Job 11 Cross References - Bishops

¹ Then aunswered Sophar the Naamathite, and sayde ² Shoulde not [he that maketh] many wordes be aunswered? Shoulde he that bableth much be commended therin ³ Shoulde thy lies make men holde their peace, and when thou mockest [others] shall no man make thee ashamed ⁴ For thou hast sayde, my doctrine is pure, and I am cleane in thyne eyes ⁵ But O that God woulde speake, and open his lippes against thee ⁶ That he might shewe thee the secretes of wysdome, howe thou hast deserued double according to right: Know therfore that God hath forgotten thee for thyne iniquitie ⁷ Art thou able to finde out [the secretes of] God? Or wilt thou attayne to the perfectnesse of the almightie ⁸ It is hier then heauen, what art thou able to do? deeper then the hel, how wilt thou then knowe it ⁹ The measure of it is longer then the earth, and broder then the sea ¹⁰ Though he turne all thinges vpsyde downe, close them in, gather them together, who will turne hym from his purpose ¹¹ For it is he that knoweth vayne men, he seeth their wickednesse also, shoulde he not then consider it ¹² Yet vayne man would be wyse, though man [newe] borne is lyke a wilde asses coulte ¹³ If thou preparedst thyne heart, and liftedst vp thyne handes towarde hym ¹⁴ If thou wouldest put away the wickednes whiche thou hast in hande, so that no vngodlinesse dwell in thy house ¹⁵ Then mightest thou lift vp thy face without shame, & then shouldest thou be sure and haue no neede to feare ¹⁶ Then shouldest thou forget thy miserie, and thinke no more vpon it, then vpon the waters that runne by ¹⁷ Then should thy lyfe be as cleare as the noone day, thou shouldest shine forth, and be as the morning ¹⁸ Then mightest thou be bolde because there is hope, and take thy rest quietly, as compassed with a trenche ¹⁹ Then mightest thou lye downe and none to make thee afrayde, yea many one should make suite vnto thee ²⁰ As for the eyes of the vngodly they shall faile, and they shal not escape: and their hope shalbe sorowe of minde

¹¹ Nowe when Iobs three friendes heard of all the trouble that came vpon him, they came euery one fro his owne place [namely] Eliphas the Themanite, Bildad the Suhite, and Zophad the Naamathite: for they were agreed together to come to shewe their compassion vpon him, and to comfort hym

¹ Then aunswered Sophar the Naamathite, and saide

² Howe long wilt thou talke of such thinges? howe long shall the wordes of thy mouth be as a mightie wind

³ Shall not vaine wordes come yet to an ende? Or what maketh thee bolde so to aunswere

² When wyll ye make an ende of your wordes? Marke well, and then we wyll speake

¹¹ A man full of tongue can not prosper vpon the earth: euyll shall hunt the outragious person to ouerthrowe him

¹⁹ Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse

¹⁸ Then certaine philosophers of the Epicures, and of the Stoickes disputed with hym. And some saide: What wyll this babler say? Other some, he seemeth to be a setter foorth of newe gods: because he preached vnto them Iesus, and the resurrection

¹⁹ Wherfore my deare brethre, let euery man be swyft to heare, slowe to speake, slowe to wrath

⁴ I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth vpon God, & he heareth him: The iust & the vpright is laughed to scorne

⁴ As for you, ye are workmaisters of lyes, and vnprofitable phisitians altogether

⁹ Shall that helpe you when he calleth you to reckening? For as one man mocketh an other, so do ye mocke him

² Shall a wyse mans aunswere be as the winde, and fill a mans belly as it were with the winde of the east ³ Shall he reproue with a worde that is nothing worth, & speake the thinges which can do no good

² Froward men are with me, and myne eye must continue in the bitternesse of them

³ Suffer me that I may speake, and when I haue spoken mocke on

²⁵ Is it not so? Who will then reproue me as a lyer, and say that my wordes are nothing worth? Bildad proueth that no man is cleane nor without sinne before God

⁷ Where is there such a one as Iob, that drinketh vp scornefulnesse like water

¹⁶ With hypocrites, scoffers, and parasites: they gnashed vpon me with their teeth

¹⁶ Make shame to appeare in their faces: that they may seeke thy name O God

¹⁷ I dwell not among the scorners, neither is my delight therin: but I dwell alone because of thy hande, for thou hast fylled me with bitternesse

¹⁴ Yf any man obey not our doctrine, signifie hym by an epistle, and haue no companie with hym, that he maye be ashamed

⁸ Wholsome worde, vnrebukeable, that he which withstandeth, may be ashamed, hauyng no euyll thyng to say of you

¹⁸ Howe that they tolde you, that there shoulde be begilers in ye last tyme, which should walke after their owne vngodly lustes

¹⁰ Then shoulde I haue some comfort, yea I woulde desire him in my payne that he would not spare, for I wil not be against the wordes of the holy one

²⁹ Turne I pray you, be indifferent iudges: turne agayne, and ye shall see myne vngiltinesse ³⁰ whether there be any vnrighteousnes in my tongue, or vayne wordes in my mouth

²⁰ I haue offended, what shall I do vnto the, O thou preseruer of men? Why hast thou set me [as a marke] against thee, so that I am a burden to my selfe

