Job 32 Cross References - Geneva

¹ So these three men ceased to answere Iob, because he esteemed himselfe iust. ² Then the wrath of Elihu the sonne of Barachel the Buzite, of the familie of Ram, was kindled: his wrath, I say, was kindled against Iob, because he iustified himselfe more then God. ³ Also his anger was kindled against his three friends, because they could not finde an answere, and yet condemned Iob. ⁴ (Now Elihu had wayted til Iob had spoken: for they were more ancient in yeeres then he) ⁵ So when Elihu saw, that there was none answere in the mouth of the three men, his wrath was kindled. ⁶ Therefore Elihu the sonne of Barachel, the Buzite answered, and sayd, I am yong in yeres, and ye are ancient: therefore I doubted, and was afraide to shewe you mine opinion. ⁷ For I said, The dayes shall speake, and the multitude of yeeres shall teach wisedome. ⁸ Surely there is a spirite in man, but the inspiration of the Almightie giueth vnderstanding. ⁹ Great men are not alway wise, neither doe the aged alway vnderstand iudgement. ¹⁰ Therefore I say, Heare me, and I will shew also mine opinion. ¹¹ Behold, I did waite vpon your wordes, and hearkened vnto your knowledge, whiles you sought out reasons. ¹² Yea, when I had considered you, lo, there was none of you that reproued Iob, nor answered his wordes: ¹³ Lest ye should say, We haue found wisedome: for God hath cast him downe, and no man. ¹⁴ Yet hath he not directed his words to me, neyther will I answere him by your wordes. ¹⁵ Then they fearing, answered no more, but left off their talke. ¹⁶ When I had wayted (for they spake not, but stood still and answered no more) ¹⁷ Then answered I in my turne, and I shewed mine opinion. ¹⁸ For I am full of matter, and the spirite within me compelleth me. ¹⁹ Beholde, my belly is as the wine, which hath no vent, and like the new bottels that brast. ²⁰ Therefore will I speake, that I may take breath: I will open my lippes, and will answere. ²¹ I will not now accept the person of man, neyther will I giue titles to man. ²² For I may not giue titles, lest my Maker should take me away suddenly.

²³ That I will not take of all that is thine, so much as a threde or shoolatchet, lest thou shouldest say, I haue made Abram riche,

²¹ To wit, Vz his eldest sonne, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

³⁹ The Pharaoh said to Ioseph, For as much as God hath shewed thee all this, there is no man of vnderstanding, or of wisedome like vnto thee.

¹⁹ Nowe, as soone as he came neere vnto the hoste, he sawe the calfe and the dancing: so Moses wrath waxed hote, and he cast the Tables out of his handes, and brake them in pieces beneath the mountaine.

¹⁵ Ye shall not doe vniustly in iudgement. Thou shalt not fauour the person of the poore, nor honour the person of the mightie, but thou shalt iudge thy neighbour iustly.

³² Thou shalt rise vp before the horehead, and honour the person of the old man, and dread thy God: I am the Lord.

¹⁷ Ye shall haue no respect of person in iudgement, but shall heare the small aswell as the great: yee shall not feare the face of man: for the iudgement is Gods: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring vnto me, and I will heare it.

¹⁹ Wrest not thou ye Law, nor respect any person, neither take rewarde: for the reward blindeth ye eyes of the wise, and peruerteth ye worde of ye iust.

² And the Lord said vnto Gideon, The people that are with thee, are too many for me to giue the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel make their vaunt against me, and say, Mine hand hath saued mee.

²⁸ And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake vnto the men, and Eliab was verie angrie with Dauid, and sayde, Why camest thou downe hither? and with whome hast thou left those fewe sheepe in the wildernesse? I knowe thy pride and the malice of thine heart, that thou art come downe to see the battell. ²⁹ Then Dauid sayde, What haue I nowe done? Is there not a cause? ³⁰ And hee departed from him into the presence of another, and spake of the same maner, and the people answered him according to the former woordes.

