Job 11 Cross References - Great

¹ Then answered Sophar the Naamathite, and sayde: ² Shulde not he that maketh many wordes, be answered? Shuld he that bableth moch, be commended therin? ³ Shulde men geue eare vnto the onely? Thou wilt laugh other men to scorne, and shal no body mock the againe? ⁴ Wylt thou saye vnto God. The thyng that I take in hande is perfecte, and I am cleane in thy syght? ⁵ O that God wolde speake, and open his lyppes agaynst the, ⁶ that he myght shewe the (out of his secrete wysdome) why he rewardeth the double as he was appoynted to do: then shuldest thou knowe, that God had forgotten the because of thy synne. ⁷ Art thou able to fynde out the secretes of God? Or wylt thou attayne to the perfectnesse of the almyghtye? ⁸ He is hyer then heauen, what arte thou able to do? Deper then the hell, how wilt thou then know him? ⁹ His length exceadeth the length of the earth, and hys bredth the bredth of the see. ¹⁰ Though he turne all thinges vp syde downe, close them in, gather them togeather, who wyll turne hym from his purpose? ¹¹ For it is he that knoweth the vanite of men: he seyth theyr wyckednesse also, shulde he not then considre it? ¹² A vayne body exalteth hym selfe, and man new borne is lyke a wylde asses colte. ¹³ If thou haddest nowe a ryght hert, and lyftedst vp thyne handes towarde hym: ¹⁴ yf thou woldest put awaye the wickednes which thou hast in hande, so that no vngodlynesse dwell in thy house. ¹⁵ Then myghtest thou lyft vp thy face without shame, and then shuldest thou be sure, and haue no nede to feare. ¹⁶ Then shuldest thou forget thy miserye, & thyncke nomore vpon it then vpon the waters that runne by. ¹⁷ Then shuld the residue of thy lyfe be as cleare as the noone daye, and sprynge forth as the mornyng. ¹⁸ Then mightest thou haue comforte, in the hope that thou hast: and slepe quyetly, when thou art buried. ¹⁹ Then shuldest thou take thy rest, & no man to make the afrayed, yee, many one shuld set moch by the. ²⁰ As for the eyes of the vngodly, they shalbe consumed, and not escape: theyr hope shalbe misery and sorow of mynde.

¹¹ Now when Iobs frendes hearde of all the trouble, that happened vnto hym, there came thre of them, euery one from hys awne place: namely, Eliphas the Themanite, Bildad the Suhite, & Zophad the Naamathite. And they were agreed together to come, to shewe their compassion vpon him, and to comforte hym.

¹ Then answered Sophar the Naamathite, and sayde.

² How longe wilt thou talke of soch thynges? how longe shall thy mouth speake so proude wordes?

³ Shall not vayne wordes come yet to an ende? Or, hast thou yet eny more to saye?

² when wyll ye make an ende of youre wordes? Marcke well, and then we wyll speake.

¹¹ A man full of wordes shal not prosper vpon the erth: euell shall hunte the wycked person, to ouerthrowe hym.

¹⁹ Where moch bablynge is, there must nedes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lyppes, is wyse.

¹⁸ Certayne Philosophers of the Epicures and of the Stoyckes, disputed with hym. And some ther were which sayde: what will thys babler saye? Other sayde: he semeth to be a tydynges brynger of newe deuyls, because he preacheth vnto them Iesus & the resurreccion.

¹⁹ Wherfore (deare brethren) let euery man be swyfte to heare, slowe to speake, slowe to wrath.

⁴ Thus he that calleth vpon God, and whom God heareth, is mocked of hys neyghboure: the godly and innocent man is laughed to scorne.

⁴ As for you, yeare worckmasters of lyes, and vnprofytable Phisicyans all together.

⁹ Shall that helpe you, when he calleth you to rekeninge. For as one man mocketh another, so do ye mocke hym.

² Shal a wyse mans answer be the scyence of the wynde, and fil any mans Bely as it were with the wynde of the east? ³ Shal he reproue wt a word, that is nothyng worth: and speake the thinges, which can do no good?

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

³ Suffre me a lytle, that I maye speake also, and then laugh my wordes to scorne.

²⁵ Is it not so? Who wyll then reproue me as a lyar, and saye that my wordes are nothynge worth?

⁷ where is there soch a one as Iob, that drincketh vp scornefulnes lyke water?

¹⁶ With the flatrers were busy mockers, which gnasshed vpon me with theyr teeth.

¹⁶ Make their faces ashamed, O Lorde, that they maye seke thy name.

¹⁷ I dwell not amonge the scorners, nether is my delyte therin: but I dwell only in the feare of thy hand, for thou hast fylled me with bytternes.

¹⁴ If eny man obey not oure sayinge, sende vs worde of him by a letter: and haue no companye with him, that he maye be ashamed.

⁸ worde which cannot be rebuked: that he which withstandeth, maye be ashamed, hauinge no euell thynge to saye of you.

¹⁸ how that they tolde you that there shuld be begylers in the last tyme, which shuld walke after their awne vngodly lustes.

¹⁰ Then shulde I haue some comforte: yee, I wolde desyre hym in my payne, that he shulde not spare, for I wyll not be agaynst the wordes of the holy one.

²⁹ Turne (I praye you) be indifferent iudges, turne agayne, and ye shall se myne vngyltinesse: ³⁰ whether there be eny vnrighteousnesse in my tong, or vayne wordes in my mouth.

²⁰ I haue offended, and what shall I do vnto the, O thou preseruer of men? Why hast thou made me to stande in thy waye, and am so heuy a burden vnto my self?

