†Heb. my hand hath kissed my mouth my mouth hath kissed my hand 28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge for I should have denied the God that is above 29 If I rejoyced at the destruction of him that hated me or lift up my self when evil found him 30 Neither have I suffered †Heb. my palace my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul 31 If the men of my tabernacle said not Oh that we had of his flesh we cannot be satisfied 32 The stranger did not lodge in the street but I opened my doors ‖ Or to the way to the traveller 33 If I covered my transgressions ‖ Or after the manner of men as Adam by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom 34 Did I fear a great multitude or did the contempt of families terrifie me that I kept silence and went not out of the door 35 O that one would hear me ‖ Or behold my sign is that the Almighty will answer me behold my desire is that the Almighty would answer me and that mine adversary had written a book 36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder and binde it as a crown to me 37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps as a prince would I go near unto him 38 If my land cry against me or that the furrows likewise thereof †Heb. weep complain 39 If I have eaten †Heb. the strength thereof the fruits thereof without money or have †Heb. caused the soul of the owners thereof to expire or breathe out caused the owners thereof to lose their life 40 Let thistles grow in stead of wheat and ‖ Or nâ—isom weeds cockle in stead of barley The words of Job are ended CHAP. XXXII 1 Elihu is angry with Job and his three friends 6 Because wisdom cometh not from age he excuseth the boldness of his youth 11 He reproveth them for not satisfying of Job 16 His zeal to speak SO these three men ceased †Heb. from answering to answer Job because he was righteous in his own eyes 2 Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Bâ—zite of the kindred of Ram against Job was his wrath kindled because he justified †Heb. his soul himself rather then God 3 Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled because they had found no answer and yet had condemned Job 4 Now Elihu had †Heb. expected Job in wards waited till Job had spoken because they were †Heb. elder for days elder then he 5 When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men then his wrath was kindled 6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said I am †Heb. few of days young and ye are very old wherefore I was afraid and †Heb. feared durst not shew you mine opinion 7 I said Days should speak and multitude of years should teach wisdom 8 But there is a spirit in a man and * Ch. 38.36 Pro. 2.6 Eccles 2.26 Dan. 1.17 2.21 the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding 9 Great men are not always wise neither do the aged understand judgement 10 Therefore I said Hearken to me I also will shew mine opinion 11 Behold I waited for your words I gave ear to your †Heb. understandings reasons whilst you searched out †Heb. words what to say 12 Yea I attended unto you and behold there was none of you that convinced Job or that answered his words 13 Lest ye should say We have found out wisdom God thrusteth him down not man 14 Now he hath not ‖ Or ordered his words directed his words against me neither will I answer him with your speeches 15 They were amazed they answered no more †Heb. they removed speeches from themselves they left off speaking 16 When I had waited for they spâ—ke not but stood still and answered no more 17 I said I will answer also my part I also will shew mine opinion 18 For I am full of †Heb. words mattâ—r †Heb. the spirit of my belly the spirit within me constraineth me 19 Behold my belly is as wine which †Heb. is not opened hath no vent it is ready to burst like new bottles 20 I will speak †Heb. that I may breathe that I may be refreshed I will open my lipâ— and answer 21 Let me not I pray you accept any mans person neither let me give flattering titles unto man 22 For I know not to give flattering titles in so doing my maker would soon take me away CHAP. XXXIII 1 Elihu offereth himself in stead of God with sincerity and meekness to reason with Job 8 He excuseth God from giving man an account of his ways by his greatness 14 God calleth man to repentance by visions 19 by afflictions 23 and by his ministry 31 He inciteth Job to attention WHerefore Job I pray thee hear my speeches and hearken to all my words 2 Behold now I have opened my mouth my tongue hath spoken †Heb. in my palate in my mouth 3 My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart and my lips shall uâ—ter knowledge clearly 4 The spirit of God hath made me and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life 5 If thou canst answer me set thy words in order before me sland up 6 * Ch. 9.35 13.20 21. Behold I am †Heb. according to thy mouth according to thy wish in Gods stead I also am †Heb. cut out of the clay formed out of the clay 7 Behold my terrour shall not make thee afraid neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee 8 Surely thou hast spoken †Heb. â—n mine â—ars in mine hearing and I have heard the voice of thy words saying 9 I am clean without transgression I am innocent neither is there iniquity in me 10 Behold he sindeth occasions against me he counteth me for his enemy 11 He putteth my feet in the stocks he marketh all my paths 12 Behold in this thou art not just I will answer thee that God is greater then man 13 Why dost thou strive against him for †Heb. he answereth not he giveth not account of any of his matters 14 For God speaketh once yea twice yet man perceiveth it not 15 In a dream in a vision of the night when deep sleep falleth upon men in slumbrings upon the bed 16 Then †Heb. he revealeth or uncovereth he openeth the ears of men and sealeth their instruction 17 That he may withdraw man from his †Heb. work purpose and hide pride from man 18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit and his life †Heb. from passâ—â—â— by the sword from perishing by the sword 19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed and the multitude of his
