iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the CALL now, if there be any that will same. 9 By the blast of God they perish, and 4 by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. 10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken. h answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou 'turn? 2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and 2 envy slayeth the silly one. a 3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4 b His children are far from safety, and 11 The old lion perisheth for lack of they are crushed in the gate, neither is prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scat-there any to deliver them. tered abroad. 20 They are 'destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it. 21 Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom. f Ps. 7. 14. Prov. 22. 8. Hos. 10. 13. Gal. 6. 7. 8. e Ps. 57. 25. g Ps. h Ps. 34. 10. That is, by his anger; as Is. 30. 33. See Ex. 15. 8. 58. 6. Is. 11. 4. 2 Thess. 2. 8. i ch. Heb. by stealth. ch. 1. 19. & 15. 30. Heb. met me. Heb. the multitude of my bones. k Hab. 3. 16. 33. 15. 1 ch. 9. 2. m ch. 15, 15. & 25. 5. 2 Pet. 2. 4. Or, I heard a still voice. n ch. 15. 16. o 2 Cor. 4. 7. *Or, nor in his angels, in whom he put light. 10 Heb. beaten in pieces. & 5. 1. q Ps. 39. 11. & 49. 14. p P's. 90. 5, 6. r ch. 36. 12. CHAP. V.-a Ps. 37. 35, 36. Jer. 12. 2, 3. b Ps. 119. 155. & 127. 5. 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. 6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 5 7 Yet man is born unto 'trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 6 7 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 105 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: h 8 11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. 16 "So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. 17° Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: 18 P For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. 19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. 20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death and in war " from the power of the sword. 21 Thou shalt be hid 12 from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. b Job reproveth his friends. 4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me. 3 5 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder? 6 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg? 7 The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat. 4 8 Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! 9 Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! 10 Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One. e 11 What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life? 12 Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? 5 13 Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me? 14 To him that is afflicted pity should be showed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. 15 My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away; 16 Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid: 17 What time they wax warm, they vanish when it is hot, they are con sumed out of their place. 18 The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish. 19 The troops of Tema looked, the com panies of Sheba waited for them." m 20 They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashanied. 21 10 For now "ye are "nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid. 22 Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance? 23 Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty? 24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred. 25 How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove? 26 Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind? 27 Yea, 12ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend. 28 Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is 13 evident unto you if I lie. 29 Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is 14 in it. 30 Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot 15 my taste discern perverse things? He complaineth to God. clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome. e 6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope. 7 Oh remember that my life is wind: mine eye 4 shall no more 'see good. 8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. 9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away; so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. 10 He shall return no more to his house, i neither shall his place know him any more. 11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will 'complain in the bitterness of my soul. 12 Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me? m 13 TM When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint; 14 Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions: 15 So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life. n 7 16 I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for P my days are vanity. 17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him? 18 And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment? 19 How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle? 20 I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself? 21 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be. 90. 6. & 102. 11. & 103. 15. & 144. 4. Is. 38. 12. & 40. 6. James 4. 14. f Ps. 78. 39. & 89. 47. Heb. shall not return. to see, that is, to enjoy. That is, I can live no longer. h 2 Sam. 12. 23. i ch. 8. 103. 16. k Ps. 39. 1, 9. & 40. 9. 11 Sam. 1. 10. ch. 10. 1. Heb. than my bones. n ch. 10. 1. 0 ch. 10. 20. & 14. 6, r Ps. 36. 6 g ch. 20. 9. 18. & 20. 9. m ch. 9. 27. Ps. 39. 13. 2 Heb. 3 Heb. the e ch. 9. 25. & 16. 22. & 17. 11. Ps. s ch. 16. 12. Ps. p Ps. 62. 9. q Ps. 8. 4. & 144. 3. Heb. 2. 6. Ps. 21. 12. Lam. 3. 12. b 4 If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away 'for their transgression; 5 If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; 6 If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. 7 Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. 8 For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: 2 9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow :) 10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart? 11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water? 12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb. 13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish: 14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web. 15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure. 16 He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden. God's justice acknowl 17 His roots are wrapped about the and seeth the place of stones. 18 If he destroy him from his p then it shall deny him, saying, I have seen thee. 19 Behold, this is the joy of his way kout of the earth shall others grow. 20 Behold, God will not cast aw perfect man, neither will he help the doers: 21 Till he fill thy mouth with laug and thy lips with 'rejoicing. 22 They that hate thee shall be 1cl with shame; and the dwellingplace wicked shall come to nought. 6 Heb. shouting for joy. ungodly by the hand. c Is. 2. 19, 21. a Heb. Ash, 'Or, before Gul! g ch. 5. 9. d ch. 26. 11 Cecil, and Cinc Ps. 71. 13. 16 If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice. 17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds "without cause. 18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. 19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: Job expostulateth with God. 29 If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain? 30 "If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; 7 . 31 Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me. 32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment. 8 33 Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both. 34 Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me: 35 Then would I speak, and not fear him; 9 but it is not so with me. CHAPTER X. and if of judgment, who shall set me a time Job expostulateth with God because of his afflictions; 18 comto plead? plaineth of life; 20 and craveth a little comfort before death. [B. c. 1520.] • Heb. y ver. 19. 1 Sam. 2. 25. z ch. 13. 20, 21, 22. & 33. 7. Ps. 39. 10. but I am not so with myself. CHAP. X.-a 1 Kings 19. 4. ch. 7. 16. Jonah 4. 3, 8. 1 Or, cut off while I live. b ch. 7. 11. Heb. the labour of thine hands, Ps. 138. 8. Is. 64. 8. Heb. It is upon thy knowledge. d P's. 139. 1. 2. 4 Heb. took pains about me. f Gen. 2. 7. & 3. 19. Is. 64. 8. c 1 Sam. 16. 7. e Ps. 119. 73. |