² I knowe it is so of a trueth: For how may a man [compared] vnto God be iustified ³ If he wil argue with hym, he can not aunswere hym one thing of a thousande

⁷ Whereas thou knowest whether I shall do wickedly or no, and that none can deliuer me out of thyne hande

⁴ Who can make it cleane that commeth of an vncleane thing? no bodye

⁵ [And why?] Iob hath sayd, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my iudgement ⁶ In my right I shoulde be a lyer: my wounde is incurable without my fault

² Thinkest thou it right that thou sayest, I am more righteous then God

¹⁵ But sanctifie the Lorde God in your heartes. Be redy alwayes to geue an aunswere to euery man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you

³ O that I might know him, and finde him, and that I might come before his seate ⁴ I woulde pleade my cause before hym, and fill my mouth with argumentes ⁵ I woulde knowe what aunswere he woulde geue me, and vnderstande what he woulde say vnto me ⁶ Will he pleade against me with his great power? No, but he will make me the stronger ⁷ There the righteous might dispute with him, so shoulde I be deliuered for euer from my iudge

³⁵ O that I had one which woulde heare me: beholde my signe in the whiche the almightie shal aunswere for me, though he that is my contrarie partie hath written a booke against me

⁶ Beholde, before God I am euen as thou: for I am fashioned & made euen of the same molde ⁷ Beholde, my terrour shall not feare thee, neither shall my hande be heauy vpon thee ⁸ Now hast thou spoken in myne eares, & I haue heard the voyce of thy wordes ⁹ I am cleane without any fault, I am innocent, & there is no wickednesse in me ¹⁰ But lo, he hath piked a quarell against me, and taketh me for his enemie ¹¹ He hath put my foote in the stockes, and looketh narowlye vnto all my pathes ¹² Behold, in this hast thou not done right, I wil make aunswere vnto thee, that God is greater then man ¹³ And why doest thou then striue against him? for he shall not geue the accomptes of all his wordes ¹⁴ For God speaketh once or twise, and yet man vnderstandeth it not ¹⁵ In dreames and visions of the night, when slumbring commeth vpon men that they fall asleepe in their beddes ¹⁶ He roundeth them in the eares, and sealeth their correction ¹⁷ That he may withdrawe man from euyll enterprises, and deliuer hym from pride ¹⁸ And kepe his soule from the graue, and his life from the sworde

¹ Then aunswered the Lorde vnto Iob out of the whirle winde, and saide ² What is he that darkeneth his counsaile by wordes without knowledge

¹ Moreouer the Lorde spake vnto Iob, and saide ² Shall he whom the almightie wyl chasten, contend with him? Should not he which disputeth with God, geue him an aunswere ³ Then Iob aunswered the Lorde, saying ⁴ Beholde, I am vyle, what shall I aunswere thee, [therefore] I wyll laye my hande vpon my mouth ⁵ Once haue I spoken, but I wyll saye no more: yea twyse, but I wyl proceede no further

⁸ Wylt thou disanul my iudgement? or wylt thou condempne me, that thou mayst be righteous

⁷ Now when the Lorde had spoken these wordes vnto Iob, it came to passe that the Lorde saide to Eliphas the Themanite: I am displeased with thee, and thy two friendes: for ye haue not spoken of me the thyng that is right, lyke as my seruaunt Iob hath done

²⁹ The secretes of the Lorde our God are opened vnto vs, and to our children for euer, that we may do all the wordes of this lawe

¹³ And after that all these thinges are come vpon vs because of our euyll deedes and great trespasses, seyng that thou our God hast stayed vs from beyng beneath for our iniquities, and hast geuen vs such deliuerance

⁴ He is wyse in heart and mightie in strength: who hath ben fearce against hym, and hath prospered

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

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

¹¹ Thinkest thou it a small thing of the consolations of God? with thee is a lying worde

²⁸ And vnto man he sayd: To feare the Lorde is wysdome, and to forsake euyll is vnderstanding

¹⁴ (25:12) The secrete of God is among them that feare hym: and he wyll make knowen vnto them his couenaunt

¹⁰ He dealeth not with vs accordyng to our sinnes: nor rewardeth vs according to our wickednesse

⁴³ (106:41) Many a time dyd [God] deliuer them, but they rebelled [against hym] with their owne inuentions: and were brought downe for their wickednes ⁴⁴ (106:42) Neuerthelesse, he did beholde them in their aduersitie: in geuing eare to their complaint ⁴⁵ (106:43) And he remembred his couenaunt: and repented, according to the multitude of his mercies ⁴⁶ (106:44) Yea he made all those that led them away captiue: to pitie them

²² [namely] it is of the Lordes mercies that we are not vtterly consumed, for truely his pitifull compassion hath not ceassed

²⁸ But there is a God in heauen that reuealeth secretes, & sheweth the king Nabuchodonozor what is for to come in the latter dayes. Thy dreame and that whiche thou hast seene in thyne head vpon thy bed, is this

⁴⁷ The king aunswered Daniel, & sayde: Of a trueth your God is a God of gods, and the Lorde of kinges, and a reuealer of secretes, seing thou couldest reueale this secrete