sling-stones are turned with him into stubble 29 Darts are counted as stubble he laugheth at the shaking of a spear 30 †Heb. sharp pieces of the potsheâ—â—d Sharp stones are under him he spreadeth sharp-pointed things upon the mire 31 He maketh the deep to boyl like a pot he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment 32 He maketh a path to shine after him one would think the deep to be hoary 33 Upon earth there is not his like ‖ Or who behave themselves without fear who is made without fear 34 He beholdeth all high things he is a king over all the children of pride CHAP. XLII 1 Job submitteth himself unto God 7 God preferring Jobs cause maketh his friends submit themselves and accepteth him 10 He magnifieth and blesseth Job 16 Jobs age and death THen Job answered the LORD and said 2 I know that thou canst do every thing and that ‖ Or no thought of thine can be hindred no thought can be withholden from thee 3 * Chap. 38.2 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge therefore have I uttered that I understood not things too wonderful for me which I knew not 4 Hear I beseech thee and I will speak I will demand of thee and declare thou unto me 5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear but now mine eye seeth thee 6 Wherefore I abhor my self and repent in dust and ashes 7 ¶ And it was so that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite My wrath is kindled against thee and against thy two friends for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right as my servant Job hath 8 Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams and go to my servant â—ob and offer up for your selves a burnt-offering and my servant Job shall pray for you for †Heb. his face or person him will I accept lest I deal with you after your folly in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right like my servant Job 9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did according as the LORD commanded them the LORD also accepted †Heb. the face of Job Job 10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job when he prayed for his friends also the LORD †Heb. added all that had been to Job unto the double gave Job twice as much as he had before 11 Then came there unto him all his brethren and all his sisters and all they that had been of his acquaintance before and did eat bread with him in his house and they bemoaned him and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him every man also gave him a piece of money and every one an ear-ring of gold 12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more then his beginning for he had fourteen thousand sheep and six thousand camels and a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand she-asses 13 He had also seven sons and three daughters 14 And he called the name of the first Jemima and the name of the second Kezia and the name of the third Keren-happuch 15 And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren 16 After this lived Job an hundred and fourty years and saw his sons and his sons sons even four generations 17 So Job died being old and full of days ¶ The book of PSALMS PSAL. I. 1 The happiness of the godly 4 The unhappiness of the ungodly BLessed * Pro. 4.14 is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ‖ Or wicked ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD * Josh 1.8 Psal 119.1 and in his law doth he meditate day and night 3 And he shall be like a tree * Jer. 17.8 planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not †Heb. fade wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper 4 The ungodly are not so but are * Psal 35.5 Isa 17.13 like the chaff which the wind driveth away 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgement nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous 6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous but the way of the ungodly shall perish PSAL. II. 1 The kingdom of Christ 10 Kings are exhorted to accept it WHy * Acts 4.25 do the heathen ‖ Or tumultuously assemble rage and the people †Heb. meditate imagine a vain thing 2 The kings of the earth set themselves and the rulers take counsel together against the LORD and against his anointed saying 3 Let us break their bands asunder cast away their cords from us 4 * Pro. 1.26 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh the LORD shall have them in derision 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath and ‖ Or trouble vex them in his sore displeasure 6 Yet have I †Heb. anointed set my king †Heb. upon Zion the kill of my holiness upon my holy hill of Zion 7 I will declare ‖ Or for a decree the decree the LORD hath said unto me * Acts 13.33 Heb. 1.5 Thou art my son this day have I begotten thee 8 * Psal 72.8 Ask of me and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession 9 * Rev. 2.27 19.15 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potters vessel 10 Be wise now therefore O ye kings be instructed ye judges of the earth 