² I know it is so of a treuthe: For how maye a man (compared vnto God) be iustifyed? ³ If he will argue with him, he shall not be able to answere hym vnto one amonge a thousande.

⁷ where as (not withstandinge) thou knowest that I am no wycked person, and that there is no man able to delyuer me out of thyne hande.

⁴ Who can make cleane, that commeth of an vncleane thynge? Nobody.

⁵ And why? Iob hath sayde: I am ryghteous, but God doth me wronge. ⁶ I must neades be a lyer, though my cause me ryght, and violently I am plaged where as I made no faut:

² Thynkest thou it ryght, that thou sayest: I am ryghtuous before God?

¹⁵ but sanctifye the Lorde God in youre hertes Be ready allwayes to geue an answere to euery man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, and that with meaknes and feare:

³ O that I myght se him, and fynde hym: O that I myght come before his seate, ⁴ to pleate my cause before him, and to fyll my mouth with argumentes. ⁵ That I myght knowe, what answere he wolde geue me: and that I myght vnderstande, what he wolde saye vnto me. ⁶ Wyll he pleate agaynst me with his great power and strength? ⁷ No, but he wyll make me the stronger. He that is iust, shall entre disputacion with hym, and my iudge shall delyuer me for euer.

³⁵ O that I had one which wolde heare me. Lo, this is my cause. In the which the almyghty shall answere for me: though he that is my contrary party, hath written a boke agaynst me.

⁶ Beholde, before God am I euen as thou, for I am fashyoned and made euen of the same mould. ⁷ Therfore, thou nedest not to be afrayed of me, nether nedest thou to feare, that my auctoryte shalbe to heuy for the. ⁸ Now hast thou spoken in myne eares, and I haue herde the voyce of thy wordes: ⁹ I am cleane wythout any faute, I am innocent, and there is no wyckednes in me. ¹⁰ But lo, he hath picked a quarell agaynst me, and taketh me for hys enemy: ¹¹ he hath put my fote in the stockes, and loketh narowly vnto all my pathes. ¹² Beholde, in thys hast thou not done ryght. I wyll make answere vnto the, that God is more then man. ¹³ And why doest thou then stryue agaynst him: for he shall not geue the accomptes of all hys wordes. ¹⁴ For when God doth once commaunde a thynge, there shulde no man be curyous, to searche whether it be ryght. ¹⁵ In dreames and visyons of the nyght (when slombring commeth vpon men, that they fall a slepe in their beddes) ¹⁶ he roundeth them in the eares, he infourmeth them, and sheweth them playnely, ¹⁷ that it is he, whych withdraweth man from euyll, delyuereth hym from pryde, ¹⁸ kepeth hym from the graue, and hys lyfe from the swearde.

¹ Then answered the Lorde vnto Iob out of the storme, and sayd: ² what is he that hydeth his mynde with folysh wordes?

¹ Moreouer, God spake vnto Iob and sayde: ² Can he that stryueth wyth the Almyghtye, be at rest? Shulde not he which disputeth wyth God, geue hym an answere? ³ Iob answered the Lorde, saying: ⁴ Beholde. I am to vyle a personne, to answere the, therfore wyll I laye my hande vpon my mouth. ⁵ Once or twise haue I spoken, but I wyll saye nomore.

⁸ Wylt thou disanul my iudgement? Or wylt thou condemne me, that thou thy selfe mayest be made ryghteous?

⁷ Now when the Lorde had spoken these wordes vnto Iob, it fortuned, that the Lord sayde vnto Eliphas the Themanite: I am displeased with the, and thy two frendes, for ye haue not spoken of me the thynge that is ryght, lyke as my seruaunt Iob hath done.

²⁹ The secrettes of the Lorde oure God are opened vnto vs, and to oure chyldren for euer, that we maye do all the wordes of thys lawe.

¹³ And after that all these thinges are come vpon vs (because of oure euell dedes & greate trespaces) thou oure God hast thrust downe oure wickednesses, & hast geuen vs a delyueraunce,

⁴ Concernynge soch as be wyse of herte, or myghtye in strength, who euer prospered, that toke part against hym?

⁵ but thy wyckednesse teacheth thy mouth, and so thou hast chosen the a craftye tonge.

⁸ hast thou hearde the secrete councell of God, that all wysdome is to lytle for the?

¹¹ Thynckest thou it a small thynge of the consolacyons of God? with the is a lyenge word.

²⁸ And vnto man he sayde: Beholde, to feare the Lorde, is wysdome: and to for sake euell. is vnderstandinge.

¹⁴ The secrete of the Lorde is amonge them that feare him & he wyll shewe them hys couenaunt.

¹⁰ He hath not dealt with vs after oure synnes, ner rewarded vs according to oure wyckednesses.

⁴³ Many a tyme did he delyuer them, but they rebelled agaynst him with their awne inuencions, & were brought downe in their wyckednesse. ⁴⁴ Neuerthelesse, when he sawe their aduersyte, he herde their complaynte. ⁴⁵ He thought vpon his couenaunt, & pytied them, accordyng vnto the multitude of his mercyes. ⁴⁶ Yee he made all those that had ledd them awaye captiue, to pytie them.

²² Namely, it is of the Lordes mercyes that we are not, vtterly consumed. For trulye hys pytefull compassion hath not ceassed.

²⁸ Only God in heauen can open secretes, and he it is, that sheweth the kynge Nabuchodonosor, what is for to come in the latter dayes. Thy dreame, & that which thou hast sene in thyne head vpon thy bed, is this:

⁴⁷ The kynge answered Daniel, and sayde: yee, of a trueth youre God is a God aboue all goddes, a Lorde aboue all kynges, and an opener of secretes: seynge thou canst discouer this mysterie.

