where Arabie the stony held Tharahs house, Ismaels, Keturaes, ••eare Esawes; Iob being Godly is tried by Satan going a∣bout like a roaring Lion and accusing the godly, by losse of catell and children: and still continueth in synceritie.

Chap. II.

Iobs body is afflicted by Satan with all greifs: he is moc∣ked of his wife: visited of his frends, of Esaw, Ketura, Buz.

Chap. III.

Iob wisheth he never had bene borne, in merveilous vehemency of speeches: and lastly that still he feared, but now found, extreme vexation.

Chap. IV.

Eliphaz vpon Iobs chiding with God, Ch. 3. 19. exhor∣teth him to patience: and to consider Gods holynes: be∣fore whom the angels be not perfect: & men in this earth∣ly tabernacle of sorow, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 of one dayes life: and pe∣rish almost all by ignorance of the Lord, whom to know they regard not.

Chap. V.

No holy would defend Iob: whose punishment ariseth from his sin: and to God he should seek: and so find an happyer state then his first.

Chap. VI.

Iob defendeth his speaches, Ch. 3. that they were no∣thing to his pangs: and as the wild asse would not bray nor oxe low at fodder: so would not he have done: & sheweth that he wisheth death: and cannot hope to live: and look for prosperity, by repentance: and hath integri∣tie to defend himself, against his frends; in prosperity, need∣les; in distresse, amazed: and requireth disputation, against his speach, Chap. 3.

Chap. VII.

All mens time is short, and they naturally grone for a passage hence: and flit like a * 1.407 Post, Pinesse, or Egle to prey. One in pangs endlesse should desire death: as Iob did, Ch. 3. and now desireth pardon of trespas, & passage away.

Chap. VIII.

Bildad holdeth Iobs words of pleading innocencie but as a strong blast: that seemed to make God vnrighteous: who, as he said, kild not his children, but for their sinne: and wisheth Iob repentance, so he should be happier then ever he was. Ancient stories tell, that as segges can not grow without moisture, so man cannot without moisture of iust life: But his house is made a spiders webbe: or a tree over luxurious in braunches, to provoke the Lord of the soile to root him out: as Iobs children in their feasting by course. But seeking to God would bring prosperity.

Chap. IX.

Iob acknowledgeth Gods justice, and himself a sinner: 〈…〉〈…〉 God is onely wise and mighty. He maketh seas where ••ountaines were: he maketh earthquakes: cloudy, faire,

and calme weather: the starres order shew his wisdome: calling vs to consider how his works are vnsearcheable: in election and reiection: in punishing or sparing: when he robbed Iob by Sheba & Chaldy, none could stay him: or plead with him. Iob, if he were iust, would not plead: but crave mercy: though for civil cariage, he knoweth no grosse trespas. But this is the sum: Gods wrath in this world is vpon iust and vniust. But commonly the wicked rule countreys: who kill them that would do iustice: And Iobs lyfe fled away: full of heavie cares: and now can hope for no quietnes: nor dare plead: for God would find him loth some. But wisheth leave out of greif to plead with God: because he knoweth not him self worthy of so heavie punishmentes.

Chap. X.

Iob humbly pleadeth with God of his afflictions; and of wicked mens prosperity: and acknowledgeth Gods old mercy: with petition to haue an end of this praesent sorow.

Chap. XI.

Zophar blameth Iob for long vehement speach, for ly∣ing and for checking Eliphaz and Bildad: and for justify∣ing of himself: deserving double punishment by Gods ju∣stice. The height the depth the length the breadth, of whose counsel, none can see. (From this speach, S. Paul wisheth Gods mercy in Christ knowen to vs. Ephe. 3. 18. 19.) But here punishment from justice doth Zophar plead: by which God would wise Adams sonns being naturally dull as beasts. But Iob by repentance may come to joy, otherwise while he continueth in wickednes, his hope can be but panges of soule.

Chap. XII.

Iob taketh vp all his three frends at once, for arrogancy in geving counsel: and chalengeth equall skil: and plea∣deth vpon their speach, that the just is a mock, in afflicti∣on, to the welthy: And that the God of this world hath from the true God power, to prosper the wicked. Beasts & fowles, plants and fish, shew God rules all: and so from him wicked rule: & no repentance of godly can find this worlds prosperitie.

Chap. XIII.

Iob repeateth the checking of his frends: as not supe∣riours to him in wisdome: and calleth them liers: and foo∣lish physicians, and foolish pleaders for God: and trusteth that if God would give him leave to plead without his pangs, he would frame a sufficient narration.

Chap. XIV.

Iob pleadeth of mans cōmon frailty: as a floure: (from him Moyses Psal. 90.) and confesseth all vnclean: and cra∣veth ease of his pangs, til neare death come. A tree dying from by-rootes yeeldeth new: but man not so. As waters passe & not returne: so he, dead ariseth not: till the heauens and worlds end. Rockes of mountaynes break: and tum∣ble into rivers: which being soft, yet consume them: So would mans hope soft strokes, and consume.

Chap. XV.

Eliphaz in this second reply is vehementer then in the first: wherein he blamed Iob not so, as openly wicked: nor justifying of himself. His long speaches he counteth a wind: and that he sayth, perfect & wicked God destroy∣eth, so all prayer to God he holdeth also destroyed: if God regard all alike. And checketh him as ch. 4. that misera∣ble

man would compare with God: before whom the An∣gels be not perfect. And by old testemonies he would prove, that the wicked be aey full of sorow.

Chap. XVI.

Iob blameth them for often windy and vehement words: and if they had bene in his case he had otherwise solaced them. And he sheweth that his sores exceedingly passe punishment of wicked: from deep counsell of God.

Chap. XVII.

Iob continueth blame of his frends mockages: how God hath hid their hart from vnderstanding: and wi∣sheth wiser pleaders: where God will not give such ho∣nour: and sheweth himself being just and in miserie, an example for martyrs not to shrink, Apoc. 22. And bla∣meth their smooth words how repentance can help him that is already as death.

Chap. XVIII.

Bildad the second tyme blameth Iobs much speach in defence of himself: and in sending the disputers to learne of beasts, Ch. 12. And against Iobs speach there, he giveth this rule generall, that the wicked man is ful of sorow, and nippeth Iob, as one that knew not God.

Chap. XIX.