11 Serve the LORD with fear and rejoyce with trembling 12 Kiss the son lest he be angry and ye perish from the way when his wrath is kindled but a little * Prov. 16.20 Isa 30.18 Jer. 17.7 Rom. 9.33 and 10.11 1 Pet. 2.6 blessed are all they that put their trust in him PSAL. III. The security of Gods protection ¶ A psalm of David * 2 Sam. 15 14. when he fled from Absalom his son LORD how are they increased that trouble me many are they that rise up against me 2 Many there be which say of my soul There is no help for him in God Selah 3 But thou O LORD art a shield ‖ Or about for me my glory and the sister up of mine head 4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice and he heard me out of his holy hill Selah 5 * Psal 4 8. I said me dâ—wn and at I awaked for the LORD sustained me 6 * Psal 27.3 I will not â—e afâ—â—â—â— of ten thousands of people that have set themselves against me round aboâ—t
are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media Persia 3 For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus and great among the Jews and accepted of the multitude of his brethren seeking the wealth of his people and speaking peace to all his seed ¶ The book of JOB CHAP. I. 1 The holiness â—â—icheâ— and religious care of Job for his children 6 Satan appearing before God by calumâ—iation obtaineth leave to tempt Job 3Vnderstanding of the loss of his goods and children in his mourning â—e blesseth God THere was a man in the land of Uâ— whose name was Job and that man was * Ch. 2.3 perfect and upright and one that feared God and eschewed evil 2 And there were born unto him seven sons three daughters â— His ‖ Or â—attel substance also was seven thousand sheep and three thousand â—â—nielâ— and five hundred yoke of oâ—en and five hundred she-asses and a very great ‖ Or husbandry houshold so that this man was the greatest of all the †Heb. sons of the east men of the east 4 And his sons went and feasted in their houses every one his day sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them 5 And it was so when the days of their feasting were gone about that Job sent and sanctified them and rose up early in the morning and offered burnt-offerings according to the number of them all for Job said It may be that my sons have sinned and * 1 Kin. 21.10 13. cursed God in their hearts Thus did Job †Heb. all the days continually 6 ¶ Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD and †Heb. the adversary Satan came also †Heb. in the midst of them among them 7 And the LORD said unto Satan Whence comest thou Then Satan answered the LORD and said From * 1 Pet. 5.8 going to and fro in the earth and from walking up and down in it 8 And the LORD said unto Satan †Heb. Hast thou â—â—t thy heart on Hast thou considered my servant Job that there is none like him in the earth a perfect and an upright man one that feareth God and escheweth evil 9 Then Satan answered the LORD and said Doth Job fear God for nought 10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him and about his house and about all that he hath on every side thou hast blessed the work of his hands and his ‖ Or cattel substance is increased in the land 11 But put forth thine hand now and touch all that he hath †Heb. if he curse thee not to thy face and he will curse thee to thy face 12 And the LORD said unto Satan Behold all that he hath is in thy †Heb. hand power onely upon himself put not forth thine hand So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD 13 ¶ And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brothers house 14 And there came a messenger unto Job and said The oxen were plowing and the asses feeding beside them 15 And the Sabeans fell upon them and took them away yea they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword and I onely am escapee alone to tell thee 16 While he was yet speaking there came also another and said ‖ Or a treat fire The fire of God is faln from heaven and hath burnt up the sheep and the servants and consumed them and I onely am escaped alone to tell thee 17 While he was yet speaking there came also another and said The Caldeans made out three bands and †Heb. rushed fell upon the camels and have carried them away yea and slain the servants with the edge of the sword and I onely am escaped alone to tell thee 18 While he was yet speaking there came also another and said Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brothers house 19 And behold there came a great wind †Heb. from aside c. from the wilderness and smote the four corners of the house and it fell upon the young men and they are dead and I onely am escaped alone to tell thee 20 Then Job arose and rent his ‖ Or robe mantle and shaved his head and fell down upon the ground and worshipped 21 And said * Eccses 5.15 1 Tim. 6.7 Naked came I out of my mothers womb and naked shall I return thither the LORD gave and the LORD hath taken away blessed be the name of the LORD 22 In all this Job sinned not nor ‖ Or attributed foller to God charged God foolishly CHAP. II. 1 Satan appearing again before God obtaineth further leave to tempt Job 7 He smiteth him with sore boyls 9 Job reproveth his wife moving him to curse God 11 His three friends condole with him in silence AGain there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD 2 And the LORD said unto Satan From whence comest thou And * Chap. 1.7 Satan answered the LORD and said From going to and fro in the earth and from walking up and down in it 3 And the LORD said unto Satan Hast thou considered my servant Job that there is none like