³⁵ that it myght be fulfylled, which was spoken by the prophet, that sayth I will open my mouth in parables: I wyll speake forth thynges which haue bene kepte secrete from the begynning of the world.

²⁵ To him that is of power to stablisshe you, according to my Gospell, & preaching of Iesus Christ in vtterynge of the mistery whych was kept secret sence the worlde beganne, ²⁶ but now is opened by the scriptures of the prophetes at the commaundement of the euerlastynge God, to stere vp obedience to the fayth, publysshed amonge all nacions:

⁹ But as it is written. The eye hath not sene, and the eare hath not heard, nether haue entred into the hert of man, the thynges which God hath prepared for them that loue hym. ¹⁰ But God hath opened them vnto vs by his sprete. For the sprete searcheth all thinges, ye the botome of Goddes secretes. ¹¹ For what man knoweth the thinges of a man: saue the sprete of man which is wt in him? Euen so the thynges of God knoweth no man, but the sprete of God.

⁵ which mistery in tymes passed was not opened vnto the sonnes of men, as it is nowe declared vnto hys holy Apostles and Prophetes by the sprete:

⁹ which doth thynges, that are vnsearcheable, and maruels without nombre.

¹⁴ Lo, this is nowe a shorte summe of his wayes. But who is able sufficiently to rehearse hys workes? Who can perceaue and vnderstande the thondre of hys power?

²³ It is not we that can fynde out the almightye: for in power, equite, and ryghteousnesse, he is hyer than can be expressed.

¹⁹ Thy waye is in the see, and thy pathes in the greate waters, and thy fotesteppes are not knowne.

³ Greate is the Lorde, & maruelous worthy to be praysed, there is no ende of hys greatnesse.

¹¹ All thys hath he ordened maruelous goodly, to euery thing his due tyme. He hath planted ignoraunce also in the hertes of men, that they shuld not comprehende the ground of hys worckes, which he doth from the begynning to the ende.

²⁸ Knowest thou not, or hast thou not hearde, that the euerlastynge God, the Lorde which made all the corners of the earth, is nether weery nor faynt? and that his wysdome cannot be comprehended:

²⁷ All thinges are geuen ouer vnto me of my father. And noman knoweth the sonne but the father: nether knoweth eny man the father, saue the sonne, and he to whomsoeuer the sonne will open him.

³³ O the depnes of the ryches both of the wysdome and knowledge of God: how vnsercheable are his iudgementes, & his wayes past fyndynge out;

¹⁰ But God hath opened them vnto vs by his sprete. For the sprete searcheth all thinges, ye the botome of Goddes secretes.

¹⁶ For who hath knowen the mynde of the Lord, other who shall informe hym? But we vnderstande the mynde of Chryst.

⁸ Unto me the least of all saynctes is this grace geuen, that I shulde preache amonge the Gentyls the vnsearcheable riches of Christ

¹⁸ And wyll God in very dede, dwell with men on erthe? Beholde heauen and heauen aboue all heauens do not contayne the: howe moch lesse the house which I haue buylded?

¹² Now because that God is hyer then the heauens, and because thou seyst that the starres are so hye,

⁶ Hell is naked before him, and the very destruccion it selfe cannot be hyd out of his syght.

⁵ loke vnto the heauen, and beholde it: consydre the cloudes, whych are hyer then thou.

¹¹ For loke how hye the heauen is in comparison of the earth, so greate is hys mercy also towarde them that feare him.

⁶ Soch knowledge is to wonderfull & excellent for me: I can not attayne vnto it. ⁷ Whyther shall I go then from thy sprete? or whither shall I go then from thy presence? ⁸ If I clyme vp into heauen, thou art ther: yf I go downe to hell thou, art there also.

¹³ prayse the name of the Lorde, for his name only is excellent, & hys prayse aboue heauen and earth.

² It is the honour of God to kepe a thinge secrete, but the kynges honour is to search out a thyng. ³ The heauen is hye, the earth is depe, & the kynges herte is vnsearcheable.

⁹ but as farre as the heauens are hyer then the earth, so farre do my wayes exceade yours, and my thoughtes yours.

² Though they were buryed in the hell, my hande shall fetch them from thence: though they clyme vp to heauen, yet shall I cast them downe:

¹⁸ myght be able to comprehende with all saynctes, what is the bredth and length, deepth and heygth: ¹⁹ & to knowe the excellent loue of the knowledge of Christ that ye myght be fulfylled with all fulnes, which commeth of God.

²⁴ For he beholdeth the endes of the world, and loketh vpon all that is vnder heauen. ²⁵ When he weyed the wyndes, and measured the waters:

⁵ Thou shalt shewe vs wonderfull thynges in ryghteousnesse (O God) of our saluacion: thou that art the hope of al the endes of the earth, and of them that remayne in the broade see? ⁶ Which in hys strength setteth fast the mountaynes, and is gyrded about with power. ⁷ Which stilleth the ragyng of the see, & the noyse of hys waues, and the madnes of the people. ⁸ They also that dwel in the vttermoost partes (of the earth) shalbe afrayed at thy tokens, thou that makest the out goinges of the mornynge and euenyng to prayse the.

⁹ If I take the wynges of the mornynge, & remayne in the vttermost partes of the see. ¹⁰ Euen ther also shall thy hande lead me: and thy right hande shall holde me

³⁰ Howe shulde one chace a thousande, and two put ten thousande to flyghte: excepte their maker had solde them, and excepte the Lorde had shutt them vp?

