of thy wordes 10 Remoue not the olde lande marke and come not within the fielde of the fatherlesse 11 For their redeemer is mightie euen he shall defend their cause against thee 12 Applye thyne heart vnto correction and thyne eare to the wordes of knowledge 13 Withholde not correction from the chylde for if thou beatest hym with the rodde he shall not dye thereof 14 If thou smyte hym with the rodde thou shalt deliuer his soule from hell 15 My sonne if thy heart receaue wysdome my heart also shall reioyce 16 Yea my raynes shal be very glad if thy lippes speake the thing that is right 17 Let not thyne heart be ielous to folowe sinners but kepe thee styll in the feare of the Lorde all the day long 18 For veryly there is an ende and thy pacient abiding shall not be cut of 19 My sonne geue eare and be wyse and set straight thyne heart in the way of the Lorde 20 Kepe not company with wine bibbers and riotous eaters of fleshe 21 For suche as be drunkardes and riotours shall come to pouertie and he that is geuen to muche sleepe shall go with a ragged coate 22 Geue eare vnto thy father that begat thee and despise not thy mother when she is olde 23 Purchase trueth wysdome nurture and vnderstanding and sell them not 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly reioyce and he that begetteth a wyse chylde shall haue ioy of hym 25 Do so that thy father and mother may be glad of thee and that she that bare thee may reioyce 26 My sonne geue me thyne heart and let thyne eyes haue pleasure in my wayes 27 For an whore is a deepe graue and a straunge woman is a narowe pit 28 She lyeth in wayte as for a pray and increaseth the transgressours amongst men 29 Who hath wo who hath sorowe who hath strife who hath brawling and who hath woundes without a cause 30 Or who hath red eyes euen they that be euer at the wine seeke excesse 31 Looke not thou vpon the wine howe red it is and what a colour it geueth in the glasse 32 It goeth downe sweetely but at the last it byteth like a serpent and stingeth lyke an adder 33 Thyne eyes shall beholde straunge women and thyne heart shall vtter lewde thinges 34 Yea thou shalt be as though thou layest in the middest of the sea or slepest vppon the top of the maste of a ship 35 They haue beaten me shalt thou say and I was not sicke they haue stricken me and I felt it not When I am well wakened I wil go to the drinke again ¶ The .xxiiij. Chapter 1 BE not thou enuious to folow wicked men and desire not to be among them 2 For their heart imagineth to do hurt and their lippes talke mischiefe 3 Thorowe wysdome is an house buylded with vnderstanding is it set vp 4 Thorowe discretion shall the chaumbers be filled with all costly and pleasaunt riches 5 A wise man is euer strong yea a man of vnderstanding increaseth strength 6 For with discretion must warres be taken in hand and where as are many that can geue counsaile there is health 7 Wysdome is to hye a thyng for a foole for he dare not open his mouth in the gate 8 He that imagineth mischiefe maye well be called an vngratious person 9 The wicked thought of the foolishe is sinne and the scornefull is an abhomination vnto men 10 If thou be faynt in the day of aduersitie thy strength is small 11 Deliuer them that are drawen vnto death and ceasse not to preserue them that are led to be slayne 12 If thou wylt say beholde I knewe not of it doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it And he that kepeth thy soule knoweth he it not Shall not he also recompence euery man according to his workes 13 My sonne eate thou hony because it is good and the hony combe for it is sweete vnto thy mouth 14 So sweete shal the knowledge of wysdome be vnto thy soule when thou hast found it and there shal be hope and thy hope shall not be cut of 15 Laye no priuie wayte O wicked man against the house of the righteous and spoyle not his resting place 16 For a iust man falleth seuen tymes and ryseth vp agayne but the vngodly fall into mischiefe 17 Reioyce not thou at the fall of thyne enemie and let not thyne heart be glad when he stumbleth 18 Lest the Lorde when he seeth it be angry and turne his wrath from hym vnto thee 19 Fret not thy selfe