³⁵ That it myght be fulfylled, which was spoken by the prophete, that sayth: I wyll open my mouth in parables, I wyll speake foorth thynges which haue ben kept secrete from the foundation of the worlde

²⁵ To hym that is of power to stablisshe you, according to my Gospell, and preachyng of Iesus Christe, by reuealyng of the misterie whiche was kept secrete sence the worlde began ²⁶ But nowe is opened, and by the scriptures of the prophetes, at the comaundement of the euerlastyng God, to the obedience of fayth, among all nations publisshed

⁹ But as it is written: The eye hath not seen, & the eare hath not heard, neither haue entred into the heart of man, the thynges which God hath prepared for them that loue hym ¹⁰ But God hath reuealed the vnto vs by his spirite: For the spirite searcheth all thinges, yea the deepe thinges of God ¹¹ For what man knoweth the thynges of a man, saue ye spirite of man which is in hym? Euen so, the thinges of God, knoweth no man, but ye spirite of God

⁵ Which [misterie] in other ages was not opened vnto the sonnes of men, as it is nowe reuealed vnto his holy apostles and prophetes by the spirite

⁹ Whiche doth great thinges and vnsearcheable, [and] maruels without number

¹⁴ Lo, this is now a short summe of his wayes: but howe litle a portion heare we of hym? who can vnderstande the thunder of his power

²³ It is the almightie, we can not finde him out: he is excellent in power and iudgement, and aboundaunt in iustice: he afflicteth not

¹⁹ Thy way is in the sea, and thy pathes in the great waters: and thy footesteppes are not knowen

³ Great is God and most worthy to be praysed: and his greatnesse can not be searched out

¹¹ All this hath he ordeyned marueilous goodly, to euery thyng his due tyme: He hath planted ignoraunce also in the heartes of men, that they shoulde not comprehende the ground of his workes which he doth from the begynnyng to the ende

²⁸ Knowest thou not, or hast thou not hearde that the euerlasting God, the Lorde whiche made all the corners of the earth, is neither weerie nor fainte? and that his wysdome can not be comprehended

²⁷ All thinges are geuen vnto me of my father: And no man knoweth the sonne but the father, neither knoweth any man the father saue the sonne, and he to whomsoeuer the sonne wyll open him

³³ O the deepenesse of the ryches both of the wisdome and knowledge of God, howe vnsearcheable are his iudgementes, and his wayes past fyndyng out

¹⁰ But God hath reuealed the vnto vs by his spirite: For the spirite searcheth all thinges, yea the deepe thinges of God

¹⁶ For who hath knowen the mynde of the Lorde, that he myght instruct hym? But we haue the mynde of Christe

⁸ Unto me the least of all saintes is this grace geuen, that I shoulde preache among the gentiles the vnsearchable ryches of Christe

¹⁸ (And wil God in verie deede dwel with men on earth? Beholde, heauen and heauen aboue all heauens do not contayne thee, howe much lesse the house which I haue buylded?

¹² Is not God on high in the heauen? beholde the heyght of the starres how hie they are

⁶ He is naked before him, and the very destruction it selfe can not be hyd out of his sight

⁵ Loke vnto the heauen and beholde it, consider the cloudes which are hyer then thou

¹¹ For accordyng to the hyghnesse of heauen aboue the earth: his mercie preuayleth to them that feare hym

⁶ The knowledge that [thou hast] of me is marueylous: it is so high that I can not [attayne] vnto it ⁷ Whyther can I go from thy spirite: or whyther can I flee away from thy face ⁸ If I ascende vp into heauen, thou art there: if I lay me downe in hell, thou art there also

¹³ (148:12b) shoulde prayse the name of God: for his name only is most excellent, and his maiestie aboue earth and heauen

² It is the glory of God to kepe a thing secrete: but the kynges honour is to searche out a thing ³ The heauen is hye, the earth is deepe: and the kinges heart is vnsearcheable

⁹ But as farre as the heauens are hyer then the earth: so farre do my wayes exceede yours, & my thoughtes yours

² Though they dig into hell, thence shall my hande take them, though they clime vp to heauen, thence will I bring them downe

¹⁸ Myght be able to comprehende with al saintes, what is the breadth, & length, and deapth, and heygth ¹⁹ And to knowe the loue of Christe, whiche excelleth knowledge, that ye might be fylled with all fulnesse of God

²⁴ For he beholdeth the endes of the worlde, and loketh vpon all that is vnder heauen ²⁵ When he wayed the windes and measured the waters

⁵ Thou wylt heare vs, doyng wonderfull thinges in righteousnes O Lorde of our saluation: thou [art] the hope of all endes of the earth, and of them that dwell farre of at the sea coast ⁶ Thou art he who in his strength setleth fast the mountaines: and is gyrded about with power ⁷ Who stilleth the raging of the sea, and the noyse of his waues: and the vprore of the people ⁸ They also that dwel in the vtmost partes [of the earth] be afrayde at thy signes: thou makest them reioyce at the going foorth of the morning and euenyng

⁹ If I take the wynges of the morning: and [go to] dwell in the vttermost part of the sea ¹⁰ Euen there also thy hande shall leade me: and thy right hande shall holde me

³⁰ Howe shoulde one chase a thousande, & two put ten thousand to flyght, except their maker had solde them, and except the Lorde had shut them vp