¹⁷ Therefore thine handmaid sayd, The word of my lord the King shall now be comfortable: for my lorde the King is euen as an Angel of God in hearing of good and bad: therefore the Lord thy God be with thee.

²⁰ For to the intent that I should chage the forme of speach, thy seruant Ioab hath done this thing: but my lord is wise according to the wisdome of an Angel of God to vnderstande all things that are in the earth.

¹² Beholde, I haue done according to thy wordes: lo, I haue giuen thee a wise and an vnderstanding heart, so that there hath bene none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall arise the like vnto thee.

²⁸ And all Israel heard the iudgement, which the King had iudged, and they feared the King: for they sawe that the wisedome of God was in him to doe iustice.

²⁹ And God gaue Salomon wisdome and vnderstanding exceeding much, and a large heart, euen as the sand that is on the sea shore,

⁶ And King Rehoboam tooke counsell with the olde men that had stande before Salomon his father, while he yet liued, and sayde, What counsell giue ye, that I may make an answere to this people? ⁷ And they spake vnto him, saying, If thou be a seruant vnto this people this day, and serue them, and answere them, and speake kinde wordes to them, they will be thy seruants for euer. ⁸ But he forsooke the counsell that the olde men had giuen him, and asked counsell of the yong men that had bene brought vp with him, and waited on him.

²¹ And sayd, Naked came I out of my mothers wombe, and naked shall I returne thither: the Lord hath giuen, and the Lord hath taken it: blessed be the Name of the Lord.

¹⁰ But he said vnto her, Thou speakest like a foolish woman: what? shall we receiue good at the hande of God, and not receiue euill? In all this did not Iob sinne with his lippes.

⁹ With the blast of God they perish, and with the breath of his nostrels are they cosumed.

¹² But a thing was brought to me secretly, and mine eare hath receiued a litle thereof. ¹³ In the thoughtes of ye visions of the night, when sleepe falleth on men, ¹⁴ Feare came vpon me, and dread which made all my bones to tremble. ¹⁵ And the wind passed before me, and made the heares of my flesh to stande vp. ¹⁶ Then stoode one, and I knewe not his face: an image was before mine eyes, and in silence heard I a voyce, saying, ¹⁷ Shall man be more iust then God? or shall a man be more pure then his maker? ¹⁸ Beholde, he founde no stedfastnesse in his Seruants, and laid follie vpon his Angels. ¹⁹ Howe much more in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which shalbe destroyed before the moth? ²⁰ They be destroyed from the morning vnto the euening: they perish for euer, without regarde. ²¹ Doeth not their dignitie goe away with them? do they not die, and that without wisdom?

²⁷ Lo, thus haue we inquired of it, and so it is: heare this and knowe it for thy selfe.

⁴ For the arrowes of the Almightie are in me, the venime whereof doeth drinke vp my spirit, and the terrours of God fight against me.

²⁴ Teach me, and I wil hold my tongue: and cause me to vnderstande, wherein I haue erred. ²⁵ Howe stedfast are the wordes of righteousnes? and what can any of you iustly reproue?

²⁹ Turne, I pray you, let there be none iniquitie: returne, I say, and ye shall see yet my righteousnesse in that behalfe. Is there iniquitie in my tongue? doeth not my mouth feele sorowes?

⁶ If thou be pure and vpright, then surely hee will awake vp vnto thee, and he wil make the habitation of thy righteousnesse prosperous.

⁸ Inquire therefore, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thy selfe to search of their fathers. ⁹ (For we are but of yesterday, and are ignorant: for our dayes vpon earth are but a shadowe) ¹⁰ Shall not they teach thee and tell thee, and vtter the wordes of their heart?

² I will say vnto God, Condemne mee not: shew me, wherefore thou contendest with mee. ³ Thinkest thou it good to oppresse me, and to cast off the labour of thine handes, and to fauour the counsel of the wicked?

⁷ Thou knowest that I can not do wickedly: for none can deliuer me out of thine hand.

² In deede because that ye are the people onely, wisedome must dye with you.

¹² Among the ancient is wisedome, and in the length of dayes is vnderstanding.