because of the malitious neither be enuious at the wicked 20 For the wicked shall haue no posteritie and the candle of the vngodly shal be put out 21 My sonne feare thou the Lorde and the kyng and kepe no company with them that slide backe from his feare 22 For their destruction shall rise sodainlye and who knoweth the aduersitie that may come from them both ¶ These are also the sayinges of the wyse 23 It is not good to haue respect of any person in iudgement 24 He that saith to the vngodly thou art righteous hym shall the people curse yea the comminaltie shall abhorre him 25 But they that rebuke the vngodly in them doth God delight and a rych blessing shall come vpon them 26 Euery man shall kisse his lippes that geueth a good aunswere 27 Make redie thy worke that is without and looke well vnto that whiche thou hast in the fielde and then buylde thyne house 28 Be not a false witnesse against thy neighbour and speake no falsehood with thy lippes 29 Say not I wyll handle hym euen as he hath dealt with me and wyll rewarde euery man according to his deedes 30 I went by the fielde of the slouthfull and by the vineyarde of the foolishe man 31 And lo it was all couered with nettles and stoode full of thornes and the stone wall was broken downe 32 This I sawe and considered it well I looked vpon it and toke it for a warning 33 Yea sleepe on styll I say a litle slumber a litle folde thy handes together yet a litle 34 So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way and necessitie lyke a weaponed man The .xxv. Chapter ¶ These are also parables of Solomon which the men of Ezekia king of Iuda copied out 1 IT is the glory of God to kepe a thing secrete but the kynges honour is to searche out a thing 2 The heauen is hye the earth is deepe and the kinges heart is vnsearcheable 3 Take the drosse from the siluer and there shal be a vessell for the finer 4 Take away the vngodly from the kyng and his seate shal be stablished with righteousnesse 5 Put not foorth thy selfe in the presence of the king and preasse not into the place of great men 6 For better is it that it
he fall not downe to the graue for I am sufficiently reconciled 25 Then shal his fleshe be as freshe as a childes and shal returne as in the dayes of his youth 26 He shall pray vnto God and he will be fauorable vnto him and he shall see his face with ioy for he will render vnto man his righteousnesse 27 A respect hath he vnto men let man then say I haue offended I did vnrighteously it hath done me no good 28 Yea he hath deliuered my soule from destruction and my lyfe shall see the light 29 Lo all these worketh God alway with man 30 That he bring backe his soule from the graue to the light yea the light of the lyuing 31 Marke wel O Iob and heare me hold thee still and I will speake 32 But if thou hast any thing to say then aunswere me and speake for I desire to iustifie thee 34 If thou hast nothing then heare me and hold thy tongue and I shall teache thee wysdome The .xxxiiii. Chapter 5 Elihu chargeth Iob that he calleth him selfe righteous 12 He sheweth that God is iust in iudgementes 24 God destroyeth the mightie 30 By him the hypocrite raigneth 1 ELihu proceeding in his aunswere sayde 2 Heare my wordes O ye wise men hearken vnto me ye that haue vnderstanding 3 For the eare discerneth wordes and the mouth tasteth the meates 4 As for iudgement let vs seke it out among our selues that we may knowe what is good 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 7 Where is there such a one as Iob that drinketh vp scornefulnesse like water 8 Which goeth in the companie of wicked doers and walketh with vngodly men 9 For he hath sayde It profiteth a man nothing that he shoulde walke with God 10 Therfore hearken vnto me ye that haue vnderstanding farre be it from God that he shoulde meddle with wickednesse farre be it from the almightie that he shoulde meddle with vnrighteous dealing 11 For he shall rewarde man after his workes and cause euery man to finde according to his wayes 12 Sure it is that God wil not do wickedly neither wyll the almightie paruert iudgement 13 Who ruleth the earth but he or who hath placed the whole world 14 If he set