After five speaches of Iobs, and so many of his felowes, tedious and teaching nothing, as he wished, Chap. 6. he wisheth better argument then his afflictions to prove him one that knew not God: and now, seing they have har∣ped still vpon the same string, he desires them to leave him rest in his errour: and sheweth his punishments extraordi∣nary, and that he is not godlesse, but knoweth Christ his incarnation and resurrection, the cause of ours to see God

in Christ: and he blameth his frends of badnes.

Chap. XX.

Zophar in his second reply chafeth that he was counted bad, v. 3. and could not chose but reply that the wicked ever since Adam stood vpon the earth wicked were to themselves and children, highly plagued.

Chap XXI.

Iob replyeth how he desireth not to complain to mans perswasion: but hath occasion of sighing: and therfore must have leave to sigh: and biddes them merveil at his case: & not speak as of an ordinarie, that speach of repen∣tance might help him. And to confute Zophar, he reply∣eth, that wicked and their issue commonly prosper. Or if yssue doth not: the wicked litle careth but for himself. And in this sort theyr counsel is in vain.

Chap. XXII.

Eliphaz now the third tyme cōmeth nere Iob: that he should not look for familiaritie with God: to think that he would regard his teaching: or ioy that he pleaded iustice: or punish him for being religious. And chargeth him of open trespasse: that therevpon punishment cometh: as generally vpon all wicked in Noes flood: to all the old world: and biddeth him in the world now, where yet fyre consumeth not the wicked remnant, seek vnto God: and he shall have a golden life: and as iust Noe save the vn∣just.

Chap. XXIII.

Iob greived that his frends complaine of his desire to plead with God; and blame his cariage: still standeth to his defence: and lamenteth that he cannot: and mervei∣leth that he neither dyed quickly, nor hath ease of calami∣ty.

Chap. XXIIII.

God hideth his iudgmēts: that even Prophets cannot see them. Wicked often prosper: often never haue good day.

Chap. XXV.

Bildad the third time replyeth that the terrour of God is high to his very Angels: and thereby peace is on high. And Gods light is too bright for man to abide: whereto starres to him be not cleare: lesse sorowfull man.

Chap. XXVI.

Iob mocketh him for telling playn knowen things: & telleth from the sea bottom and deep earth, the furthest from heaven, Gods works: and from the earths set in the middes, and mountaynes quakes, & clouds not broken, & sea shore not overflowen, & starres beauty, & Livjathans greatnes, that all these passe mans reach: that Bildads ar∣guments should not hinder Iob.

Chap. XXVII.

Iob still protesteth his innocency: and that he could not hope of good pleading before God if he were wicked. For the wicked when God entreth into judgement come to horrible ruine. But that is hid from vs: how he measureth judgement times.

Chap. XXVIII.

God teacheth men to find mines of silver and gold, & to refine it: and to make iron and brasse of stone: and to find the limit of all hid things: and precious stones deeply hid: and how of small springs deep rivers flow: and how the earth above beareth meat, Brimston and Saphir vn∣derneath: where foules and wild beasts could see nothing: so he changeth rocks at the root: and maketh rivers: and bringeth every precious thing to light.

But Gods wisdom for dealing with men cannot be foun〈…〉〈…〉 out among the living here: the deep sea expresseth it n〈…〉〈…〉 no mettalls nor precious stones match it: the living on t〈…〉〈…〉 earth and fowles expresse it not: though they shew mu〈…〉〈…〉 of Gods providence. The earth in the sea bottom, when live things be not, and which seemeth as cast off, the〈…〉〈…〉 have not similitudes of this: but God onely: who in h〈…〉〈…〉 meteores plainly sheweth his wisdome vnserchable: and sayd to Adam, Mark, the feare of Adonaj is wisdome, and to flee from evill is vnderstanding.

Chap. XXIX.

Iob wisheth his former happines restored: and sheweth all his duties to God and men.

Chap. XXX.

But now the vilest violate Iob, flowing on him as rive〈…〉〈…〉 breaking the stank: and Gods hand hath made him mise∣rable.

Chap. XXXI.

To all sortes he shewed goodnes: maydes, wife, man〈…〉〈…〉 servants, vvidowes, naked, orphanes: worshipped no starrs▪ nor gold, Ephe. 5. 5. loved his enemy, was hospital, con∣fessed his imperfections, payd for the land he tilled: and wisheth curse if this were not so.

Chap. XXXII.

Elihu seing Iob silent and his three frendes: was offen∣ded at Iobs comparing in justice to plead with God; and with his frends for concluding that Iob was wicked, be∣cause God afflicted him: sheweth hovv Gods spirit bid∣deth him speak vvithout respect of person.

Chap. XXXIII.

He replyeth to particular vvords of Iobs, wishing to

dispute with God as man doth with man. He will speak right: •• creature that Iob may abide. This he reproveth: vers. 9. I am pure without sinne: Ch. 9. 21. & 16. 17. & 29. 14. And ••. 10. He picketh quarrels with me: and boldeth me as his ene∣my. Ch. 14. 13. & 13. 24. & 19. 11. And v. 11. He layeth my feet ••n the stocks: and watcheth all my wayes, Ch. 13. 27. To this ••e sayth: God is too great for man to call to accompt for all his wayes. God doth by visions and sicknes warne men: which warning if they take, they are restored. And he as∣••eth Iob what he can say to this, and Iob is silent.

Chap. XXXIV.

Elihu, vpon Iobs silence repeateth his speaches: and sheweth their absurdities. Iob sayd, I am iust, and God hath kept away iustice from me: should I lye against myne own cause: ••y plague is deadly without my sin: Ch. 13. 18, & 23. 10. & 27. 2. & 6. 4. Gods just nature which rewardeth every man according to his doing, will not abide this: who might as in Noes flood call all to judgement at once. And ••f God were not just, how could he governe the world? (Gen. 18. Rom. 3.) Now he still destroyeth the froward, and the humble penitent he restoreth: and he prayeth God to testify that, by his owne judgement.

Chap. XXXV.

Iobs justice or sin cannot reach to help or hurt to God: the height of the heavens might teach that. Oppressed cry: but faithles in vain: more, proude contemners, who sayd, God will not regard: now because neyther Gods justice vpon all, nor his pacience is regarded, God is an∣gry with Iob.

Chap. XXXVI.

Elihu sheweth Iob of Gods power & tendering of his

creature, of his judgements, and mercies: and biddeth Iob apply himself accordingly, considering Gods judge∣ment, Politicall and Physicall, in the meteores.

Chap. XXXVII.