²⁰ He taketh away the speach from the faithfull counsellers, and taketh away the iudgement of the ancient.

⁵ Oh, that you woulde holde your tongue, that it might be imputed to you for wisedome!

⁸ Will ye accept his person? or will ye contende for God?

¹⁰ He will surely reprooue you, if ye doe secretly accept any person.

¹³ Holde your tongues in my presence, that I may speake, and let come vpon what will.

¹⁵ Loe, though he slay me, yet will I trust in him, and I will reprooue my wayes in his sight.

¹⁹ Who is he, that will pleade with me? for if I nowe holde my tongue, I dye.

⁷ Art thou the first man, that was borne? and wast thou made before the hils? ⁸ Hast thou heard the secret counsell of God, and doest thou restraine wisedome to thee? ⁹ What knowest thou that we knowe not? and vnderstandest that is not in vs? ¹⁰ With vs are both auncient and very aged men, farre older then thy father.

¹⁰ With vs are both auncient and very aged men, farre older then thy father.

³⁴ For the congregation of the hypocrite shalbe desolate, and fire shall deuoure the houses of bribes.

⁵ For the eyes of his children shall faile, that speaketh flattery to his friends.

⁶ Know nowe, that God hath ouerthrowen me, and hath compassed me with his net.

²¹ Haue pitie vpon me: haue pitie vpon me, (O yee my friendes) for the hande of God hath touched me.

² Doubtlesse my thoughts cause me to answere, and therefore I make haste.

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

⁵ Is not thy wickednes great, and thine iniquities innumerable? ⁶ For thou hast taken the pledge from thy brother for nought, and spoyled the clothes of the naked. ⁷ To such as were wearie, thou hast not giuen water to drinke, and hast withdrawen bread from the hungrie. ⁸ But the mightie man had the earth, and he that was in autoritie, dwelt in it. ⁹ Thou hast cast out widowes emptie, and the armes of the fatherles were broken. ¹⁰ Therefore snares are round about thee, and feare shall suddenly trouble thee: ¹¹ Or darkenes that thou shouldest not see, and abundance of waters shall couer thee. ¹² Is not God on hie in the heauen? and behold the height of the starres how hie they are. ¹³ But thou sayest, How should God know? can he iudge through the darke cloude? ¹⁴ The cloudes hide him that he can not see, and he walketh in the circle of heauen. ¹⁵ Hast thou marked the way of the worlde, wherein wicked men haue walked? ¹⁶ Which were cut downe before the time, whose foundation was as a riuer that ouerflowed: ¹⁷ Which sayd vnto God, Depart from vs, and asked what the Almightie could do for them. ¹⁸ Yet hee filled their houses with good things: but let the counsell of the wicked be farre from me. ¹⁹ The righteous shall see them, and shall reioyce, and the innocent shall laugh them to scorne. ²⁰ Surely our substance is hid: but the fire hath deuoured the remnant of them. ²¹ Therefore acquaint thy selfe, I pray thee, with him, and make peace: thereby thou shalt haue prosperitie. ²² Receiue, I pray thee, the law of his mouth, and lay vp his words in thine heart. ²³ If thou returne to the Almightie, thou shalt be buylt vp, and thou shalt put iniquitie farre from thy tabernacle. ²⁴ Thou shalt lay vp golde for dust, and the gold of Ophir, as the flintes of the riuers. ²⁵ Yea, the Almightie shalbe thy defence, and thou shalt haue plentie of siluer. ²⁶ And thou shalt then delite in the Almightie, and lift vp thy face vnto God. ²⁷ Thou shalt make thy praier vnto him, and he shall heare thee, and thou shalt render thy vowes. ²⁸ Thou shalt also decree a thing, and he shall establish it vnto thee, and the light shall shine vpon thy wayes. ²⁹ When others are cast downe, then shalt thou say, I am lifted vp: and God shall saue the humble person. ³⁰ The innocent shall deliuer the yland, and it shalbe preserued by the purenes of thine hands.