his heart vpon man and gather vnto hym selfe his spirite and his breath 15 All fleshe shall come to naught at once and all men shall turne againe vnto dust 16 If thou nowe haue vnderstanding heare what I say and hearken to the voyce of my wordes 17 May he be a ruler that loueth not right or may he that is a very innocent man do vngodly 18 Is it reason that thou shouldest say to the king Thou art wicked or thou art vngodly and that before the princes 19 God hath no respect vnto the persons of the lordly and regardeth not the riche more then the poore for they be al the worke of his handes 20 In the twinckling of an eye shall they dye and at midnight when the people and the tirantes rage then shall they perishe be taken away without handes 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 24 He shall destroy the mightie without seeking and shall set other in their steede 25 Therefore shall he declare their workes he shall turne the night and they shal be destroyed 26 The vngodly doth he punishe openly 27 Because they tourned backe from him and would not consider all his wayes 28 Insomuch that they haue caused the voyce of the poore to come vnto him and now he heareth the complaint of such as are in trouble 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 vpō one man onely ▪ 30 Because the hypocrite doth raigne because the people are snared 31 Surely of God onely it can be saide I haue pardoned I wyll not destroy 32 If I haue gone amisse enfourme thou me If I haue done wrong I wyll leaue of 33 Wyll he perfourme the thing through thee for thou hast reproued his iudgement thou also hast thyne owne minde and not I But speake on what thou knowest 34 Let men of vnderstanding tell me and let a wyse man hearken vnto me 35 Iob hath not spoken of knowledge neither were his wordes according to wysdome 36 O father let Iob be well tryed because he hath aunswered for wicked men 37 Yea aboue his sinne he doth wickedly triumpheth among vs and multiplieth his wordes against God The .xxxv. Chapter 6 Neither doth godlines profite or vngodlines hurt God but man 18 The wicked crye vnto God and are not heard 1 ELihu spake moreouer and saide 2 Thinkest thou it right that thou sayest I am more righteous then God 3 For thou sayest what aduauntage wyll it be vnto thee and what profite shall I haue of my sinne 4 Therefore wyll I geue aunswere vnto thee and to thy companions with thee 5 Loke vnto the heauen and beholde it consider the cloudes which are hyer then thou 6 If thou hast sinned what hast thou done against him If thyne offences be many what hast thou done vnto him 7 If thou be righteous what geuest thou him or what wyll he receaue of thyne hande 8 Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art and thy righteousnesse may profite the sonne of man 9 They which are oppressed crye out vpon the multitude yea they crye out for the power of the mightie 10 But none sayth Where is God that made me and that geueth vs occasion to praise him in the night 11 Which teacheth vs more thē the beastes of the earth and geueth vs more wysdome then the foules of heauen 12 If any such complaine no man geueth aunswere and that because of the wickednesse of proude tirauntes 13 For God wyll not heare vanitie neither wyll the almightie regarde it 14 Although thou sayest to God thou wylt not regarde it yet iudgement is before him trust thou in him 15 But now because his anger hath not visited neither called men to accompt with great extremitie 16 Therefore doth Iob open his mouth but in vaine he maketh many wordes without knowledge The .xxxvi. Chapter 1 Elihu sheweth the power of God 6 and his iustice 9 and wherefore he punisheth 13 The propertie of the wicked 1 ELihu also proceeded and saide 2 Holde thee still a litle I shall shew thee what I haue yet to speake on gods behalfe I wyll open vnto