¹⁸ For be maketh a wounde and he healeth: he smiteth, and his hande maketh whole againe

¹² If he be hastie to take away, who wil make him restore it? or who will say vnto hym, what doest thou ¹³ God will not withdraw his anger, and the most mightie helpes do stowpe vnder hym

¹⁴ Beholde if he breake downe a thing, who can set it vp againe? yf he shut a thing, who wyll open it

²⁹ When he geueth quietnesse, who can make trouble? and when he hydeth his face, who can beholde him? whether it be vpon nations, or vpo one man onely

⁸ Who shut the sea with doores, when it brake foorth as out of the wombe

⁸ Thou hast not shut me vp into the hande of the enemie: [but] hast set my feete in a large roome

²⁷ The first is he that shall say to Sion, beholde, beholde, they are present: and to Hierusalem it selfe wyll I geue an euangelist

³⁵ And all they that dwel vpon the earth, are to be reputed as nothing, and according to his will he worketh in the armie of heauen, among the inhabitours of the earth: and there is none that may resist his hand, or say vnto him, what doest thou

⁷ And write vnto ye Angel of the Church of Philadelphia, this sayth he that is holy and true, which hath the key of Dauid, which openeth, and no man shutteth, and shutteth, and no man openeth

¹³ Wilt thou therfore say, Tushe, howe should God know? can he iudge through the darke cloude ¹⁴ Tushe, the cloudes couer him that he may not see, and he walketh on the top of heauen

²¹ For his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goinges ²² There is no darkenesse nor shadowe of death that can hide the wicked doers from him ²³ For God wil not lay vpon man more then he hath sinned, that he should enter into iudgement with him

¹¹ He sayeth in his heart, tushe, the Lord hath forgotten: he hydeth away his face, and he wyll neuer see it

¹⁴ Surely thou hast seene [this] for thou beholdest labour and spite: that thou mayest take the matter into thy hands, he that is weake leaueth it for thee, [for] thou art the helper of the fatherlesse

²² Thou hast seene [this] O God, holde not thy tongue [then:] go not farre from me O Lorde

¹¹ God knoweth the thoughtes of man: that they are but vanitie

⁸ If thou seest the poore to be oppressed, and wrongfully dealt withall, so that equitie and right of the lawe is wrested in the lande, maruayle not thou at such a thyng: for he that is higher then the hyghest regardeth, and there be hygher then they

⁹ Among all thynges, man hath the most deceiptfull and stubburne heart: Who shall then knowe it ¹⁰ Euen I the Lorde searche out the grounde of the heart, & trye the raynes, and rewarde euery man accordyng to his wayes, and accordyng to the fruite of his workes

² They consider not in their heartes that I remember al their wickednesse: Nowe their owne inuentions haue beset them, whiche I see well inough

¹³ Thou art of pure eyes, and canst not see euyl, thou canst not behold wickednesse: wherfore [then] doest thou loke vpo the transgressours, and holdest thy tongue, when the wicked deuoureth the man that is more righteous then he

²⁴ But Iesus dyd not commit hym selfe vnto them, because he knewe all men ²⁵ And neded not, that any shoulde testifie of man: For he knewe what was in man

¹³ Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in the syght of hym: But all thinges are naked and open vnto the eyes of hym of whom we speake

²³ And I wyll kyll her chyldren with death, & all the Churches shall knowe, that I am he which searcheth the raynes and heartes: And I wyll geue vnto euery one of you, accordyng vnto his workes

¹³ He compasseth the wise in their owne craftinesse, & maketh foolishe the counsell of the wicked

⁵ Doth the wild asse rore when he hath grasse? or loweth the oxe when he hath fodder [inough

² Then no doubt ye are the men alone, and wysdome shall perishe with you ³ But I haue vnderstanding aswell as ye, and am not inferior to you: Yea who knoweth not these thinges

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

⁵ Who letteth the wylde asse to go free? or who looseth the bondes of the wylde mule ⁶ Euen I which haue geuen the wyldernesse to be their house, and the vntilled land to be their dwelling ⁷ They force not for the multitude of people in the citie, neither regarde the crying of the driuer ⁸ But seeke their pasture about the mountaines, and folowe the greene grasse

⁵ Beholde, I was ingendred in iniquitie: and in sinne my mother conceaued me

⁹ As for the chyldren of men, they be onlye but vanitie, the chyldren of lordes be but a lye: vpon the wayghtes they [be] altogether [lighter] then vanitie in selfe ¹⁰ O trust not in wrong [dealing] and spoyling: geue not your selues vnto vanitie, if riches encrease, set not your heart [vpon them.