⁷ There the righteous might reason with him, so I shoulde be deliuered for euer from my Iudge.

²⁵ But if it be not so, where is he? or who wil proue me a lyer, and make my words of no value?

² Power and feare is with him, that maketh peace in his hie places. ³ Is there any nomber in his armies? and vpon whom shall not his light arise? ⁴ And howe may a man be iustified with God? or how can he be cleane, that is borne of woman? ⁵ Behold, he wil giue no light to the moone, and the starres are vncleane in his sight. ⁶ How much more man, a worme, euen the sonne of man, which is but a worme?

² Whom helpest thou? him that hath no power? sauest thou the arme that hath no strength? ³ Whome counsellest thou? him that hath no wisedome? thou shewest right well as the thing is. ⁴ To whom doest thou declare these words? or whose spirit commeth out of thee?

² The liuing God hath taken away my iudgement: for the Almightie hath put my soule in bitternesse.

⁴ My lips surely shall speake no wickednesse, and my tongue shall vtter no deceite. ⁵ God forbid, that I should iustifie you: vntill I dye, I will neuer take away mine innocencie from my selfe.

⁵ God forbid, that I should iustifie you: vntill I dye, I will neuer take away mine innocencie from my selfe. ⁶ I will keepe my righteousnesse, and wil not forsake it: mine heart shall not reprooue me of my dayes.

¹¹ And when the eare heard me, it blessed me: and when the eye sawe me, it gaue witnesse to me. ¹² For I deliuered the poore that cryed, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him. ¹³ The blessing of him that was ready to perish, came vpon me, and I caused the widowes heart to reioyce. ¹⁴ I put on iustice, and it couered me: my iudgement was as a robe, and a crowne. ¹⁵ I was the eyes to the blinde, and I was the feete to the lame. ¹⁶ I was a father vnto the poore, and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently. ¹⁷ I brake also the chawes of the vnrighteous man, and pluckt the praye out of his teeth.

²¹ Vnto me men gaue eare, and wayted, and helde their tongue at my counsell. ²² After my wordes they replied not, and my talke dropped vpon them. ²³ And they wayted for me, as for the raine, and they opened their mouth as for the latter rayne.

²¹ Thou turnest thy selfe cruelly against me, and art enemie vnto mee with the strength of thine hand.