Thunder, lightening, snow, rain, ice, sayre weather shew power and mercy towards man: that he afflicteth not, but provoked: that the world may be governed i•• order.

Chap. XXXVIII.

God sheweth Iobs shortnes in vvisdome, to plead i•• Gods causes: by the earth, how it stands, vvhich thing•• the Angels the first with the heavens admired: by the sea how the shores keep it in: by night and day, hovv they have limits: by the bottom of the sea, and parts that see•• cast off: by snow and haile, for Gods judgements: by ligh∣tening and great rain; by lesser, and dew; by ice, and frost•• by the starres for all seasons, by their operation vpon the earth: by planting wisedome in mans soule: by making the clovvdes saphirlike: by calling the raine to fall out of them, to clod the earth. That which may be knowen of God, his eternall power and Godhead, wisdome may hence see to be vnsearchable.

Chap. XXXIX.

The Beasts and fowles on the earth and ayer, cal Iob to see weaknes of judgement. As how the Lions in the〈…〉〈…〉 dennes have beasts to come neare to be caught: and how the ravens forgetfull and foule kindes breed. The wil〈…〉〈…〉 goat among beasts in the high rocks keep their young fr•••• being taken: and hindes hide cunningly their faons. Th〈…〉〈…〉 wild beast, the wild asse, hath also a strange course: And the Vnicorne or Indians asse, a straungier. Again in foules

the Peacock hath a proud feather: the Curlew, a fligh∣ty: the Estrich a brave: a braue hath the Estrich, the dull of vnderstanding: which leaveth her egges in the sand: not thinking whether beastes tread them: Yet by Gods pro∣vidence they breed, to passe the horse with legges and wing: Also the horse sheweth Gods power by his bold∣nes in snurting: & digging the ground and desire to fight. Also Gods wisdome passeth mans reach, in the hauks change to South and North: and in the Egles wit to nest on the tooth of a rock, and in sharpe sight to find prey: (a pattern for the godly to search where Christ may be found. And none but of sharpe sight wilbe cheif guides herein.)

Chap. XL.

Iob not knowing Gods counsel in these visible things, should not plead with God for justice. Now for Gods power, as Elihu shewed it in taming the proude, Ch. 34. 24. &c. so God doth after long pacience: to shew his power and justice vpon vessels of wrath bent to destructi∣on: And who is he that will plead with God: who can∣not speak to this.

Of the Elephant.

The Elephant sheweth Gods power: not a devouring beast: but fed with grasse like the oxe: what strength is in his loynes? what force in the navel of his belly? his yard is like the Ceder: the nerves of his stones, like the branches of a tree: his bones and ioynts as iron & steel: God can tame him, who made him a strong one: and quiet to ly among willowes:: and heavie great wight: yet not by force will pierce his snorte. And thus the power of God passeth mans reach in a quiet dryland beast.

Chap. XLI.

The Whale in the sea sheweth that they curse their da•• that course him: and Dionysius the Greek Geographer, borne neare Iobs countrey, at Teredon on the Persia•• gulph, remembranceth vvhales hunting there: and poeti∣cally, how they svvallovvship and all. If none dare me∣dle vvith a fish in vvatery not hard earth breed: vvho dare compare vvith God: for Iobs afflictions: (or as S. Paul ci∣teth this place: for election, or rejection, Rom. 9. & 11.) vvho first could give to God: that he should be bound to repay them. Iob the godlyest could not plead: but must stand to Gods mercy. All that is vnder heaven is Gods, & Sa∣tans fall and all are from him, and by him, and for him▪ he praedestined them not: that is, he furthered not their meanes: but gaue infinite arguments of better advisement: but set them to anger: leaving them vnsearchably to re∣bellion.

Of the Whale.

A description of the Whales nature, for a waterie crea∣ture, to teach all of Gods power: (yea and of the God of this world, Satan, by Gods iust judgment: as the LXX here allude:) 1. An huck will not dravv him: 2. a cord can∣not be put in his tongue, 3. no rush in his nose, 4. no thorne shall perse his chekes. He vvill not be taken vvith sharpe pickes in skin or head: They are deceived vvho think to take him: and vvill not tvvise fight: but curse their day. Who can bring him out of the sea: and take avvay the vvaters, the garment that covereth him. Who dare medle vvith the iavves of his face vvith a snaffuld: his teeth be terrible: his skales one continued matter: His snurting maketh a light: his eyes be great, as the mor∣nings:

his eyes sends forth, torches, vvith sparkles of lea∣ping fyre: and all terribles of a creature is in him. Mans weapons hurt him not: and he despiseth all, all of the earth: which should be stronger by mans esteeme then the sea: as all other fish be weake•• then beasts. But God would have his will to rule and over-rule his meanes: that his will might be knowen the ground of all: who will suffer no pleading for his dealings full of power, and justice, & mercy in Christ: as Iob told, Chap. 19.

Chap. XLII.

Iob repenteth, and his fellowes: and sacrifice in Christ pleaseth God: and Iob is double happy.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Our adver∣sary the Di vel goeth a∣bout like a roaring lyon seeking whō he may de∣vour. 1 Pet. 5. 8.
• * 1.2

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Divel, false accu∣ser, Gen. 3. and here, is taxed.
• * 1.3

  Bildad, chap. 8. 4.
• * 1.4

  1 Tim. 6. ••
• * 1.5

  He pleadeth for this as well sayd, Chap. 7. And Bil∣dad bla∣meth this, Ch. 8.
• * 1.6

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Mat. 13. ••4.
• * 1.7

  Arjeh, Shachal, Cephir, Laish, Laby, be names of Lyons, sundry in age and condition, playne in Ebrew notation: which I touch. Of Laish, in Greek 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 cōmeth, a Lyon; and of Laby, Low, in Dutch.
• * 1.8

  Uirgil Ae∣neid. 2. so expresseth a dreames time: Tem∣pus erat quo prima quies mor∣talibus aegris incipit: et dono serpit gratissima divum.
• * 1.9

  As God is only good, and onely hath im∣mortality, so light, and truth, & all, in perfectiō.
• † 1.10

  The body made of earth, is 2 Cor. 5. 1. the earthly house of our tabernacle: S. Paul calling vs to this oration of mans base∣nes. ``Moses toucheth this, Psas. 90. teaching vs our miserie: and repeateth E∣liphaz terme, Dacca: Thou turnest man to Dacca, to bruising miserie: and sayest, re∣turne ye sonnes of Adam. Psal. 90. 3.
• * 1.11