²² So foolishe was I and voyde of vnderstanding: I was euen a bruite beast before thee

⁶ An vnwise man doth not consider this: and a foole doth not vnderstande it

² Surely I am more foolishe then any man, and haue no mans vnderstandyng ³ I neuer learned wisdome, nor had knowledge of holy thynges ⁴ Who hath clymed vp into heauen, and come downe from thence? who hath holden the wynde fast in his hande? who hath gathered together the waters in a garment? who hath established all the endes of the worlde: what is his name, and what is his sonnes name, yf thou canst tell

¹⁸ I communed with myne owne heart also concernyng the children of men, howe God hath chosen them, and yet letteth them appeare as though they were beastes

²⁴ And thy wantonnesse is lyke a wylde Asse that vseth the wildernesse, and that snuffeth and bloweth at her wyll: who can tame her? All they that seeke her, shall not fayle but fynde her in her moneth

²² When they counted them selues wyse, they became fooles

¹⁶ Beyng of lyke affection one towardes another, beyng not hye mynded: but makyng your selues equall to them of the lower sort. Be not wise in your owne opinions

¹⁸ Let no man deceaue him selfe. Yf any man among you seeme to be wise in this worlde, let hym be a foole, that he may be wyse ¹⁹ For the wisedome of this worlde, is foolishnesse with God. For it is writte: He compasseth the wise in their own craftynesse ²⁰ And agayne The Lorde knoweth the thoughtes of the wyse, that they be vayne

³ Among whom we all had our conuersation also in tyme past in the lustes of our flesshe, fulfyllyng the wyll of the flesshe, and of the mynde, & were by nature the chyldren of wrath, euen as other

²⁰ But wylt thou knowe, O thou vayne man, that that fayth which is without workes, is dead

¹³ Who is a wise man, and endued with knoweledge among you? let him shewe his workes out of good conuersation with mekenesse of wisdome ¹⁴ But yf ye haue bitter enuiyng & strife in your hearte, glorie not, neither be lyers agaynst the trueth ¹⁵ For such wisdome descendeth not fro aboue: but is earthlie, sensuall, and deuelishe ¹⁶ For where enuiyng and strife is, there is sedition & all maner of euyll workes ¹⁷ But the wisdome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peaseable, gentle, and easie to be entreated, full of mercie and good fruites, without iudgyng, without simulation

³ And Samnel spake vnto al the house of Israel, saying: If ye be come agayne vnto the Lorde with all your heartes, then put away the straunge gods and Astaroth from among you, and prepare your heartes vnto the Lord, and serue him onely: For he shall ryd you out of the hand of the Philistines

¹⁴ And he did euill, because he prepared not his heart to seeke the Lorde

³ Neuerthelesse, there are some good actes founde in thee, in that thou hast hewen downe the groues out of the lande, and hast prepared thyne heart to seke God

⁸ But I woulde aske counsell at the Lorde, and talke with God

⁵ If thou wouldest nowe resorte vnto God be times, and make thy prayer to the almightie ⁶ If thou wouldest liue a pure and godly life: shoulde he not awake vp vnto thee immediatly, and make the habitation of thy righteousnesse prosperous

²¹ Therefore reconcile thee vnto God, and be at peace: so shall all thinges prospere with thee right well ²² Receaue I pray thee the lawe at his mouth, and lay vp his wordes in thyne heart

³¹ Then shal princes come out of Egypt: Ethiopia in all haste shall stretch out her handes vnto the Lorde

⁸ And that they be not as their forefathers [were] a rebellious and a mutable generation: a generation that directed not their heart aright, and whose spirite cleaued not stedfastly vnto God

⁹ (88:8) My sight fayleth through my affliction O God: I haue called dayly vpon thee, I haue stretched out mine handes vnto thee

⁶ I stretche foorth myne handes vnto thee: my soule as a thirstie lande [gaspeth] vnto thee. Selah

⁴⁷ And the seruaunt that knewe his maisters wyll, and prepared not hym selfe, neither dyd accordyng to his wyll, shalbe beaten with many strypes

⁷ Consider I pray thee who euer perished beyng an innocent? or when were the godly destroyed

⁵ Is not thy wickednesse great, and thy vngratious deedes innumerable

²³ For if thou wilt turne to the almightie, thou shalt be buyld vp, and put all vnrighteousnes from thy dwelling

³² If I haue gone amisse, enfourme thou me: If I haue done wrong, I wyll leaue of

² I wyll endeuour my selfe to be fully instructed in the way of perfectnesse: when thou wylt come vnto me, I wil go vp and downe in the middest of my house in the perfectnesse of my heart

¹⁵ When you holde out your handes, I wyll turne myne eyes from you: and though ye make many prayers, yet I wyll heare nothyng at all, seyng your handes are full of blood

³⁰ Therefore I wyll iudge you, euery man according to his wayes, O ye house of Israel saith the Lorde: returne and bryng your selues agayne from all your wickednesse, so iniquitie shall not be your destruction ³¹ Cast away from you all your transgressions wherby ye haue transgressed, and make you a newe heart and a newe spirite: for why wyll ye dye O ye house of Israel

³ Then saide he vnto me, This is the curse that goeth foorth ouer the whole earth: for al theeues shalbe iudged after this booke, & al pariured persons shalbe iudged according to the same ⁴ And I wil bring it foorth saith the lord of hoastes, so that it shall enter into the house of the theefe, and into the house of him that falsely sweareth by my name: and shall remayne in his house, and consume it, with the timber & stones therof

⁸ Drawe nye to God, and he wyll drawe nye to you. Clense your handes ye sinners, and purifie your heartes ye double mynded

⁵ But vnto Cain and to his offeryng he had no respect: for the whiche cause Cain was exceedyng wroth, and his countenaunce abated ⁶ And the Lorde saide vnto Cain: why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenaunce abated