¹⁸ For though he make a wounde, he geueth a playster: though he smyte, hys hande maketh whole agayne.

¹² If he be hasty to take eny thynge awaye, who wyll make him restore it agayne? Or who wyll saye vnto hym what doest thou? ¹³ He is God, whose wrath no man maye withstande: but the proudest of all must stoupe vnder hym.

¹⁴ Beholde, If he breake downe a thyng, who can set it vp agayne? If he shut a thynge, who will open it?

²⁹ If he graunte pardon, who wyll condemne? And yf he hyde awaye hys countenaunce, who shalbe able to se it? whether it be to the people or to any man, thus wyll he do.

⁸ Who shut the see wyth dores, when it brake forth as a chylde out of hys mothers wombe?

⁸ I wyll be glad and reioyse in thy mercy: for thou hast consydred my trouble, & hast knowne my soule in aduersytees.

²⁷ The fyrst is he that shall saye to Zyon, Beholde, beholde they are present, & to Ierusalem it selfe will I geue an Euangeliste.

³⁵ in comparyson of whom all they that dwell vpon the earth, are to be reputed as nothynge. He handleth according to his will, among the powers of heauen & amonge the inhabitours of the earth: and there is none that maye resyste his hande, or saye: what doest thou?

⁷ And wryte vnto the angell of the congregacion of Phyladelphia: this sayth he that is holy and true, which hath the keye of Dauid: whych openeth and no man shutteth, and shutteth, & no man openeth.

¹³ wilt thou therfore saye: Tushe, how shulde God knowe? Doth his dominyon reache beyonde the cloudes? ¹⁴ Tush, the cloudes couer him that he maye not se, & he dwelleth aboue heauen.

²¹ And why? his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seyth all hys goynges. ²² There is no darcknes nor shadowe of death, that can hyde the wycked doers from hym. ²³ For no man shalbe suffred to go into iudgement wt God.

¹¹ He hath sayed in his herte: Tush, God hath forgotten, he hydeth awaye his face, and he wyll neuer se it.

¹⁴ Surely thou hast sene it. For thou beholdest vngodlynesse and wronge. That thou mayest take the matter in to thy hande: the poore committeth hym selfe vnto the, for thou art the helper of the frendlesse.

²² This thou hast sene, O Lorde: holde not thy tonge then, go not farre fro me, O Lord.

¹¹ The Lorde knoweth the thoughtes of man, that they are but vayne.

⁸ If thou seyst the poore to be oppressed and wrongeously dealt withall, so that equite & the ryght of the lawe is wrasted in the lande: maruell not thou at soch a thyng, for one greate man kepeth touch with another, & the myghtie men are in auctorite ouer the pore.

⁹ Amonge all thynges, man hath the most disceatfull and stubberne herte. Who shall then knowe it? ¹⁰ Euen I the Lorde searche out the grounde of the herte, and trye the reynes, & rewarde euery man accordynge to his wayes, and accordynge to the frute of his workes.

² They considre not in their hertes that I remembre all their wickednes. Nowie ther awne inuentyons haue beset them whych, I se well ynough.

¹³ Thyne eyes are clene, thou mayest not se euel, thou canst not beholde, the thinge that is wycked. Wherfore then dost thou loke vpon the vngodly, and holdest thy tunge, when the wycked deuoureth the man that is better then him selfe?

²⁴ But Iesus dyd not commit him selfe vnto them, because he knewe all men, ²⁵ and neded not, that eny man shuld testifye of him. For he knewe what was in man.

¹³ nether is ther eny creature that is not manifest in the syght of him: But all thinges are naked and open vnto the eyes of him, of whom we speake.

²³ And I wyll kyll her chyldren with deeth. And all the congregacyons shall knowe, that I am he which searcheth the reynes & hertes. And I wyll geue vnto euery one of you acordynge vnto hys workes.

¹³ He compaseth the wyse in their awne craftynes, and ouerthroweth the councell of the wycked.

⁵ Doth the wylde asse roare when he hath grasse? Or cryeth the oxe, when he hath foder ynough?

² Then (no doute) ye are the men alone, & wysdome shall perysh with you. ³ But I haue vnderstandyng as wel as ye, and am no lesse then ye. Yee, who knoweth not these thynges?

¹⁴ What is man, that he shulde be cleane? what hath he (which is borne of a woman) wherby he myght be righteous?

⁵ who letteth the wylde asse go fre, or who lowseth the bondes of the mule? ⁶ Euen I whych haue geuen the wyldernes to be theyr house, and the vntylled land to be theyr dwellyng place. ⁷ That they may geue no force for the multitude of people in the cyties, nether regarde the cryenge of the dryuer: ⁸ but seke theyr pasture about the mountaynes, and folowe the grene grasse.

⁵ Beholde, I was shapen in wyckednesse, & in synne hath my mother conceaued me.

⁹ As for the children of men, they are but vayne, the children of men are disceatful: vpon the weyghtes they are all together lighter than vanite it self. ¹⁰ O trust not in wrong and robbery, geue not your selues vnto vanyte: yf riches encrease, set not your hert vpon them.

²² So folysh was I and ignoraunt, euen as it were a beast before the.

⁶ An vnwyse man doth not well considre this, and a foole doth not vnderstande it.