  Man in honour continueth not: is made like the beastes that perish: and all gift•••• of reason above beasts come to nothing. This oration should teach Iewes & Gentiles to reiect all thought of justice by the•••• works: seing they are dead in sinne: that they may receive the abundance of grace of the gift of justice, to reigne by Christ, Rom. 5. 17.
• † 1.12

  will like of thy grud∣ging against God.
• * 1.13

  Ch. 36. 20. In that thou desirest night of death, Eli∣hu will not like of it.
• “ 1.14

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 4. 5.
• ‘† 1.15

  Deut. 32. 39.
• ‡ 1.16

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 ▪
• * 1.17

  ch. 9. 10. Rom. 11. 33.
• † 1.18

  Psal. 107. 42.
• * 1.19

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
• † 1.20

  To Chap. ••. 2.
• † 1.21

  Ebr. are swallowed vp.
• “ 1.22

  Rambā. He mea∣neth that he crieth & complaineth not without cause: as the wild or tame beasts do not: when they have all that they need. But he cryeth for his calami∣ties. Aben Ezra saith, he spake this of his felowes which were in quietnes: how the quiet roar not, or cōplayn.
• * 1.23

  Rambam. Your speach is not seasoned with salt: I cannot abide it.
• ‘,‘ 1.24

  And can I chose but cry in this case?
• † 1.25

  Lechem, is flesh in Arabique.
• “ 1.26

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Phil. 1. 21. Death would be a gain to me.
• ″ 1.27

  In all this pang if God would make an end of me, it should be my comfort: and I would take courage in my sicknes to bear it: by my ioy that I should dye: because I profes∣sed the religion of God. Abr. Ben. Peritz. Here is a close touch of Jobs faith: for the im∣mortalitie of the soule: by his desire of death: to go from his pangs: and that he should dye without sinne to be worthy of the life of the world to come.
• † 1.28

  To see prosperitie. Ch. 5. 26.
• ‘ 1.29

  To ch ••. 18
• † 1.30

  When I sayd, the beasts would not complain but in lack: and that your wordes were vnsa∣voury. Rā∣bam.
• * 1.31

  In winter when water is plentifull, yce & snow make them deep: But in sommer they ar dry: that waters be scant in Thema. E∣sa. 21. and Herodot: & all sto∣ries.
• “ 1.32

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 the double reading abridging the similitude, given of God, may wel be translated: as S. Luke, ch. 4. translateth Esa. 61. The Chaldy translated the Margent: knowing that both have Gods authority.
• ‘† 1.33

  Tireu ve Tyrau: Here first commeth in sweet sounds: from hence very often in the Law: specially the Psalmes.
• † 1.34

  Ye need not to feare in a cause wherein ye have no harme: But ye may quietly reason•• & find, that I am not to be condemned for wickednes. Might in wordes cannot over∣come right.
• * 1.35

  Touching my com∣plaint, Chap. 3.
• † 1.36

  Because Eliphaz, Ch. 5. 1. replyed vpō his wordes, he requiteth that here.
• ‘† 1.37

  In that ye count me wicked: ye lay a trap to make me fal. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 in the new T. expres∣seth this.
• † 1.38

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 in the text is referred to Iobs soul: which by a pathetical gesture of striking his breast he expressed: and then turneth his speach to his frendes▪ Because this was hard for the simple, God gave in the margent a repetitiō: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 change ye your mind, yet.
• “ 1.39

  The labours of our life have an end by course of nature: so I may wish my sorrowes and life ended. Chap. 3.
• * 1.40

  So I iustly wished to dy. Ch. 3.
• “ 1.41

  Evening, that is, night. Gen. 1.
• * 1.42

  What is our life? a vapour ap∣pearing, & presently gone. Iam. 4 14.
• † 1.43

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Lxx. com∣mōly, & Iam. 4. 14.
• † 1.44

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Lxx. Thou that look∣est to the mind of men.
• * 1.45

  To be pi∣tied of the keeper of men:
• “ 1.46

  I would by a quick death be rid from these paynes.
• † 1.47

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Rō. 3. 5.
• * 1.48

  Ch. 1. 19.
• “ 1.49

  Act. 17. 27.
• * 1.50

  Thy soul. Aben Ezr.
• “ 1.51

  of thee be∣ing iust.
• † 1.52

  Ch. 32. 7
• * 1.53

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
• “ 1.54

  That which he hopeth for shall stil flee from him.
• † 1.55

  Eb. his house.
• * 1.56

  Ramban.
• † 1.57

  Others shal prosper in the place of the wic∣ked, taken away.
• 8 1.58

  Psal. 132. 18.
• * 1.59

  To chap. 8. 3. That God will destroy the wicked.
• * 1.60

  Seas are wher moun taines have been: as be∣twixt Rhe∣gium & Si∣cilie. Eust. vpon Div∣nysius.
• † 1.61

  Mat. 8. 26. & 14. 26.
• “ 1.62

  Eb. Ghas
• * 1.63

  Eb. Cesil.
• † 1.64

  Eb. Chi∣ma.
• ‘† 1.65

  Rom. 11. 33.
• * 1.66

  When he sheweth his iudgements in the world I cannot mark his counsel.
• † 1.67

  Ch. 1. 14. & 17.
• “ 1.68

  Dan. 2. & 4. Ne∣buchadnez zar, &c.
• ‘† 1.69

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Gen. 3. 15.
• * 1.70

  That none can blame him.
• † 1.71

  Luk. 19. 22. Rom. 2 1.
• * 1.72

  That is, vnperfect.
• “ 1.73

  Elihu, ch. 33. 9.
• † 1.74

  Ch. 35. 3.
• * 1.75

  Ch. 8. 11
• † 1.76

  condem∣neth such as would de∣fend their country. Est. 7. 8.
• * 1.77

  My pros∣perous dayes: ``Aba. 1. 8
• † 1.78

  For hold∣ing my peace: for I tryed that long.
• * 1.79

  To have any long hope of goodnes.
• “ 1.80

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 & 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 In waters: In snow water: The double reading hath a sweet allusion.
• † 1.81