¹⁵ If I haue done wickedly, wo is me therefore: If I haue done righteously, yet dare I not lift vp my head, so full am I of confusion, and see myne owne miserie

²⁶ Then shalt thou haue thy delite in the almightie, and lift vp thy face vnto God

¹ God is my lyght and saluation, whom then shall I feare? God is the strength of my life, of whom then shall I be afraide

¹ The Lorde is our refuge & strength: a helpe very easyly founde in troubles

⁶ For he shalbe neuer moued: and the righteous shall be had in an euerlasting remembraunce ⁷ He wyll not be afraide of any euyll tidinges: his heart is setled, he beleueth in God ⁸ His heart is strengthened, he will not feare: vntyll he seeth [a mischiefe to fall] vpon his enemies

⁶ I shall take then no shame: when I haue regarde vnto all thy commaundementes ⁷ I wyll confesse [it] vnto thee with an vpryght heart: when I shall haue learned the iudgementes of thy ryghteousnesse

²⁶ In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength: and his children are vnder a sure defence

¹ The vngodly fleeth when no man pursueth him: but the righteous are bolde as a Lion

¹² For our reioycyng is this, the testimonie of our conscience, that in simplicitie & godly purenesse, and not in fleshely wisdome, but by the grace of God, we haue had our conuersatio in the worlde, and most of all to you wardes

⁸ I wyll therefore, that the men praye euerywhere, lyftyng vp holy handes, without wrath and reasonyng

²⁸ And nowe babes abide in him, that when he shal appeare, we may be bolde and not be made ashamed of hym at his commyng

¹⁹ Hereby we knowe that we are of the trueth, and shall assure our heartes before hym ²⁰ For yf our heart condempne vs, God is greater then our heart, and knoweth all thynges ²¹ Dearely beloued, yf our heart condempne vs not, then haue we boldnesse towarde God ²² And whatsoeuer we aske, we receaue of hym, because we kepe his commaundementes, and do those thynges which are pleasyng in his syght

¹¹ And my couenaunt I make with you, that from hencefoorth euery fleshe be not rooted out with the waters of a fludde, neither shall there be a fludde to destroy the earth any more

⁵¹ And Ioseph called the name of the first sonne, Manasse: for God [sayde he] hath made me forget al my labour, and all my fathers housholde

¹⁵ Myne owne brethren passe ouer by me as the water brooke, & as the ouerflowing of waters, whiche do hastly go away

¹¹ Shouldest thou then see no darknesse? shoulde not the water fludde run ouer thee

⁷ That they may drynke it, and forget their miserie and aduersitie

²⁰ For he thinketh not much howe long he shall lyue, forasmuch as God fylleth his heart with gladnesse

¹ And in that day thou shalt say, O Lorde I wyll prayse thee, for thou wast displeased at me: but refrayne thou from thy wrath, and comfort me ² Beholde, God is my saluation, in who I wyll trust and not be afrayde: for the Lorde God is my strength and [my] song, he also is become my saluation

⁴ Feare not, for thou shalt not be confounded: be not ashamed, for thou shalt not come to confusion: Yea thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the dishonour of thy widowhead

⁹ And this is vnto me as the water of Noe: for like as I haue sworne that I wyll not bryng the water of Noe any more vpon the worlde: so haue I sworne that I wyll neuer be angry with thee, nor reproue thee

¹⁶ Who so reioyceth vpon earth, shall reioyce in the true God, and who so sweareth vpon earth, shall sweare in the true God: for the olde afflictions shalbe forgotten, and taken away out of my sight

²¹ A woman, when she trauayleth, hath sorowe, because her houre is come: but assoone as she is deliuered of the childe, she remembreth no more the anguishe, for ioy that a man is borne into ye world

¹⁴ And he sayde vnto hym, Lorde thou wotest. And he sayde to me: These are they which came out of great tribulation, and haue wasshed their long robes, and made them whyte by the blood of the lambe ¹⁵ Therefore are they in the presence of the throne of God, and serue hym daye and nyght in his temple, and he that sitteth in the throne, wyll dwell among them ¹⁶ They shall hunger no more, neither thirst, neither shall the sunne lyght on them, neither any heate ¹⁷ For the lambe which is in the myddes of the throne shall feede them, and shall leade them vnto fountaynes of lyuyng water, and God shall wype awaye all teares from their eyes

¹⁰ And Dauid blessed the Lorde before all the congregation, and sayde: Blessed be thou Lorde God of Israel, our father from euer and for euer

¹¹ And then came there vnto him all his brethren, all his sisters, and all they that had ben of his acquaintaunce afore, and did eate bread with him in his house, and had compassion on him, and comforted him ouer all trouble that the Lorde had brought vpon him: euery man also gaue him a certaine summe of money, and a iewell of golde ¹² So the Lorde blessed the last dayes of Iob more then the first: for he had fourteene thousand sheepe, sixe thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses ¹³ He had seuen sonnes also, and three daughters ¹⁴ The first daughter called he Iemima, the second Kezia, and the third Kerenhapuch ¹⁵ In al the land were no women found so faire as the daughters of Iob: and their father gaue them inheritaunce among their brethren ¹⁶ After this liued Iob an hundred and fourtie yeres: so that he sawe his children, and his childrens children into the fourth generation ¹⁷ And so Iob dyed, being olde, and of a perfect age