¹ I made a couenant with mine eyes: why then should I thinke on a mayde? ² For what portion should I haue of God from aboue? and what inheritance of the Almightie from on hie? ³ Is not destruction to the wicked and strange punishment to the workers of iniquitie? ⁴ Doeth not he beholde my wayes and tell all my steps? ⁵ If I haue walked in vanitie, or if my foote hath made haste to deceite, ⁶ Let God weigh me in the iust balance, and he shall know mine vprightnes. ⁷ If my steppe hath turned out of the way, or mine heart hath walked after mine eye, or if any blot hath cleaued to mine handes, ⁸ Let me sowe, and let another eate: yea, let my plantes be rooted out. ⁹ If mine heart hath bene deceiued by a woman, or if I haue layde wayte at the doore of my neighbour, ¹⁰ Let my wife grinde vnto another man, and let other men bow downe vpon her: ¹¹ For this is a wickednes, and iniquitie to bee condemned: ¹² Yea, this is a fire that shall deuoure to destruction, and which shall roote out al mine increase, ¹³ If I did contemne the iudgement of my seruant, and of my mayde, when they did contend with me, ¹⁴ What then shall I do when God standeth vp? and when he shall visit me, what shall I answere? ¹⁵ He that hath made me in the wombe, hath he not made him? hath not he alone facioned vs in the wombe? ¹⁶ If I restrained the poore of their desire, or haue caused the eyes of the widow to faile, ¹⁷ Or haue eaten my morsels alone, and the fatherles hath not eaten thereof, ¹⁸ (For from my youth hee hath growen vp with me as with a father, and from my mothers wombe I haue bene a guide vnto her) ¹⁹ If I haue seene any perish for want of clothing, or any poore without couering, ²⁰ If his loynes haue not blessed me, because he was warmed with the fleece of my sheepe, ²¹ If I haue lift vp mine hande against the fatherlesse, when I saw that I might helpe him in the gate, ²² Let mine arme fal from my shoulder, and mine arme be broken from the bone. ²³ For Gods punishment was fearefull vnto me, and I could not be deliuered from his highnes. ²⁴ If I made gold mine hope, or haue sayd to the wedge of golde, Thou art my confidence, ²⁵ If I reioyced because my substance was great, or because mine hand had gotten much, ²⁶ If I did behold the sunne, when it shined, or the moone, walking in her brightnes, ²⁷ If mine heart did flatter me in secrete, or if my mouth did kisse mine hand, ²⁸ (This also had bene an iniquitie to be condemned: for I had denied the God aboue) ²⁹ If I reioyced at his destruction that hated me, or was mooued to ioye when euill came vpon him, ³⁰ Neither haue I suffred my mouth to sinne, by wishing a curse vnto his soule. ³¹ Did not the men of my Tabernacle say, Who shall giue vs of his flesh? we can not bee satisfied. ³² The stranger did not lodge in the streete, but I opened my doores vnto him, that went by the way. ³³ If I haue hid my sinne, as Adam, concealing mine iniquitie in my bosome, ³⁴ Though I could haue made afraid a great multitude, yet the most contemptible of the families did feare me: so I kept silence, and went not out of the doore. ³⁵ Oh that I had some to heare me! beholde my signe that the Almightie will witnesse for me: though mine aduersary should write a booke against me, ³⁶ Woulde not I take it vpon my shoulder, and binde it as a crowne vnto me? ³⁷ I will tell him the nomber of my goings, and goe vnto him as to a prince. ³⁸ If my lande cry against me, or the furrowes thereof complayne together, ³⁹ If I haue eaten the fruites thereof without siluer: or if I haue grieued the soules of the masters thereof, ⁴⁰ Let thistles growe in steade of wheate, and cockle in the stead of Barley. The wordes of Iob are ended.

¹ So these three men ceased to answere Iob, because he esteemed himselfe iust. ² Then the wrath of Elihu the sonne of Barachel the Buzite, of the familie of Ram, was kindled: his wrath, I say, was kindled against Iob, because he iustified himselfe more then God. ³ Also his anger was kindled against his three friends, because they could not finde an answere, and yet condemned Iob. ⁴ (Now Elihu had wayted til Iob had spoken: for they were more ancient in yeeres then he)

¹⁰ Therefore I say, Heare me, and I will shew also mine opinion. ¹¹ Behold, I did waite vpon your wordes, and hearkened vnto your knowledge, whiles you sought out reasons. ¹² Yea, when I had considered you, lo, there was none of you that reproued Iob, nor answered his wordes:

⁴ The Spirite of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almightie hath giuen me life.

⁹ I am cleane, without sinne: I am innocent, and there is none iniquitie in me.

¹² Behold, in this hast thou not done right: I will answere thee, that God is greater then man.

¹⁶ Then he openeth the eares of men, euen by their corrections, which he had sealed,

⁵ For Iob hath saide, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my iudgement. ⁶ Should I lye in my right? my wound of the arrowe is grieuous without my sinne.

¹⁷ Shal he that hateth iudgement, gouerne? and wilt thou iudge him wicked that is most iust? ¹⁸ Wilt thou say vnto a King, Thou art wicked? or to princes, Ye are vngodly? ¹⁹ How much lesse to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, and regardeth not the rich, more then the poore? for they be all the worke of his handes.

² Thinkest thou this right, that thou hast said, I am more righteous then God? ³ For thou hast said, What profiteth it thee and what auaileth it me, to purge me from my sinne? ⁴ Therefore will I answere thee, and thy companions with thee.

¹¹ Which teacheth vs more then the beastes of the earth, and giueth vs more wisdome then the foules of the heauen.

³⁶ Who hath put wisedome in the reines? or who hath giuen the heart vnderstanding?

⁸ Hide them in the dust together, and binde their faces in a secret place.