² I am more foolysh then any man, and haue no mans vnderstandyng ³ I neuer lerned wysdome, ner had knowledge of holy thynges. ⁴ Who hath clymed vp into heauen? Who hath come doune from thence? Who hath holden the wynd fast in his hand? Who hath comprehended the waters in a garment? Who hath sett all the endes of the worlde? What is hys name, or his sonnes name? Canst thou tell

¹⁸ I commened with myne awne hert also, concernynge the children of men: how God hath chosen them, & yet letteth them apeare: as though they were beastes:

²⁴ and thy wantonnes is lyke a wylde Asse, that vseth the wyldernesse, and that snoffeth and bloweth at his wyll. Who can tame the? All they that seke the shall not fayle, but fynde the in thyne awne vnclennes

²² When they counted them selues wyse, they became fooles

¹⁶ Be of lyke affeccion one towardes another. Be not hye mynded: but make youre selues equall to them of the lower sorte. Be not wyse in youre awne opynyons.

¹⁸ Let no man deceaue him selfe. If eny man seme wyse to hym selfe amonge you, let hym become a foole in this worlde, that he maye be wyse. ¹⁹ For the wysdom of thys worlde is folyshnes with God. For it is wrytten: he compaseth the wyse in theyr craftynes. ²⁰ And agayne: God knoweth the thoughtes of the wyse, that they be vayne.

³ amonge whom we all had oure conuersacyon also in tyme past, in the lustes of oure flesshe, and fulfylled the wyll of the flesshe and of the mynde: and were by nature the chyldren of wrath, euen as well as other.

²⁰ But wilt thou vnderstande. (O thou vayne man) the fayth without dedes is deed?

¹³ So can no fountayne geue bothe salt water & fresshe also. Yf eny man be wyse & endued wt knowledge amonge you, let hym shewe his workes out of good conuersacion with mekenes of wysdome. ¹⁴ But yf ye haue bytter enuyeng & stryfe in your herte, reioyce not: nether be lyars agaynst the trueth: ¹⁵ For soch wysdome descendeth not from aboue: but is erthy, naturall, & diuelisshe. ¹⁶ For wher enuyeng & strife is, there is vnstablenes, & all manner of euyll workes. ¹⁷ But the wysdome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peasable, gentle, & easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good frutes, without iudging, without simulacion:

³ And Samuel spake vnto all the house of Israel, saying: yf ye be come agayne vnto the Lorde with all your hertes, then put awaye the straunge goddes and Astharoth from amonge you: and prepare your hertes vnto the Lorde, and serue hym only: for he shall ryd you out of the hande of the Philistines.

¹⁴ And he dyd euyll, because he prepared not hys hert to seke the Lorde.

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

⁸ But I wyll aske councell at the Lorde, & wyll talke with God:

⁵ If thou woldest now resort vnto God by tymes, and make thyne humble prayer to the almyghty: ⁶ yf thou woldest lyue a pure and a godly lyfe: shulde he not awake vp vnto the immediatly, and geue the, the bewtye of ryghtewesnesse agayne?

²¹ Therfore reconcile the vnto God, and be content, so shall all thinges prospere with the ryght well. ²² Receaue the lawe at his mouth, and laye vp his wordes in thyne herte.

³¹ Then shall the Prynces come out of Egypte, the Morians land shall soone stretch out her handes vnto God.

⁸ That they myght put their trust in God, and not to forget the workes of God, but to kepe his commaundementes.

⁹ My syght fayleth for very trouble: Lorde I haue called dayly vpon the, I haue stretched out myne handes vnto the.

⁶ I streach forth myne handes vnto the: my soule gaspeth vnto the as a thyrsty lande. Selah.

⁴⁷ The seruaunt that knewe his masters will and prepared not him selfe, nether dyd accordinge to hys wyll, shalbe beaten with many strypes.

⁷ Consydre (I praye the) whoeuer perysshed beynge an innocent? Or, when were the godly destroyed?

⁵ Is not thy wickednesse greate, and thyne vngracious dedes innumerable?

²³ For yf thou wilt turne to the Almightye, thou shall stande fast, and put all vnrighteousnesse from thy dwellynge:

³² If I haue gone a mysse, enfourme thou me: yf I haue done wronge, I will leaue of.

² O let me haue vnderstandynge in the waye of godlynesse: Whan wylt thou come vnto me? I wyll walcke in my house with a perfecte herte.

¹⁵ They lye vpon me as a burthen, and I am wery of beringe them. Whan ye holde out your handes, I will turne myne eyes from you. And though ye make many prayers, yet wil I heare nothynge at all, seyng your handes are ful of bloude.

³⁰ As for me, I wyll iudge euery man, accordynge to his wayes, O ye house of Israel, sayeth the Lorde God. Wherfore, be conuerted, and turne you cleane from all your wyckednesse, so shall there no synne do you harme. ³¹ Cast awaye from you all youre vngodlynesse, that ye haue done: make you newe hertes and a newe sprete. Wherfore wyll ye dye, O ye house of Israell?

³ Then sayed he vnto me: Thys is the curse that goeth forth ouer the whole earth: for all theues shalbe Iudged after this booke & all swearers shalbe iudged accordynge to the same, ⁴ & I wyl brynge it furth (sayeth the Lorde of hostes) so that it shall come to the house of the thefe, & to the house of him, that falsly sweareth by my name: & shall remayne in hys house, & consume it, wt the tymbre and stones therof.

⁸ Drawe nye to God, and he will drawe nye to you. Clense your handes ye siners, & pourge your hertes ye waueryng mynded.

⁵ But vnto Cain and to hys offrynge he had no respecte. For the whych cause Cain was exceadyng wrothe, and hys countenaunce abated. ⁶ And the Lorde sayde vnto Cain: Why art thou wrothe, & why is thy countenaunce abated? yf thou do well, shall there not be a promocion.