⁶ He shall make thy righteousnesse appeare as cleare as the light: and thy iust dealing as the noone tyde

¹⁴ They shall styll bryng foorth fruite in their age: they shalbe fat and florishyng

⁴ There ariseth vp light in the darknes: vnto them that deale vprightly he is merciful, and louing, and righteous

¹⁸ The path of the righteous shineth, as the light that is euer bryghter and bryghter vnto the perfect day

⁸ Then shall thy light breake foorth as the morning, and thy health florishe right shortly: righteousnesse shall go before thee, and the glory of the Lorde shall embrace thee ⁹ Then if thou callest, the Lorde shall aunswere thee, if thou cryest, he shall say, here I am: yea if thou layest away from thee thy burthens, and holdest thy fingers, and ceassest from vngracious talking ¹⁰ If thou hast compassion vpon the hungrie, and refreshest the troubled soule: then shall thy light spring out in the darknesse, and thy darknesse shalbe as the noone day

³ Then shall we haue vnderstanding, and endeuour our selues to knowe the Lord: he shal go foorth as the spring of the day, & come vnto vs as the rayne, and as the latter rayne vnto the earth

⁸ O thou enemie of myne reioyce not at my fall, for I shall rise againe: & though I sit in darkenesse, yet the Lorde is my light ⁹ I will beare the wrath of the Lord, for I haue offended hym till he sit in iudgement vpon my cause, and see that I haue right: then will he bring me foorth to the light, and I shall see his righteousnesse

⁶ In that day shall there be no cleare light, but darke ⁷ This shalbe that speciall day which is knowen vnto the Lorde, neither day nor night: but about the euening time it shalbe light

² But to you that feare my name shall that sunne of righteousnesse aryse, and health shalbe vnder his winges: and ye shall go foorth and skippe lyke fatte calues

²⁶ And a reuelation was geuen hym of the holy ghost, not to see death, before he had seene the Lordes Christe ²⁷ And he came by inspiration into the temple: And when the father & mother brought in the chylde Iesus, to do for hym after the custome of the lawe ²⁸ Then toke he hym vp in his armes, & praysed God, and sayde ²⁹ Lord nowe lettest thou thy seruaut depart in peace, accordyng to thy promise ³⁰ For mine eyes haue seene thy saluatio ³¹ Whiche thou hast prepared before the face of all people ³² A light to be reuealed to the gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel

⁵ And your thresshyng shal reache vnto the vintage, & the vintage shall reache vnto sowyng tyme: and ye shall eate your bread in plenteousnesse, and dwell in your lande safely ⁶ And I wyll sende peace in the lande, and ye shall lye downe without any man to make you afrayde: And I wyll ridde euyll beastes out of the lande, and there shall no sworde go throughout your lande

¹¹ For what powre haue I to endure? And what is myne end, that my soule might be patient

⁶ My dayes passe ouer more spedyly then a weauers shuttle, and are spent without hope

²⁷ Then shalt thou make thy prayer vnto him, and he shall heare thee, and thou shalt kepe thy promises ²⁸ Thou shalt also decree a thing, and he shall establishe it vnto thee, and the light shall shine in thy wayes ²⁹ When [the wicked] be cast downe, thou shalt say, I am lifted vp: and God shall saue the humble person

⁵ I layde me downe and slept: and I rose vp agayne, for God sustayned me

⁸ I wyll lay me downe in peace and take my rest: for thou God only makest me to dwell in safetie

⁵ Why art thou so discouraged O my soule, & why art thou so vnquiet within me? attende thou vpon the Lorde, for I wyll yet acknowledge hym [to be] only my present saluation, & my Lorde

²⁴ If thou sleepest, thou shalt not be afraide: but shalt take thy rest, and sleepe sweetely ²⁵ Thou shalt not be afraide of any sodayne feare, neither for the violent rushing in of the vngodly when it commeth ²⁶ For the Lorde shall stande by thy side, & kepe thy foote that thou be not taken

³² The vngodly is cast away for his iniquitie: but the ryghteous hath a good hope, euen in death

³ Not that only: but also we reioyce in tribulations, knowyng that tribulation worketh pacience ⁴ Pacience profe, profe hope ⁵ And hope maketh not ashamed, because the loue of God is shedde abrode in our heartes by the holy ghost, which is geuen vnto vs

²⁷ To whom God woulde make knowe what [is] the riches of the glorie of this misterie among the gentiles, which is Christe in you, the hope of glorie

²⁶ Then came Abimelech to him from Gerar, and Ahuzath his friende, and Phicol the captaine of his armie ²⁷ And Isahac sayde vnto them: wherfore come ye to me, seyng ye hate me, and haue put me away from you ²⁸ Whiche aunswered: We sawe most certainly that the Lord was with thee, and we sayde: let there be nowe an oth betwixt vs, euen betwixt vs and thee, and let vs make a league with thee ²⁹ That thou shouldest do vs no hurt, as we haue not touched thee, and as we haue done vnto thee nothyng but good, & sent thee away in peace: for thou art nowe the blessed of the Lorde ³⁰ And he made them a feast, and they dyd eate and drynke ³¹ And they rose vp betymes in the mornyng, and sware one to another: And Isahac sent them away, and they departed from hym in peace