him in the earth * Chap. 1.1 8. a perfect and an upright man one that feareth God and escheweth evil and still he heldeth fast his integrity although thou movedst me against him †Heb. to swallow him up to destroy him without cause 4 And Satan answered the LORD and said Skin for skin yea all that a man hath will he give for his life 5 But put forth thine hand now and touch his bone and his flesh and he will curse thee to thy face 6 And the LORD said unto Satan Behold he is in thine hand ‖ Or onely but save his life 7 ¶ So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD and smote Job with sore boyls from the sole of his foot unto his crown 8 And he took him a potsheard to scrape himself withal and he sat down among the ashes 9 ¶ Then said his wife unto him Dost thou still retain thine integrity curse God and die 10 But he said unto her Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh what shall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive evil In all this did not Job sin with his lips 11 ¶ Now when Jobs three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him they came every one from his own place Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him 12 And when they lift
Or labour trouble †Heb. the sons of the burning coal lift up to flie the sparks flie upward 8 I would seek unto God and unto God would I commit my cause 9 * Ch. 9.10 Psal 72.18 Rom. 11.13 Which doeth great things †Heb. â—â—d there is no search and unsearchable marvellous thing †Heb. till there be no number without number 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth and sendeth waters upon the †Heb. out-places fields 11 * 1 Sam. 2.7 Psal 113.7 To set up on high those that be low that those which mourn may be exalted to safety 12 * Neh. 4.15 Psal 33.10 Isa 8.10 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty so that their hands ‖ Or cannot perform any thing cannot perform their enterprise 13. * 1 Cor. 319. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong 14 * Deu. 28.29 They ‖ Or run into meet with darkness in the day time and grope in the noon-day as in the night 15 But he saveth the poor from the sword from their mouth and from the hand of the mighty 16 * Ps 107.42 So the poor hath hope and iniquity stoppeth her mouth 17 * Pro. 3.12 Heb. 12.5 Jam. 1.12 Rev. 3.19 Behold happy is the man whom God correcteth therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty 18 * Deu. 32.39 1 Sam. 2.6.12.30.25 Hoâ— 6.1 For he maketh sore and bindeth up he woundeth and his hands make whole 19 * Psal 91.3 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 †Heb. from the bands from the power of the sword 21 Thou shalt be hid ‖ Or when the tongue scourgeth from the scourge of the tongue neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh 22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth 23 * Hos 2.18 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee 24 And thou shalt know ‖ Or that peace is thy tabernacle that thy tabernacle shall be in peace and thou shalt visit thy habitation and shalt not ‖ Or err sin 25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be ‖ Or much great and thine off-spring as the grass of the earth 26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age like as a shock of corn †Heb. estendeth cometh in in his season 27 Lo this we have searched it so it is hear it and know thou it †Heb. for thy self for thy good CHAP. VI. 1 Job sheweth that his complaints are not causless 8 He wisheth for death wherein he is assured of comfort 14 He reproveth his friends of unkindness BUt Job answered and said 2 Oh that my grief were throughly weighed and my calamity †Heb. lifted up laid in the balances together 3 For now it would be heavier then the sand of the sea therefore ‖ That is I want words to express my grief words are swallowed up 4 * Psal 38.2 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit the terrours of God do set themselves in aray against me 5 Doth the wilde ass bray †Heb. at grass 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 8 O that I might have my request and that God would grant me †Heb. my expectation 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 my self in sorrow let him not spare for I have not concealed the words of the holy One 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 †Heb. basen of brass 13 Is not my help in me and is wisdom driven quite from me 14 †Heb. to him that melteth To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed 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 †Heb. they are cut off they vanish †Heb. in the beat thereof when it is hot they are †Heb. extinguished consumed out of their place 18 The paths of their way are turned aside they go to nothing and perish 19 The troups of Tema looked the companies of Sheba waited for them 20 They were confounded because they had hoped they came thither and were ashamed 21 ‖ Or for now ye are like to them Heb. to it For now ye are †Heb. not 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 enemies 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 †Heb. ye cause to full upon ye overwhelm the fatherless and you dig a pit for your friend 28 Now therefore be content look upon me for it is †Heb. before your face evident unto you if I lie 29 Return I pray you let it not be iniquity yea return again my righteousness is ‖ That is is this matter in it 30 Is there iniquity in my tongue cannot †Heb. my palate my taste discern perverse things CHAP. VII 1 Job excuseth his desire of death 12 He complaineth of his-own restlesness and Gods watchfulness Is there not ‖ Or a warfare an appointed time to man upon earth are not his days also like the days of an hireling 2 As a servant †Heb. â—apeth after earnestly desireth the shadow and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work 3 So am I made to possess moneths of vanity and wearisom nights are appointed to me 4 When I lie down I say When shall I arise and †Heb. the â—â—ening be measured the night be gone I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day 5