  In the grave:
• “ 1.82

  When I go naked to the grave: as though my clothes did loth me.
• * 1.83

  Umpire.
• † 1.84

  To this E∣lihu speak∣eth, ch. 33.
• “ 1.85

  As Gods scourge see∣meth to make me: & your speachet would.
• ‘† 1.86

  Eb. palmes of the handes.
• † 1.87

  My un∣iust blamer••
• * 1.88

  Thou knowest the hart: and needest no further try∣all.
• “ 1.89

  Thou wantest no time, to teach thee knowledge•• as men. Chap. 8. 8. 9. 10. to be chaunged in sundry opinions.
• † 1.90

  Deut. 32. 39.
• † 1.91

  Ribbes de∣sending the belly.
• “ 1.92

  The im∣mortal soule hast thou given me: and main∣teynest the powers of body and mind.
• * 1.93

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
• † 1.94

  One of lip labors with out right of iudgement.
• * 1.95

  Ch. 10. 3.
• “ 1.96

  Ch. 6. 10. & 10. 7.
• * 1.97

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
• * 1.98

  Ch. 6. 13.
• * 1.99

  Rom. 11. 33.
• † 1.100

  Ch. 9. 11.
• * 1.101

  Rō. 1. 24. 26. 28.
• “ 1.102

  Act. 11.
• †‘ 1.103

  Sinne no more.
• “ 1.104

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
• * 1.105

  The wic∣ked are not alway puni∣shed: A∣gainst Ch. 11. 20. Paul from this kind taught wicked prosperous Felix, that a iudgement remayneth for the world to come.
• † 1.106

  The Ebrew is a generall speach of earnestnes, omitted in our English B B.
• “ 1.107

  These men take rules of nature, to teach as Salomon from other creatures, mens af∣faires. So Hesiod the Poet saith: Fish and beasts and fowles eat the weaker: & tyran••••: But iust men should not do so.
• * 1.108

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 is only here vsed by the disputers.
• ‘† 1.109

  In cities destroyed. Gen. 7. the toure. Gen. 11. in mind. Jer. ••
• “ 1.110

  in prison, grave, or mind.
• † 1.111

  Gen. 9.
• * 1.112

  Gen. 7. &. 8.
• † 1.113

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Rom. 11. is expoun∣ded to all these.
• “ 1.114

  Chaynes. Targ. Ieru.
• †‘ 1.115

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 astewardes girdle: as a purse: & Kings stewards weare in the East. Aru••. of Kings they shalbe Kings servants. But the simpler sense is, of Kings they shal∣be captives.
• * 1.116

  As by Io∣seph to Pha raoh, for plenty and dearth: by Daniel to Judah, for the affli∣cting i∣mage: by John to the Church, for Rome in two sorts; o∣pē profane, & subtil wicked.
• †‘ 1.117

  Esa. 19. 14. and 24 20.
• †‘ 1.118

  Ch. 12. 7.
• †‘ 1.119

  Psa. 119. 69. The prowd have forged lyes against me.
• * 1.120

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Gal. 6. 7.
• * 1.121

  Think not that I speak as one desperate: whosewords fleing through the hedge of my teeth, should rent my flesh, and cause me destruction. No I am sure to speed wel, if I might plead with God. Trem. Or, wherefore have I sa∣ved whole onely the flesh about my teeth: and am at deathes dore. Or this, I could be content that I bite my flesh with my teeth: and have my soule in danger in my sicknes: for I do not deny him.
• † 1.122

  1 Sam. 19. 5.
• “ 1.123

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 & 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Abraham Ben Peritzol: expoundeth both readings. As S. Luke doth, Es. 61.
• †‘ 1.124

  I will hope for soules life: for he will be my salvation for life eternall.
• * 1.125

  Chap. 34. 5.
• † 1.126

  And so Chap. 3. 11.
• ‘* 1.127

  Chap. 33. 6. 7. 8. &c.
• * 1.128

  Ch. 33. 13.
• † 1.129

  Ch. 33. 10
• “ 1.130

  Ch. 33. 11
• * 1.131

  my body, a dry stub∣ble.
• * 1.132

  See Ch. 7.
• † 1.133

  Psal. 90. 5. 6. & 103. 15. 16.
• “ 1.134

  If it were possi∣ble I would be dead frō this payne: to be raysed vp, afetr a set time.
• “ 1.135

  Ram. I wil wait all my set time: vntil my passage away come, and that I dy: for as I know that I shall af∣terwards live, I would dye to plead there with thee: Then thou wouldest favour the work of thine hands: But in this world thou wilt not call me to iudgement.
• † 1.136

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 (70) 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Aquil. Sym. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
• * 1.137

  Ch. 33. 11
• ‘† 1.138

  Deut. 32. 34.
• † 1.139

  Mountaines shaken with earthquakes lose vsually great peeces of their rocks: broken vnto small dust: and water overfloweth their growth.
• * 1.140

  Ch. 5. 4.
• * 1.141

  U. 13. & 14.
• † 1.142

  In that thou plea∣dest iustice: & seekest not to Gods mercy.
• † 1.143

  Luk. 19. 22.
• ‘† 1.144

  Ch. 6. 24
• ‘† 1.145

  Ch. 4. Eliphaz spake of pa∣tience, to a∣bide Gods chastising for ordinary oversights: but did not hold him flat wicked: Now he goeth further.
• * 1.146

  Chap. 12. 12.
• † 1.147

  That thou complaynest of injurie & crooked iudgement.
• “ 1.148

  Wise sage men: peace∣able: that no other were chosen to check them. as Rome is blamed for oftē change of policy.
• † 1.149

  round a∣bout him.
• * 1.150

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 ▪ Rom. 2. 9.
• † 1.151

  See 21. 14
• “ 1.152

  bones & nerves.
• * 1.153

  A descri∣ption of wealth.
• “ 1.154

  ver. 25. & 21. 18.
• ‘† 1.155

  God.
• * 1.156

  Psal. 7. 14
• ‘† 1.157

  Eb. Your soule in place of my soule.
• † 1.158

  Mock. a••, 2 King. 19. 21.
• * 1.159

  comfort.
• “ 1.160

  What wil it be the lesse.
• ‘† 1.161

  Ch. 1. Thou hast mar∣red all part•• of my body. hast bereft me of my children & frendes: ch. 1. & now of health in all my mem∣bers.
• †‘ 1.162

  Ch. 17. 3.
• † 1.163

  Ch. 33. 10
• * 1.164

  Eb. He sharpeneth his ey at me
• “ 1.165

  Chaldaeā & Sabean.
• * 1.166

  Sicknesses & sores.
• ',' 1.167

  Lam. 2. 2. 21.
• ‘* 1.168

  my sack∣cloth▪ Ch. ••. by boyles broken cleaveth vnto my si〈…〉〈…〉e.
• * 1.169

  If there be any iniury in my hāds let the earth reveale it: & let God never heare my prayer.
• † 1.170