¹⁵ Yf I haue done wickedly, wo is me therfore. Yf I haue done righteously, yet darre I not lift vp my hede: so full am I of confusion, and se myne awne misery.

²⁶ Then shalt thou haue thy delite in the Almightie, & lyft vp thy face vnto God.

¹ Of Dauid. The Lorde is my lyght and my saluacyon: whom then shall I feare? the Lorde is the strength of my lyfe: of whom then shall I be afrayed?

¹ To the chaunter, a songe for the chyldren of Corah vpon Alamoth. God is our hope & strength: a very present helpe in trouble.

⁶ For he shall neuer be moued: and the ryghteous shall be had in an euerlasting remembraunce. ⁷ He will not be afrayed for eny euell tydinges, for his hert standeth fast, and beleueth in in the Lord. ⁸ His hert is stablished: & will not shryncke, vntill he se his desyre vpon his enemyes.

⁶ So shall I not be confounded, whyle I haue respecte vnto al thy commaundementes. ⁷ I wyl thanke the wyth an vnfayned herte, whan I shall haue learned the iudgementes of thy ryghteousnesse

²⁶ The feare of the Lorde is a stronge holde, and hys chyldren are vnder a sure defence.

¹ The vngodly flyeth whan no man chaseth hym, but the ryghteous standeth styf as a lyon.

¹² For oure reioysinge is this, euen the testimony of oure conscience, that in synglenes and godly purenes, & not in fleshly wysdom, but by the grace of God, we haue had oure conuersacyon in the world, and most of all to you wardes.

⁸ I wyll therfore that the men praye euery where, lyftynge vp pure handes without wrath, or doubtinge.

²⁸ And now babes abyde in hym: that when he shall appeare, we maye be bolde, & not be made ashamed of hym at hys commynge.

¹⁹ Herby we knowe, that we are of the veritie & can quyet oure hertes before hym. ²⁰ For yf oure herte condempne vs, God is gretter then oure herte, and knoweth all thinges. ²¹ Dearly beloued, yf oure herte condempne vs not, then haue we trust to God warde: ²² & what soeuer we aske we receaue of hym, because we kepe his commaundementes, & do those thinges which are pleasinge in his syght.

¹¹ But my couenaunt wyl I make wt you that from henceforth euery flesshe be not roted out with the waters of a floude, neyther shall there be a floude to destroye the earth any more.

⁵¹ And Ioseph called the name of the fyrst sonne Manasse, for God (sayde he) hath made me forgett all my laboure and all my fathers housholde.

¹⁵ Myne awne brethren passe ouer by me as the water brooke, and as the ryuer of water, do hastely go awaye.

¹¹ Shuldest thou then se no darckenesse? Shulde not the water floude runne ouer the?

⁷ that they maye drincke it, and forgett theyr mysery & aduersytie.

²⁰ For he thincketh not moch howe longe he shall lyue, for so moch as God fylleth his herte with gladnesse.

¹ So that then thou shalt saye: O Lorde, I wyll thanke the, for thou waste displeased at me, but refrayne thou from thy wrath, and comforte me. ² Behold, God is my saluacion in whom I will trust, and not be afrayde. For the Lorde God is my strength, & my songe, he also is become my saluacion.

⁴ Feare not, for thou shalt not be confounded: Be not ashamed, for thou shalt not come to confusyon. Yee thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, & shalt not remembre the dishonoure of thy wedowhead.

⁹ And this is vnto me as the water of Noe: for lyke as I haue sworne that I wyll not bringe the water of Noe eny more vpon the worlde: so haue I sworne that I wyll neuer be angry with the, ner reproue the:

¹⁶ Who so reioyseth vpon earth, shall reioyse in the true God. And who so sweareth vpon earth, shall sweare in the true God. For the olde enmyte shalbe forgotten, and taken awaye oute of my syght.

²¹ A woman when she trauaileth, hath sorowe, because her houre is come: but assone as she is deliuered of the childe, she remembreth nomore the anguisshe, for ioye that a man is borne into the worlde.

¹⁴ And I sayde vnto him: Lord thou wotest. And he sayde to me: these are they, whych came out of great tribulacyon, & made their garmentes large, & made them white by the bloude of the lambe: ¹⁵ therfore are they in the presence of the seate of God & serue hym daye & nyght in his temple, & he that sytteth in the seate wyll dwell amonge them. ¹⁶ They shall honger no more, nether thyrst, nether shall the sunne lyght on them, nether eny heate. ¹⁷ For the lambe whych is in the myddes of the seate, shall fede them, & shall leade them vnto fountaynes of lyuynge water, & God shall wype awaye all teares from their eyes.

¹⁰ And Dauid blessed the Lorde before all the congregacyon, and sayde: Blessed be thou Lord God of Israel oure father, from euer and for euer.

¹¹ And then came there vnto hym all hys brethren, all hys systers, & all they that had bene of hys acquayntaunce afore, & dyd eat bread with him in his housse, wondrynge at hym, and comfortynge hym ouer all the trouble, that the Lorde had brought vpon hym. Euery man also gaue hym a certayne some of money and a Iewell of golde. ¹² And the Lorde made Iob rycher then he was before: for he had fourtene .M. shepe .vj.M. camels, a .M. youck of oxen, and a .M. asses. ¹³ He had seuen sonnes also & thre daughters. ¹⁴ The fyrst daughter called he Iemima: the second Kezia, and the thirde Kerenhapuch. ¹⁵ In all the land were no wemen found so fayre, as the daughters of Iob, and their father gaue them enheritaunce amonge their brethren. ¹⁶ After thys lyued Iob an hundred and fourty yeares, so that he sawe hys chyldren, & hys chyldrens chyldren into the fourth generacion. ¹⁷ And so Iob dyed, beynge olde & of a perfect age.