² They speake deceitfully euery one with his neighbour, flattering with their lips, and speake with a double heart. ³ The Lord cut off all flattering lippes, and the tongue that speaketh proude things:

¹¹ Come children, hearken vnto me: I will teache you the feare of the Lord. ¹² What man is he, that desireth life, and loueth long dayes for to see good?

³ Mine heart was hote within me, and while I was musing, the fire kindeled, and I spake with my tongue, saying,

⁹ For the zeale of thine house hath eaten mee, and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee, are fallen vpon me.

¹ The Parables of Salomon the sonne of Dauid King of Israel, ² To knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge, ³ To receiue instruction to do wisely, by iustice and iudgement and equitie, ⁴ To giue vnto the simple, sharpenesse of wit, and to the childe knowledge and discretion.

⁶ For the Lord giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.

⁶ Giue eare, for I will speake of excellent things, and the opening of my lippes, shall teache things that be right. ⁷ For my mouth shall speake the trueth, and my lippes abhorre wickednesse.

³¹ Age is a crowne of glory, when it is founde in the way of righteousnes.

²⁸ Euen a foole (when he holdeth his peace) is counted wise, and hee that stoppeth his lips, prudent.

¹³ He that answereth a matter before hee heare it, it is folly and shame vnto him.

¹⁷ He that is first in his owne cause, is iust: then commeth his neighbour, and maketh inquirie of him.

²³ ALSO THESE THINGS PERTEINE TO THE WISE, It is not good to haue respect of any person in iudgement.

¹¹ The riche man is wise in his owne conceite: but the poore that hath vnderstanding, can trie him.

⁵ A man that flattereth his neighbour, spreadeth a net for his steps.

²⁶ Surely to a man that is good in his sight, God giueth wisdome, and knowledge, and ioy: but to the sinner he giueth paine, to gather, and to heape to giue to him that is good before God: this is also vanitie, and vexation of the spirit.

¹³ Better is a poore and wise childe, then an olde and foolish King, which will no more be admonished.

⁹ And the more wise the Preacher was, the more he taught the people knowledge, and caused them to heare, and searched foorth, and prepared many parables. ¹⁰ The Preacher sought to finde out pleasant wordes, and an vpright writing, euen the wordes of trueth.

²¹ Woe vnto them that are wise in their owne eyes, and prudent in their owne sight.

⁵ Therefore I haue declared it to thee of old: before it came to passe, I shewed it thee, lest thou shouldest say, Mine idole hath done them, and my carued image, and my molten image hath commanded them.

⁷ They are created now, and not of olde, and euen before this thou heardest them not, lest thou shouldest say, Beholde, I knewe them.

⁵ I will get me vnto the great men, and will speake vnto them: for they haue knowen the way of the Lord, and the iudgement of their God: but these haue altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bondes.

²³ Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisedome, nor the strong man glorie in his strength, neyther the riche man glorie in his riches.

⁹ Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speake any more in his Name. But his worde was in mine heart as a burning fire shut vp in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.