  Night & day they vex me.
• * 1.171

  Whom thou allow∣est.
• “ 1.172

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 . Rom. 16. 18
• ‘† 1.173

  They play vpon me as a tab∣ber:
• † 1.174

  encoura∣ging him selfe and others not to faint for af∣flictions by-Iobs exam¦ple.
• * 1.175

  Rev. 22. 11.
• “ 1.176

  To Jobs opinion.
• † 1.177

  I hoped for much good▪ but all that hopeis gone.
• “ 1.178

  I watch and taken no rest all night: and delite little in day by dark afflic∣tions.
• †‘ 1.179

  Barres that carry to the grave.
• ‘† 1.180

  Ch. 12. 7 & 17. 4. & 10.
• * 1.181

  Dul.
• “ 1.182

  Ch. 16. 9
• † 1.183

  Shall the whole go∣vernment of the world, so constant as any rock, be removed for thy opinion.
• * 1.184

  Eb. gable or cord.
• † 1.185

  Whither soever he goeth.
• “ 1.186

  skin.
• ‘† 1.187

  children.
• * 1.188

  Gen. 19.
• † 1.189

  Eb. place.
• * 1.190

  See Ch. ••1.
• * 1.191

  fiue times I spake, and fiue times you, crossing my good speches. or, Ten, that is many times.
• ',' 1.192

  wronged, or, wringed me.
• * 1.193

  Elihu bla∣meth this, Ch. 34. 5▪ &c.
• * 1.194

  `†Ch. 32. 13.
• “ 1.195

  Lamen∣tations 3. 7.
• † 1.196

  Chap. 33. 10.
• * 1.197

  afflictions.
• ‘* 1.198

  my ac∣quaintance
• * 1.199

  When I was in health.
• † 1.200

  Be cōtent that my flesh is wa∣sted: & go not about, as savage beasts, to break my bones.
• * 1.201

  Because Iob was termed one that knew not God: he protesteth his faith: in the incarnation and resurrection of Christ, authour of our resu∣rection. The strict proprietie of Ebrew beareth that: and Gods spirit alwayes reached to the best sense.
• “ 1.202

  My redeemer in the nature of man, is the Ever-living: 〈…〉〈…〉 shall arise from death: and by him I shall rise: and be made like his glorious body.
• * 1.203

  No other for me.
• * 1.204

  Seing this poinct it the main; not to doubt in the hart, who can go vp to heaven to bring Christ downe: or who can go downe into the deep to bring Christ from the dead: but to beleve that Jesus is the Eternall: & that God raiseth him from death: Job could not be sayd not to know God.
• † 1.205

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 & Shaddin: might seme to be Sh••d∣din Devils▪ in the vn∣••oincted Bible. The margent reading helpeth therin.
• * 1.206

  Chap. 19. 28. 29.
• “ 1.207

  they who saw him.
• †‘ 1.208

  Esa. 29. 7. 8.
• * 1.209

  Psal. 59. 15 & 69. 22.
• † 1.210

  grieved.
• “ 1.211

  Chald. & Ab.
• † 1.212

  For his store of sinnes. Rom. 2. 5.
• ‘* 1.213

  Eb. Which nee∣deth no blowing.
• * 1.214

  As oyle & wine. Chald.
• ‘† 1.215

  Elohim.
• † 1.216

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , in the Lxx.
• “ 1.217

  I com∣playne not to you: but vnto God. I plead with God: and sorrow that I am not heard.
• * 1.218

  Ch. 15. 30.
• * 1.219

  Ch. 15. 24.
• † 1.220

  But in Haides they are pā∣ged in flame, Luk. 16. 19. 23.
• * 1.221

  See Ch. 15
• ‘* 1.222

  But frō God.
• “ 1.223

  which ne∣ver thank God for their welth but think their owne wisdome found all: as Assur, E∣sa. 10. 12. 13
• † 1.224

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 is, how of∣ten? or how seldome. Ramban.
• * 1.225

  Psal. 1. 4. & 35. 5.
• †‘ 1.226

  He hath all prosperity of health and wealth.
• † 1.227

  Or, rich Tyrant.
• * 1.228

  Chap. 20. 19.
• * 1.229

  Mat. 25. 35. &c.
• * 1.230

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Ma. 10. 42.
• † 1.231

  True de∣votion is this, to visit the father∣les and wi∣dowes in their ad∣versuy: and to keep him∣self vnspot∣ted of this world. Iam. 1. 27.
• †‘ 1.232

  Doest thou hold.
• ‘ 1.233

  2 Pet. 2. 5.
• * 1.234

  * The mid∣dle of the book by the Massorites.
• ‘† 1.235

  I am far from the iudgement of the wic∣ked which holdth: starres their Gods and givers of blessing.
• ‘ 1.236

  The world reserved to fyre. Es. 66. & 2 Pet. 3.
• ‘* 1.237

  Pride wil have a fall.
• * 1.238

  Ch. 42.
• ',' 1.239

  Ch. 22. 3
• * 1.240

  I cannot mark Gods iudgements in any part of the world
• † 1.241

  He is vn∣changeable.
• “ 1.242

  See Ch. 10 ver. 8. 9.
• * 1.243

  Because I found ney∣ther death, nor ease of sicknes.
• “ 1.244

  That I should not seel these afflictions.
• † 1.245

  The af∣faires of mē in their times.
• * 1.246

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 & 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 . The mar∣gent expoū∣deth meek by helplesse. Some tran∣slate the margent: & wel may: But none may think the Line-rea∣ding cor∣rupt.
• ‘ 1.247

  Poor dwel in high rockes, in many showres of rayne: and in holes of rockes, they lodge.
• † 1.248

  The na∣ked in part they make more naked
• ‘† 1.249

  The labo∣rer hath not 〈…〉〈…〉is pay.
• * 1.250

  As Rev. 6. 10.
• *‘ 1.251

  Ramban thus: In dark places he diggeth houses: which he sealeth vp on the day time: And that seemeth the right sense: so this: They can 〈…〉〈…〉ide no light.
• ‘* 1.252