⁶ He shall make thy rightuousnesse as cleare as the light, & thy iust dealing as the noone daye.

¹⁴ Soch as be planted in the house of the Lorde shall florishe in the courtes of our God. They shall also bryng forth more frute in theyr age, & shalbe fat and well likyng.

⁴ Unto the godly there aryseth vp lyght in the darcknesse he is mercyfull, louyng and ryghteous.

¹⁸ The pathe of the ryghtewes shyneth as the lyght, that is euer brighter and brighter vnto the perfect daye.

⁸ Then shall thy lyght breake forth as the mornyng, & thy health floryshe ryght shortly: thy righteousnesse shall go before the, and the glory of the Lorde shall embrace the. ⁹ Then yf thou callest, the Lorde shall answere the: yf thou cryest, he shall saye: here I am. Yee, yf thou layest awaye from the thy burthens, and holdest thy fingers, & ceasest from blasphemous talkinge, ¹⁰ yf thou hast compassyon vpon the hongrye, & refreshest the troubled soule: Then shall thy lyght sprynge out in the darcknesse, & thy darcknesse shalbe as the noone day.

³ Then shall we haue vnderstandynge, & endeuoure oure selues to knowe the Lorde. He shall go forth as the spryng of the daye, & come vnto vs as the euenynge and mornynge rayne vpon the earth.

⁸ O thou enemye of myne, reioyce not at my fall, for I shall get vp agayne: & though I sytt in darcknesse, yet the Lorde is my lyght. ⁹ I wyll beare the punishement of the Lord (for why, I haue offended him) tyll he syt in iudgement vpon my cause, & se that I haue right. He wyll bryng me forth to the lyght, & I shall se his rightuousnesse.

⁶ In that daye shal it not be lyghte, other cleare or dymme. ⁷ This shalbe that speciall daye whiche is knowne vnto the Lord; nether day ner nyght but about the euenyng tyme it shalbe light.

² But vnto you that feare my name, shall that Sonne of ryghteousnesse aryse, and health shalbe vnder his wynges: ye shal go forth, and multiplie as the fat calues,

²⁶ And an answer had he receaued of the holy goost that he shulde not se deeth, excepte he fyrst sawe the Lordes Christ. ²⁷ And he came by inspiracion into the temple. And when the father & mother brought in the chylde Iesus: to do for him after the custome of the lawe, ²⁸ then toke he him vp in his armes, & sayd: ²⁹ Lorde, now lettest thou thy seruaunt departe in peace, accordynge to thy promes. ³⁰ For myne eyes haue sene the saluacion: ³¹ which thou hast prepared before the face of all people ³² A lyght to lighten the gentyls, & the glory of thy people Israel.

⁵ And the thresshynge shall reach vnto wyne haruest, and the wyneharuest shall reach vnto sowynge tyme, and ye shall eate your bread in plenteousnes, and dwell in youre lande peasably. ⁶ And I wyll sende peace in the lande, & ye shall slepe without any man to make you a frayde. And I wyll rydd euell beastes out of the lande, and there shall no swerde goo thorow out youre lande.

¹¹ For what power haue I to endure? And what is myne ende, that my soule myght be pacient?

⁶ my dayes passe ouer more spedely, then a weeuer can weeue out his webbe: and are gone or I am aware.

²⁷ Then shalt thou make thy prayer vnto him, and he shall heare the, and thou shalt kepe thy promyses. ²⁸ Then, loke what thou takest in hand, he shall make it to prospere with the, and the lyght shall shyne in the wayes. ²⁹ For who so humbleth hym selfe, him shall be set vp: and who so loketh mekely, shalbe healed.

⁵ I layed me downe and slepte, and rose vp agayne, for the Lorde susteyned me.

⁸ I wyll laye me downe in peace, and take my rest: for it is thou Lorde onely, that makest me dwell in safetye.

⁵ Why art thou so heuy (O my soule) & why art thou so disquyeted wythin me? O put thy trust in God, for I will yet geue hym thankes whych is the helpe of my countenaunce, and my God.

²⁴ If thou slepest, thou shalt nott be afrayed: but shalt take thy rest, and slepe swetely. ²⁵ Thou nedest not to be afrayed of any soden feare, nether for the vyolent russhynge in of the vngodly when it commeth. ²⁶ For the Lorde shall stonde by thy syde, and kepe thy fote, that thou be not taken.

³² The vngodly is cast awaye for hys iniquitye, but the ryghteous hath a good hope euen in death.

³ Not that onely: but also we reioyce in tribulacyons: knowyng that tribulacyon bryngeth pacience, ⁴ pacience bryngeth experience, experience bryngeth hope. ⁵ And hope maketh not ashamed: because the loue of God is sheed abroad in oure hertes, by the holy ghost whych is geuen vnto vs.

²⁷ to whom God wolde make knowen what the gloryous ryches of thys mystery is amonge the Gentyls, which ryches is Chryst in you, the hope of glory,

²⁶ Than came Abimelech to hym from Gerar, and Ahusath hys frende, and Phicol his chefe captayne. ²⁷ And Isahac sayde vnto them: wherfore come ye to me, seinge ye hate me & haue put me awaye from you? ²⁸ Whych answered: In seinge, we sawe that the Lorde was with the, & we sayde: let there be nowe an oothe betwyxte vs euen betwixte vs and the, and let vs make a bonde wyth the, ²⁹ that thou shuldest do vs no hurte, as we haue not touched the, and as we haue done vnto the nothynge but good, and sent the awaye in peace: for thou art nowe the blessed of the Lorde. ³⁰ And he made them a feast, & they dyd eate & drincke. ³¹ And they rose vp by tymes in the mornynge, and sware one to a nother. And Isahac sent them awaye. And they departed from hym in peace.