¹⁴ So the spirit lift me vp, and tooke me away and I went in bitternesse, and indignation of my spirite, but the hand of the Lord was strong vpon me. ¹⁵ Then I came to them that were led away captiues to Tel-abib, that dwelt by the riuer Chebar, and I sate where they sate, and remained there astonished among them seuen dayes. ¹⁶ And at the ende of seuen dayes, the worde of the Lord came againe vnto me, saying, ¹⁷ Sonne of man, I haue made thee a watchman vnto the house of Israel: therefore heare the worde at my mouth, and giue them warning from me. ¹⁸ When I shall say vnto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die, and thou giuest not him warning, nor speakest to admonish the wicked of his wicked way, that he may liue, the same wicked man shall die in his iniquitie: but his blood will I require at thine hande. ¹⁹ Yet if thou warne the wicked, and he turne not from his wickednesse, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquitie, but thou hast deliuered thy soule. ²⁰ Likewise if a righteous man turne from his righteousnesse, and commit iniquitie, I will lay a stumbling blocke before him, and he shall die, because thou hast not giuen him warning: he shall die in his sinne, and his righteous deedes, which he hath done, shall not be remembred: but his blood will I require at thine hand. ²¹ Neuerthelesse, if thou admonish that righteous man, that the righteous sinne not, and that he doeth not sinne, he shall liue because he is admonished: also thou hast deliuered thy soule. ²² And the hande of the Lord was there vpon me, and he said vnto me, Arise, and goe into the fielde, and I will there talke with thee. ²³ So when I had risen vp, and gone foorth into the fielde, beholde, the glorie of the Lord stoode there, as the glorie which I sawe by the riuer Chebar, and I fell downe vpon my face. ²⁴ Then the Spirit entred into me, which set me vp vpon my feete, and spake vnto me, and said to me, Come, and shut thy selfe within thine house. ²⁵ But thou, O sonne of man, beholde, they shall put bandes vpon thee, and shall binde thee with them, and thou shalt not goe out among them. ²⁶ And I will make thy tongue cleaue to the roofe of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dume, and shalt not be to them as a man that rebuketh: for they are a rebellious house. ²⁷ But when I shall haue spoken vnto thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say vnto them, Thus saith the Lord God, He that heareth, let him heare, and he that leaueth off, let him leaue: for they are a rebellious house.

³ Behold, thou art wiser then Daniel: there is no secrete, that they can hide from thee.

¹⁷ As for these foure children, God gaue them knowledge, and vnderstanding in al learning and wisedome: also he gaue Daniel vnderstanding of all visions and dreames.

²¹ And hee changeth the times and seasons: he taketh away kings: he setteth vp kings: he giueth wisedome vnto the wise, and vnderstanding to those that vnderstand.

¹³ Therefore the prudent shall keepe silence in that time, for it is an euill time.

⁷ The Lord also shall preserue the tents of Iudah, as afore time: therefore the glorie of the house of Dauid shall not boast, nor the glorie of the inhabitants of Ierusalem against Iudah.

²³ And then will I professe to them, I neuer knewe you: depart from me, ye that worke iniquitie.

¹⁷ Neither doe they put newe wine into olde vessels: for then the vessels would breake, and the wine woulde be spilt, and the vessels shoulde perish: but they put new wine into newe vessels, and so are both preserued.

²⁵ At that time Iesus answered, and saide, I giue thee thankes, O Father, Lord of heauen and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and men of vnderstanding, and hast opened them vnto babes.

¹⁶ And they sent vnto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we knowe that thou art true, and teachest the way of God truely, neither carest for any man: for thou considerest not the person of men.

²² And when they heard it, they marueiled, and left him, and went their way.

²⁶ Likewise also the second, and the third, vnto the seuenth.

³⁴ But when the Pharises had heard, that he had put the Sadduces to silence, they assembled together.

⁴⁶ And none could answere him a worde, neither durst any from that day foorth aske him any moe questions.

⁵ Then hee looked rounde about on them angerly, mourning also for the hardnesse of their hearts, and saide to the man, Stretch foorth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hande was restored, as whole as the other.

²⁹ But he willing to iustifie himselfe, said vnto Iesus, Who is then my neighbour?

⁴⁸ Doeth any of the rulers, or of the Pharises beleeue in him?

¹¹ Iesus answered, Thou couldest haue no power at all against me, except it were giuen thee from aboue: therefore he that deliuered me vnto thee, hath the greater sinne.

²⁰ For we cannot but speake the things which we haue seene and heard.

²² And the people gaue a shoute, saying, The voyce of God, and not of man. ²³ But immediatly the Angel of the Lord smote him, because he gaue not glorie vnto God, so that he was eaten of wormes, and gaue vp the ghost.

² And when he was called foorth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that we haue obtained great quietnesse through thee, and that many worthy things are done vnto this nation through thy prouidence, ³ We acknowledge it wholy, and in all places most noble Felix, with all thankes,

⁵ Certainely we haue found this man a pestilent fellowe, and a moouer of sedition among all the Iewes throughout the world, and a chiefe maintainer of the secte of the Nazarites:

¹³ Neither can they proue the things, whereof they now accuse me.