  Raban. His wife: others, his mother; or friends; all of compas∣sion.
• † 1.253

  The wic∣ked mans life shall have the hus¦bands lot.
• * 1.254

  The maie∣stie of God is too terrible for base man to plead with: saith Bildad: and all Gods doings are in iudg∣ment & iustice: the iudge is iust, and the iudged a sot: vnable to know the secret of thus matter. At this Iob mocketh in the next chap.
• ‘* 1.255

  None of his Angels have light of themselves: but all from him.
• * 1.256

  The Chaldy vpon v. 2. Sultanship and feare be with him: he maketh peace in his high hea∣vens. Mi∣chael is on his right hand: and he is of fyre: and Gabriel on his left hand: and he is of water: and the bo∣dy creatures be part of fyre: and part of water. Such fables S. Paul forbiddeth: and ••ewes making Michael a created Angel, holp out Machomed: and ever Zohar graun∣••eth the truth, that Michael is Iehovah.
• ‘* 1.257

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Ambre, and pearle, and such. God his providence reacheth to the furthest places: even to the bottom of the sea, and lowest earth: which pla∣ces seem to be as cast off.
• * 1.258

  * * * Job sheweth that he can speak more of Gods straunge works then Bildad.
• * 1.259

  That which see∣meth to be lost and cō∣temned.
• † 1.260

  Rambā: He maketh the face of the heavens for an house.
• “ 1.261

  He brought the sea about the Land: to abide while day and night continue.
• † 1.262

  Moun∣taines, as Atlas, sayd to hold vp the heavens, by earthquake tremble.
• * 1.263

  Of a generall water, he made many seas.
• ‘† 1.264

  Eb. Pride▪ That is the proud sea: that threateneth to drown the land.
• * 1.265

  If I were wicked I durst not plead with God.
• * 1.266

  Phil. 4. 6.
• * 1.267

  as contē∣ned slaves. (And so Beth is taken, Dan. 2. 44. presently after the dayes of these kings, the God of heaven shall set vp a kingdome.)
• † 1.268

  as glad to be rid of them.
• ‘† 1.269

  in death.
• * 1.270

  To be ho∣nestly buri∣ed: for his children shalbe kild. •••• v. 14. Amongst the wild A∣rabians this continueth vnto this day: and in our wild countreyes. It is an Ebrew phrase, for one dead taken frendly to buriall: or of a straunger into lodging, as Mat. 25. 35. 43.
• † 1.271

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Act. 27. 14.
• * 1.272

  God is mer∣veilous in workes made knowne: but vnsearche∣able for mans l••t.
• * 1.273

  Psal. 119. 96.
• * 1.274

  Erimsto••
• † 1.275

  In moun∣taines he breaketh a way for streames.
• ‘† 1.276

  God dri∣eth the springs whence ri∣vers ran: that they fail: and have not so much as a tear of wa∣ter.
• † 1.277

  Ebr. Sa∣gor: stored that is gold.
• “ 1.278

  The name of gold in Ophir.
• * 1.279

  Phez-gold of Pess in Barbaria.
• † 1.280

  East mountaine stones, Sardonyx and Cha••ar in Greek as I guesse.
• * 1.281

  Ch. 8. 10.
• * 1.282

  Elohim, the name of the holy tri∣nity.
• †‘ 1.283

  The Lord. A∣donaj is v∣sed first Gen. 15. of Abraham, and is plurall, for note of Trinity: My stayes.
• * 1.284

  Ground holow: bro∣ken by streames.
• * 1.285

  〈 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.
• † 1.286

  Chap. 29.
• “ 1.287

  Or, compared me to mire.
• ‘† 1.288

  To bring vpon me all kindes of punishmēts.
• † 1.289

  Layest me me therev∣pon.
• * 1.290

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 2 Cor. 11. 29. Merce∣rus citeth S. Paulan expounder of this rare word: very learnedly.
• * 1.291

  To take knowledge of, search out, and pu∣nish. Pro. 6. 29. Lev. 20. 10.
• † 1.292

  The new moone: of which yet fooles say, God save her.
• * 1.293

  Stopped all ido∣latrous speach: of s••••••-worship: for which Babel bred confusion▪ So Re•• Peritzol taketh it: Others take that for a gesture of idolatry: The words and mat∣ter may abidethat.
• † 1.294

  See Ch. 30. 24.
• ‘* 1.295

  A speach of hatred to the enemy, as Psal. 124. 3. or for hospi∣talitie: that servants dynner was given straungers: that they tarried to rost more: as the next verse shew∣eth.
• “ 1.296

  Wayfa∣ring.
• * 1.297

  Chap. 19. 5. 6.
• † 1.298

  Ch. 13. 21.
• * 1.299

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 acaph, hand: Caph is vsuall.
• “ 1.300

  Chap. 9. 30.
• ‘* 1.301

  Thou ioynest vn∣to mine ini∣quitie more matter: Rā∣ban so doth fitly apply the reply. *Chap. 14 17. & 16. 9
• † 1.302

  Chap. 13. 24. & 16. 9.
• * 1.303

  Chap. 13. 27. & 14. 16.
• † 1.304

  When he hath cha∣stised them, he sealeth vp the decree of their iudgement.
• * 1.305

  Leave mans work, and do the work of God.
• “‘ 1.306

  God his mercy.
• “ 1.307

  Iustice in Christ.
• ‘† 1.308

  Rom. 6. 21.
• * 1.309

  Ch. 12. 11.
• † 1.310

  Ch. 13. 18. 23.—27 and 27. 2. 6
• * 1.311

  I Looked for good: but evill is come.
• * 1.312

  Rom. 3. 4. 5
• * 1.313

  Rom. 2. 6.
• * 1.314

  Gen. 3. 19.
• * 1.315

  Rom. 3. 5. 6
• † 1.316

  Gen. 19.
• * 1.317

  Exod. 12.
• * 1.318

  Rev. 2. 18. 19.
• “ 1.319

  Ch. 4. 17. 18. 19.
• ‘† 1.320

  In open sight: for example of others.
• * 1.321

  When for the poore he kills the mighty, none can stay him: and when he hideth his favour, none can find it.
• * 1.322

  Lothest life, likest of death, Ch. 7 16. and 17.
• * 1.323

  Elihu in gesture look∣ing to hea∣ven, by ô father, meāt the rest: as Abraham S. of Peri∣tzol expoun∣deth the words at large.
• † 1.324

  throughly.
• * 1.325

  Chap. 7. 20 Thy sins punishment profiteth God, or thee. But it is no∣thing to God: there∣fore it is for thy vse, and mens: as also thy iustice.
• ‘* 1.326