⁶ And I wyll sende peace in the lande, & ye shall slepe without any man to make you a frayde. And I wyll rydd euell beastes out of the lande, and there shall no swerde goo thorow out youre lande.

⁸ Therfore, take you now seuen oxen and seuen rammes, and go to my seruaunt Iob, and offre vp for youre selues a brent offeringe: and my seruaunt Iob shall praye for you. Hym wyll I accepte, and not deale wyth you after youre folyshnesse: in that ye haue not spoken the thinge whych is ryght, lyke as my seruaunt Iob hath done. ⁹ So Eliphas the Themanite, and Bildad the Suhite & Sophar the Naamathite went their waye, and dyd accordyng as the Lord commaunded them, The Lord also accepted the personne of Iob,

¹² So shall the kyng haue pleasure in thy bewtye, for he is thy Lorde & worshype thou hym.

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

¹⁴ Thus sayeth the Lord. The occupiers of Egypt, the marchauntes of the Morians and Sabees, shall come vnto the with tribute, they shalbe thyne, they shall folowe the, and go with cheynes vpon their fete. They shall fall downe before the, and make supplicacyon vnto the. For God (without whom there is none other God) shalbe with the.

¹⁴ Moreouer, those shall come knelyng vnto the, that haue vexed the: and all they that despysed the, shall fall downe at thy fote. Thou shalt be called the cytie of the Lorde, Sion the cytie of the holy one of Israel.

⁹ Beholde, I make them of the congregacyon of Sathan, whych call them selues Iewes, and are not, but do lye: Beholde, I wyll make them that they shall come, and worshypp before thy fete: and shall knowe, that I haue loued the.

¹⁶ I also will do thys vnto you. For I will bring vpon you fearfulnesse, swellynge of body, and the burnynge agewe, to consume youre eyes, & gendre sorowe of hert. And ye shall sowe youre seed in vayne, for youre enemyes shall eate it,

⁶⁵ And amonge these nacyons thou shalt fynde no ease, neyther shall the sole of thy foote haue rest. But the Lorde shall geue the there an vnquyet herte, and dasyng eyes, and sorowe of mynde.

¹³ Euen so goeth it with all them, that forget God: and euen thus also shall the ypocrites hope come to naught. ¹⁴ Hys confydence shalbe destroyed, and hys trust shalbe a spiders webbe.

⁵ He promiseth his frendes parte of his good, but his awne children spende it.

¹⁴ His hope shalbe roted out of his dwellynge, very ferfulnesse shall bringe him to the kyng.

⁸ For what hope hath the ypocryte though he haue greate good, and though God geue him riches after his hertes desyre?

²² It russheth in vpon him, and spareth hym not, he maye not escape from the power therof.

¹⁶ When the poore desired any thinge at me, haue I denied it them? Haue I caused the widdowe to stande waytinge for me in vayne?

²² There is no darcknes nor shadowe of death, that can hyde the wycked doers from hym.

³ I am wery of crying, my throte is drie, my sight faileth me, for waytinge so long vpon my God.

²⁴ The thynge that the vngodly are afrayed of, shall come vpon them, but the ryghteous shall haue their desyre.

²⁰ Whoso curseth hys father & mother: his lyght shalbe put out in the myddest of darcknes.

¹⁷ Wherfore yet oure eyes fayle vs, whyle we loke for vayne helpe: seynge we be euer waytyng vpon a people, that can do vs no good.

¹⁴ so that the swifte shall not escape nether the stronge be able to do eny thynge: no, the gyaunte shall not saue his awne lyfe.

¹⁹ Yee, lyke as when a man runneth from a lyon, and a Beer meteth with him: or when he commeth into the house, & leaneth his hande vpon the wall, a serpent byteth him. ²⁰ Shall not the daye of the Lorde be darcke, & not cleare? shall it not be cloudy, & no shyne in it?

¹ I sawe the Lorde standynge vpon the aulter, & he sayde: smyte the dore cheke, that the postes maye shake wythall. For theyr couetousnesse shall fall vpon all theyr heades, & theyr posterite shalbe slayne with the swerde. They shall not fle awaye, there shall not one of them escape, ner be delyuered. ² Though they were buryed in the hell, my hande shall fetch them from thence: though they clyme vp to heauen, yet shall I cast them downe: ³ though they hyde them selues vpon the toppe of Carmel, yet shall I seke them out, and brynge them from thence: though they crepe downe fro my syght into the depe of the see, I shall commaunde the serpente, euen there to byte them.

²³ And beynge in hell in tormentes, he lyfte vp hys eyes and sawe Abraham a farre of and Lazarus in hys bosome, ²⁴ and he cryed and sayde: father Abraham: haue mercy on me, and sende Lazarus, that he maye dyppe the typpe of hys fynger in water, and cole my tonge: for I am tormented in this flame. ²⁵ But Abraham sayde: Sonne remember that thou in thy lyfe tyme, receauedst thy pleasure, & contrary wyse, Lazarus receaued payne. But now is he conforted, and thou art punisshed. ²⁶ Beyonde all this, betwene vs and you ther is a greate space set, so that they which wolde go from hence to you, cannot: nether maye come from thence to vs.

³ howe shall we escape, yf we despyse so great saluacyon, which at the fyrst began to be preached of the Lorde hym selfe, and was confirmed vnto vs warde, by them that hearde it?