breake downe the wall therof that it may be troden vnder foote 6 I wyll lay it waste it shall neither be digged nor cut but beare thornes and briers I wyll also forbyd the cloudes that they shall not rayne vpon it 7 As for the vineyarde of the Lorde of hoastes it is the house of Israel and the man of Iuda the plant of his pleasure Of these he loked for equitie but see there is oppression for ryghteousnesse and lo it is a crying 8 Wo vnto them that ioyne one house to another and bring one lande so nigh vnto another that there is no more place Wyll ye be placed alone in the myddest of the earth 9 These thynges are in the eares of the Lorde of hoastes of a trueth great and faire houses shal be without any dweller in them 10 And tenne acres of vines shall geue but a quart and thirtie busshels of seede shall geue but an Epha 11 Wo be vnto them that rise vp early to folowe drunkennesse continuyng vntyll nyght tyll they be set on fire with wine 12 In their feastes are harpes and lutes tabrettes and pipes and wine but they regarde not the worke of the Lord and consider not the operatiō of his handes 13 Therfore commeth my folke into captiuitie because they haue no vnderstandyng Their glorie is famished with hunger and their multitude dryed vp with thirst 14 Therfore gapeth hell and openeth her mouth marueilous wyde that their glorie multitude and wealth with such as reioyce in her may descende into it 15 Thus hath man a fall and is brought lowe and the hygh loke of the proude shal be layde downe 16 But the Lorde of hoastes shal be exalted in iudgement and God that is holy is sanctified in ryghteousnesse 17 Then shall the sheepe eate as they were wont and the riche mens landes that were layde waste shall straungers deuour 18 Wo be vnto them that drawe wickednesse with cordes of vanitie and sinne as it were with a cart rope 19 Which vse to speake on this maner Let hym make speede and hasten his worke that we may see it let the counsayle of the holy one of Israel come and drawe nye that we may knowe it 20 Wo be vnto them that call euyll good and good euyll which make darknesse lyght and lyght darknesse that make sowre sweete and sweete sowre 21 Wo be vnto them that are wise in their owne syght and thynke them selues to haue vnderstandyng 22 Wo be vnto them that are strong to suppe out wine and expert men to set vp drunkennesse 23 Wo be vnto them that geue sentence with the vngodly for rewardes but condempne the iust cause of the ryghteous 24 Therfore lyke as fire licketh vp the strawe and as the flambe consumeth the stubble euen so their roote shal be as corruption and their blossome shall vanishe away lyke dust for they haue cast away the lawe of the Lorde of hoastes and despised the worde of the holy one of Israel 25 Therfore is the wrath of the Lorde kindeled against his people and hath stretched foorth his hande vpon them yea he hath smitten them and the hilles dyd tremble and their carkases dyd lye torne in the open streetes and in al this the wrath of God hath not ceassed but his hande stretched out styll 26 And he shall geue a token to a people of a farre countrey and shall hisse vnto them from the ende of the earth and beholde they shall come hastyly with speede 27 There shall not be one faynt nor feeble among them no not a sluggishe nor sleepie person there shall not one of them put of his gyrdle from his loynes nor loose the latchet of his shoe 28 His arrowes are sharpe and all his bowes bent his horse hoofes are as flint and his cart wheeles like a whyrle winde 29 His crye is as it were of a Lion and he roreth lyke Lions whelpes they shall roare and hantche vpon the pray and no man shall recouer it nor get it from them 30 In that day he shal be so fierce vpon him as the raging of the sea then one shall beholde the lande and lo darkenesse and sorow and the light is darkened in the heauens therof The .vj. Chapter 1 Esai sawe the glory of the Lorde 9 And was sent to prophecie the desolation of Iurie 1 IN the yere that kyng Oziah dyed I sawe also the Lorde sitting vpon an high and glorious seate and his trayne filled the temple 2 And about hym stoode Seraphims whereof one had sixe winges with twayne eche couered his face with twayne his feete and with twayne did he flee 3 They cryed also eche one to another on this maner Holy holy holy is the Lorde of hoastes the whole earth is full of his glory 4 And the lintels of the doore cheekes moued at his crying and the house was full of smoke 5 Then sayd I Wo is me for I am lost in