  Afflic∣ted godles cry, and God hea∣reth not: lesse him who saith God is his enemy. Ch. 19.
• * 1.327

  The my∣stery of the Trinity.
• “ 1.328

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
• † 1.329

  As God heareth not the faithles: he will not heare the despiseus.
• * 1.330

  Wait.
• † 1.331

  from the e∣ternall na∣ture of God: &c.
• “ 1.332

  Ramban.
• * 1.333

  Ps. 55. 23 & 104. 35.
• † 1.334

  Right is defence & mercy; in speach from God to the humble. as Act. 17.
• *‘ 1.335

  The poor in spirit. Mat. 5. 3.
• ‘† 1.336

  They shal∣be made fit for light with the li∣ving with the angels of God his servants: in their degree and be placed for ever in honour: and be high in honour and dignitie. So, ye shall sit vpon 12. thrones, iudging the twelve tribes of Israel. Mat. 19. 28.
• * 1.337

  So in the Lxx & in the N. T. And is often vsed, for prophane.
• † 1.338

  Chalatz, & lachatz, two contra∣ries: save, vndo, are sweetly vsed of Elihu.
• * 1.339

  God once made thee wealthy & wold again.
• †‘ 1.340

  from be∣ing cast of.
• *‘ 1.341

  Whereof thou spakest ch. 29.
• † 1.342

  If now thou despise repentance: be sure thou shalt be vt∣terly cast off.
• “ 1.343

  Desire not death, the common passage of all men: as thou hast done, ch. 6. and 7.
• †‘ 1.344

  Ch. 7.
• * 1.345

  God can exalt thee: and knoweth how by thy anguish to teach thee meanes to all goodnes.
• “ 1.346

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Behold: Ramban: praise in Psalmes and songes. Beholding fully a good thing, and praysing it goe together.
• † 1.347

  Of Adam and Enosh all men are cald so: Adam in the tongue of them that knew Moses: and Enosh, the faithles east Dan. 2, 10. calleth mē: Jiran slate Adam earthly in respect of God: and Enosh so∣rowfull: but now to dis∣tinguish from beasts mans knowledg, neither terme would serve: but the Ebrew best cometh in.
• * 1.348

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Cloud, and vapour, But Ghab and Ghanan be also cloudes, ther∣fore I am forced to vse a new schole terme.
• “ 1.349

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 the welkin, sky, ayer, 1 Thes. 4. 17.
• †‘ 1.350

  Mat. 5. 45.
• * 1.351

  Diver sities.
• †‘ 1.352

  The roaring of windes and cloudes in the ayer: purging it. Psal. 18. 12.
• † 1.353

  Hoat sun makes great rain vpon the earth: vpon which the sea standeth
• * 1.354

  The earth.
• †‘ 1.355

  Helpe &c.
• *‘ 1.356

  Cloudes. He causeth cloudy weather.
• * 1.357

  The light∣ning com∣meth first to our sense.
• * 1.358

  Accor∣ding as rain cometh in dry coun∣treyes: the first rayne, they apply their tillage. As in Ae∣gypt, as Nilus flo∣weth.
• † 1.359

  The scat∣terers of clowdes.
• * 1.360

  Thick clouds with sunnes heat in south to Arabia & all more North, without wind, in still ayre, give a parching heat.
• † 1.361

  Judgemēt in God, for the lowly, is defence a∣gainst Satā (as in the book of Iudges, and Act. 17. from Psal. 76. 8, 9. and 89. 14. and 97. 2. and 103. 6.) and iustice is mercy. And such is God to sad Enosh: till he wil be a rebell Nemrod.
• * 1.362

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 .
• “ 1.363

  Gods pro∣vidence.
• * 1.364

  Of the Earth.
• † 1.365

  This phrase holy Daniel hath ch. 2. 21. in opening the Image: cal∣lnig the hea∣rer to this speach of the Eternal.
• “ 1.366

  the angels. So Christ is Psa. 22. the mor∣ning star: & Rev. 2. & 22. & so Kimchi ex∣pounds Ps. 22. The An∣gels were made at the first: Ramban: and Basil: The lesser, Caesariensis, &c.
• * 1.367

  Of the Sea.
• ',' 1.368

  Herbes and all plants.
• † 1.369

  The bot∣tom of the sea which semeth left of God, as a dead place: as Ch. 28.
• * 1.370

  Of light & darknes.
• * 1.371

  If thou know not thy owne cause, others of the beginning overreach thee.
• † 1.372

  Of Snow. Haile.
• * 1.373

  Lightning Ch. 37. 2.
• * 1.374

  Raine. Dewe. Ice. Frost.
• * 1.375

  Starres.
• † 1.376

  The farr starres in the South.
• * 1.377

  Of man.
• ‘† 1.378

  Aben Ezra, & Ramban.
• * 1.379

  Cloudes.
• * 1.380

  The Lyon.
• * 1.381

  Raven. Ps. 147. 9.
• * 1.382

  The dammes.
• * 1.383

  Wild goat. Hart.
• * 1.384

  Wild asse.
• † 1.385

  An other name of the strong wild asse.
• * 1.386

  Unicorn.
• * 1.387

  Peacock. Stork. Estrich.
• * 1.388

  Horse.
• * 1.389

  Hauke. Eagle.
• † 1.390

  Eb. Ie∣ghaleghu: a word made here to shew choking by greedy sucking.
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  Math. 24. 28.
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  Rom. 9. 20.
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  If thou canst not deale with stout men: mark the beast Elephant how he is stronger then thou 〈◊〉〈◊〉 being without mans reason: and without traynes can not be taken.
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  Of the Elephant.
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  Of the Whale.
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  Rom. 11. 3••.
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  The sea is his garmēt: who can take that from him, and bring him to lād?
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  To draw him to land.
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  His iawes
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  Scales. They are as a sheild, all sealed toge∣ther: as one skin.
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  huge great▪
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  He hath no care; meeting a••y with fish to feed vpō: that his taking of thought is a gladnes. Abr. Ben. Peritzol.
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  Ab. ben Peritzol.
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  arrow.
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  Though the land by nature should breed strō∣ger things then the sea: yet God sheweth that his power▪ not nature, ruleth all, & bred al.
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  Thou hast made all things in perfect wis∣dome: to shew thy Eternal power and godhead.
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  Chap. 9.