⁶ And I wyll sende peace in the lande, and ye shall lye downe without any man to make you afrayde: And I wyll ridde euyll beastes out of the lande, and there shall no sworde go throughout your lande

⁸ Therefore take you now seuen oxen, and seuen rammes, and go to my seruaunt Iob, and offer vp for your selues a burnt offring, and my seruaunt Iob shall pray for you: him wyll I accept, and not deale with you after your foolishnesse, in that ye haue not spoken of me the thing which is right, lyke as my seruaunt Iob hath done ⁹ So Eliphas the Themanite, and Bildad the Suhite, and Sophar the Naamathite, went and did according as the Lorde commaunded them: the Lorde also accepted the person of Iob

¹² And the daughter of Tyre shall come with a present: the riche among the people shall make their earnest prayer before thee

⁶ The multitude hangeth vpon great men: and euery man fauoureth hym that geueth rewardes

¹⁴ Thus saith the Lorde, The occupiers of Egypt, the marchauntes of the Ethiopians and Sabees, shall come vnto thee with tribute, they shalbe thyne, they shall folowe thee, and go with chaines vpon their feete, they shall fall downe before thee, and make supplication vnto thee: for God without whom there is none other God, shalbe with thee

¹⁴ Moreouer, those shall come kneeling vnto thee that haue vexed thee, and all they that despised thee shall fall downe at thy foote: Thou shalt be called the citie of the Lorde, Sion [the citie] of the holy one of Israel

⁹ Beholde, I make them of the synagogue of Satan, which call them selues Iewes and are not, but do lye: Behold, I wyll make them that they shal come and worshyp before thy feete, and shall knowe that I haue loued thee

¹⁶ I also wyll do this vnto you: For I wyll bryng vpon you fearefulnesse, consumption, and the burnyng ague to consume your eyes, and gender sorowe of heart: And ye shall sowe your seede in vayne, for your enemies shall eate it

⁶⁵ And among these nations thou shalt finde no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foote haue rest: But the Lorde shal geue thee there an vnquiet heart, and dasing eyes, and sorowe of minde

¹³ So are the pathes of al that forget God, and the hypocrites hope shall come to naught ¹⁴ His confidence shalbe destroyed, and his trust shalbe a spiders webbe

⁵ He that speaketh flatterie to his friend, the eyes of his children shall fayle

¹⁴ His hope shalbe rooted out of his dwelling, and shall bring him to the king of feare

⁸ For what hope hath the hypocrite though he haue great good, if God take away his soule

²² God shal cast vpon him, and not spare, though he woulde fayne flee out of his hande

¹⁶ If I denied the poore of their desire, or haue caused the eyes of the wydow to wayte in vayne

²² There is no darkenesse nor shadowe of death that can hide the wicked doers from him

³ I am weery of crying, my throte is drye: my syght fayleth me through the long attendaunce that I haue geuen vpon my Lorde

²⁴ The thing that the vngodly is afraide of, shall come vpon hym: but the ryghteous shall haue their desire

²⁰ Who so curseth his father and mother, his light shalbe put out in the depth of darknesse

¹⁷ Wherefore yet our eyes fayled vs, whyles we looked for our vayne helpe, seeing we euer wayted vpon a people that coulde do vs no good

¹⁴ Therfore the flight shall perishe from the swift, and the strong shal not strengthen his force, neither shall the mightie saue his life

¹⁹ As if a man dyd flee from a lion, and a beare meete him, & went into the house, and leaned his hand vnto the wal, and a serpent bite hym ²⁰ Shall not the day of the Lorde be darkenesse, and not light? euen darkenesse and no light in it

¹ I saw the Lorde standing vpon the aulter, and he sayd: Smite the lintel of the doore, that the postes may shake, & cut them in peeces, euen the heades of them all, and I wil slay the last of them with the sworde: he that fleeth of them, shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them, shall not be deliuered ² Though they dig into hell, thence shall my hande take them, though they clime vp to heauen, thence will I bring them downe ³ And though they hyde them selues in the top of Charmel, I will searche, and take them out thence: and though they be hyd from my sight in the bottome of the sea, thence will I commaunde the serpent, and he shall bite them

²³ And beyng in hell in tormentes, he lyft vp his eyes, and sawe Abraham a farre of, and Lazarus in his bosome ²⁴ And he cryed and sayde: father Abraham, haue mercie on me, and sende Lazarus that he may dippe the tippe of his fynger in water, and coole my tongue: for I am tormented in this flambe ²⁵ But Abraham sayde: Sonne, remember that thou in thy lyfe tyme, receauedst thy pleasure, and lykewyse Lazarus paynes: But nowe is he comforted, and thou art tormented ²⁶ Beyonde all this, betweene vs & you there is a great gulfe set, so that they which woulde go from hence to you, can not, neither may come from thence to vs

³ Howe shall we escape, yf we neglect so great saluation? which at the first began to be preached of the Lorde, and was confirmed vnto vswarde, by them that hearde it