as much as I am a man of vncleane lippes and dwell among people that hath vncleane lippes also for mine eyes haue seene the kyng the Lorde of hoastes 6 Then flewe one of the Seraphims vnto me hauing a hote cole in his hand whiche he had taken from the aulter with the tongues 7 And layde it vpon my mouth and sayde Lo this hath touched thy lippes and thine vnrighteousnesse shal be taken away and thy sinne forgeuen 8 Also I hearde the voyce of the Lorde on this maner whom shall I sende and who wyll be our messenger Then I sayde Here am I sende me 9 And he sayd Go and tell this people Heare in deede yet vnderstande not ye shall playnely see and yet perceaue not 10 Harden the heart of this people stop their eares and shut their eyes lest they see with their eyes heare with their eares and vnderstande with their heartes and conuert and be healed 11 Then spake I Lord howe long He aunswered vntill the cities be vtterly wasted without inhabiters and the houses without men and tyll the lande be also vtterly desolate 12 For the Lorde shall put the men farre away and there shal be great waste in the middest of the lande 13 Yet in it shall succeede ten kinges and it shall returne and be afterwarde wasted But as the Teyle tree and the Oke in the fall of their leaues haue yet the sappe remayning in them euen so the holy seede shal be the stay therof ¶ The .vij. Chapter 1 The Syrians moue battayle against Hierusalem 14 A virgin shall beare a chylde 1 IT happened in the tyme of Ahaz y e sonne of Iotham whiche was the sonne of Vziah king of Iuda that Razin the kyng of Syria and Pechah the sonne of Romeliah kyng of Israel went vp towarde Hierusalem to besiege it but Razin was not able to winne it 2 Nowe when the house of Dauid hearde worde thereof that Syria and Ephraim was cōfederate together his heart quaked yea and the heartes also of his people lyke
the Lorde spoken to the king that sitteth in the throne of Dauid and to all the people that dwell in this citie your brethren that are gone with you into captiuitie 17 Thus I say speaketh the Lorde of hoastes Beholde I wyll sende a sworde hunger and pestilence vpon them and wyll make them lyke vntymely figges that may not be eaten for bitternesse 18 And I wyll persecute them with the sworde with hunger and pestilence I wyll deliuer them vp to be vexed of all kyngdomes to be cursed abhorred laughed to scorne and put to confusion of all the people among whom I haue scattered them 19 And that because they haue not ben obedient vnto my commaundementes saith the Lord which I sent vnto them by my seruauntes the prophetes I stoode vp early and sent vnto them but they woulde not heare saith the Lorde 20 Heare therfore the worde of the Lord all ye prisoners whom I sent from Hierusalem to Babylon 21 Thus hath the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel spoken of Ahab the sonne of Colaiah and of Zedekiah the sonne of Maasiah which prophecie lyes vnto you in my name Beholde I wyll deliuer them into the hande of Nabuchodonozor the kyng of Babylon that he may slay them before your eyes 22 And all the prisoners of Iuda that are in Babylon shall take this tearme of cursyng and say Nowe God do vnto thee as he did vnto Zedekiah Ahab whom the kyng of Babylon rosted in the fire 23 Because they sinned shamefully in Israel for they haue not only defiled their neighbours wiues but also preached lying wordes in my name which I haue not commaunded them This I testifie and assure saith the Lorde 24 But as for Semeiah the Nehelamite thou shalt speake vnto hym 25 Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel Because thou hast sent letters in thine owne name vnto all the people that is at Hierusalem and to Sophoniah the sonne of Maasiah the priest yea sent them to all the priestes wherin thou writest thus vnto hym 26 The Lorde hath ordeyned thee to be priest in the steade of Iehoiada the priest that thou shouldest be chiefe in the house of the Lorde aboue all prophetes and preachers and that thou mightest set them vpon the pyllory or in the stockes 27 Howe happeneth it then that thou hast not reproued Hieremie of Anathoth which neuer leaueth of his propheciyng 28 And