⁷ Giue to all men therefore their duetie: tribute, to whome yee owe tribute: custome, to whom custome: feare, to whome feare: honour, to whom ye owe honour.

¹⁹ For it is written, I will destroy the wisedome of the wise, and will cast away the vnderstanding of the prudent. ²⁰ Where is the wise? where is the Scribe? where is the disputer of this worlde? hath not God made the wisedome of this worlde foolishnesse? ²¹ For seeing the worlde by wisedome knewe not God in the wisedome of GOD, it pleased God by the foolishnesse of preaching to saue them that beleeue:

²⁶ For brethren, you see your calling, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called. ²⁷ But God hath chosen the foolish thinges of the world to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weake thinges of the worlde, to confound the mightie things,

²⁷ But God hath chosen the foolish thinges of the world to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weake thinges of the worlde, to confound the mightie things, ²⁸ And vile things of the worlde and thinges which are despised, hath God chosen, and thinges which are not, to bring to nought thinges that are, ²⁹ That no flesh shoulde reioyce in his presence.

⁷ But we speake the wisedome of God in a mysterie, euen the hid wisedom, which God had determined before the world, vnto our glory. ⁸ Which none of the princes of this world hath knowen: for had they knowen it, they would not haue crucified the Lord of glory.

¹⁰ But God hath reueiled them vnto vs by his Spirit: for the spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deepe things of God. ¹¹ For what man knoweth the things of a man, saue the spirite of a man, which is in him? euen so the things of God knoweth no man, but the spirit of God. ¹² Nowe we haue receiued not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit, which is of God, that we might knowe the thinges that are giuen to vs of God.

¹⁸ Let no man deceiue himselfe: If any man among you seeme to be wise in this world, let him be a foole, that he may be wise.

²⁵ Nowe concerning virgines, I haue no commandement of the Lord: but I giue mine aduise, as one that hath obtained mercie of the Lord to be faithfull.

⁴⁰ But shee is more blessed, if she so abide, in my iudgement: and I thinke that I haue also the Spirite of God.

⁸ For to one is giuen by the Spirit the word of wisdome: and to an other the word of knowledge, by the same Spirit:

¹³ For whether we be out of our wit, we are it to God: or whether we be in our right minde, we are it vnto you. ¹⁴ For that loue of Christ constraineth vs,

¹⁰ For nowe preach I mans doctrine, or Gods? or go I about to please men? for if I should yet please men, I were not the seruant of Christ.

²⁶ Bee angrie, but sinne not: let not the sunne goe downe vpon your wrath,

⁵ Neither yet did we euer vse flattering wordes, as ye knowe, nor coloured couetousnes, God is recorde.

⁷ They would be doctours of the Law, and yet vnderstande not what they speake, neither whereof they affirme.

¹ Rebuke not an Elder, but exhort him as a father, and the yonger men as brethren,

¹⁶ For the whole Scripture is giuen by inspiration of God, and is profitable to teache, to conuince, to correct, and to instruct in righteousnesse,

⁶ Exhort yong men likewise, that they bee sober minded.

¹² For when as concerning ye time ye ought to be teachers, yet haue ye neede againe that we teach you what are the first principles of the worde of God: and are become such as haue neede of milke, and not of strong meate.

⁵ If any of you lacke wisedome, let him aske of God, which giueth to all men liberally, and reprocheth no man, and it shalbe giuen him.

¹⁹ Wherefore my deare brethren, let euery man be swift to heare, slowe to speake, and slowe to wrath.

⁶ But ye haue despised the poore. Doe not the riche oppresse you by tyrannie, and doe not they drawe you before the iudgement seates? ⁷ Doe nor they blaspheme the worthie Name after which yee be named?

⁵ Likewise ye yonger, submit your selues vnto the elders, and submit your selues euery man, one to another: decke your selues inwardly in lowlinesse of minde: for God resisteth the proude, and giueth grace to the humble.