beside all this he hath sent vs worde vnto Babylon and tolde vs playnely that our captiuitie shall long endure that we should builde vs houses to dwel therin and to plant vs gardens that we may enioy the fruites therof 29 Which letter Sophonias the priest read and let Ieremie the prophete heare it 30 Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto Ieremie saying 31 Sende worde to all them that be in captiuitie on this maner Thus hath the Lorde spoken concerning Semeiah the Nehelamite Because that Semeiah hath prophecied vnto you without my commission and brought you into a false hope 32 Therfore thus the Lorde doth certifie you Beholde I wyll visite Semeiah the Nehelamite and his seede so that none of his shall remayne among this people and none of them shall see the good that I wyll do for my people saith the Lorde for he hath preached falsely of the Lorde ¶ The .xxx. Chapter 1 The returne of the people from Babylon 8 God by his chastenyng sheweth that the people is sinnefull 16 The destruction of the enemies of Israel 1 THese are the wordes that the Lord sheweth vnto Ieremie saying 2 Thus saith the Lorde God of Israel Write vp diligently all the wordes that I haue spoken vnto thee in a booke 3 For lo the tyme commeth saith the Lorde that I wyll bryng agayne the prisoners of my people of Israel and Iuda saith the Lorde for I wyll restore them vnto the lande that I gaue to their fathers and they shall haue it in possession 4 Agayne these wordes spake the Lord concernyng Israel and Iuda 5 Thus saith the Lorde We haue heard a terrible crye feare and disquietnesse 6 For what els doth this signifie that I see Namely that all strong men smite euery man his hande vpon his loynes as a woman in the payne of her trauayle Who euer sawe a man trauayle with childe Enquire therafter and see yea all their faces are marueylous pale 7 Alas for this day which is so dreadfull that none may be likened vnto it and alas for the tyme of Iacobs trouble from the which he shal yet be deliuered 8 For in that day saith the Lorde of hoastes I wyll take his yoke from of thy necke and breake thy bondes and straungers shall no more haue dominion ouer them 9 But they shall do seruice vnto God their Lorde and to Dauid their kyng whom I wyll rayse vp vnto them 10 And as for thee O my seruaunt Iacob feare not saith the Lorde and be not afrayde O Israel For lo I wyll helpe thee also from farre and thy seede from the lande of their captiuitie And Iacob shall turne agayne he shal be in rest and haue a prosperous lyfe and no man shall make hym afrayde 11 For I am with thee to helpe thee saith the Lorde And though I shall destroy all the people among whom I haue scattered thee yet wyll I not destroy thee but correct thee and that with descretion for I wyll not vtterly destroy thee 12 Therfore thus saith the Lorde ▪ Thy brosinges are perilous thy woundes redy to cast thee into sicknesse 13 There is no man to meddle with thy cause or to lay plaster vpon thee or to bynde vp thy woundes to heale thee 14 All thy louers haue forgotten thee and care nothyng for thee for I haue geuen thee a cruell stroke and chastened thee roughly and that for the multitude of thy misdeedes for thy sinnes haue had the ouer hande 15 Why makest thou mone for thy harme In deede thou art sore wounded and in ieopardie but for the multitude of thy misdeedes and sinnes I haue done this vnto thee 16 And therfore all they that deuour thee shal be deuoured and all thine enemies shal be led into captiuitie all they that make thee waste shal be wasted them selues and all those that rob thee wyll I make also to be robbed 17 For I wyll geue thee thy health agayne and make thy woundes whole saith the Lorde because they reuiled thee as one cast away and dispised Sion sayde they is she whom no man regardeth 18 For thus saith the Lorde Beholde I wyll bryng agayne the captiuitie of Iacobs tentes and defende his dwellyng place the citie shal be builded in her olde estate and the houses shall haue their ryght foundation 19 And out of them shal go thankesgeuing and the voyce of ioy I wyll multiplie them and they shal not be fewe I shall endue them with honour and no man