yet would I not know my soul I would despise my life 22 This is one thing therefore I said it he destroyeth the perfect and the wicked 23 If the scourge slay suddenly he will laugh at the trial of the innocent 24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked he covereth the â—â—ces of the judges thereof if not where and who is he 25 Now my days are swifter then a post they flee away they see no good 26 They are passed away as the †Heb. ships of desire ‖ Or ships of Ebeh swift ships as the eagle that hâ—â—teth to the prey 27 If I say I will forget my complaint I will leave off my heaviness and comfoâ—t my self 28 I am afraid of all my sorrows I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent 29 If I be wicked why then labour I in vain 30 If I wash my self with snow-water and make my hands never so clean 31 Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch and mine own clothes shall ‖ Or make me to be abhâ—rred abhor me 32 For he is not a man as I am that I should answer him and we should come together in judgement 33 Neither is there †Heb. one that should argue any ‖ Or â—mpire days man betwixt us that might lay his hand upon us both 34 Let him take his rod away from me let not his fear terrifie me 35 Then would I speak and not fear him †Heb. but I am not so with my self but it is not so with me CHAP. X. 1 Job taking liberty of complaint expostulateth with God about his afflictions IS He complaineth of life and craveth a little ease before death MY soul is ‖ Or cut off while I live weary of my life I will leave my complaint upon my self I will speak in the bitterness of my soul 2 I will say unto God Do not condemn me shew me wherefore thou contendest with me 3 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress that thou shouldest despise †Heb. the labour of thine hands the work of thine hands and shine upon the counsel of the wicked 4 Hast thou eyes of flesh or seest thou as man seeth 5 Are thy days as the days of man are thy years as mans days 6 That thou enquirest after mine iniquity and searchest after my sin 7 †Heb. It is upon thy knowledge Thou knowest that I am not wicked and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand 8 Thine hands †Heb. took pains about have made me and fashioned me together round about yet thou dost destroy me 9 Remember I beseech thee that thou hast made me as the clay and wilt thou bring me into dust again 10 * Psal 139.14 15 16. Hast thou not poured me out as milk and cruddled me like cheese 11 Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh and hast †Heb. bedged fenced me with bones and sinews 12 Thou hast granted me life and favour and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit 13 And these things hast thou hid in thine heart I know that this is with thee 14 If I sin then thou markest me and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity 15 If I be wicked we unto me and if I be righteous yet will I not lift up my head I am full of contusion therefore see thou mine affliction 16 For it increaseth thou huntest me as a fierce lion and again thou shewest thy self marvellous upon me 17 Thou renewest ‖ That is thy plagues thy witnesses against me and increasest thine indignation upon me changes and war are against me 18 * Ch. 3.11 Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb Oh that I had given up the ghost and no eye had seen me 19 I should have been as though I had not been I should have been carried from the womb to the grave 20 * See chap. 7.6 and 8.9 Are not my days few cease then and let me alone that I may take comfort a little 21 Before I go whence I shall not return even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death 22 A land of darkness as darkness it self and of the shadow of death without any order and where the sight is as darkness CHAP. XI 1 Zophar reproveth Job for justifying himself 5 Gods wisdom is unsearchable 13 The assured blessing of repentance THen answered Zophar the Naamathite and said 2 Should not the multitude of words be answered and should †Heb. a man of lips a man full of talk he justified 3 Should thy ‖ Or devices lies make men hold their peace and when thou mockest shall no man make thee ashamâ—d 4 For thou hast said My doâ—â—rine is pure and I am clean in thine eyes 5 But O that God would speak and open his lips against thee 6 And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom that they are double to that which is know therefore that God exacteth of thee less then thine iniquity deserveth 7 Canst thou by searching finde out God canst thou finde out the Almighty unto perfection 8 It is †Heb. the brights of heaven as high as heaven what canst thou do deeper then hell what canst thou know 9 The measure thereof is longer then the earth and broader then the sea 10 If he ‖ Or make a change cut off and shut up or gather together then †Heb. who can turn him away who can hinder him 11 For he knoweth vain men he seeth wickedness also will he not then consider it 12 For †Heb. empty vain man would be wise though man be born like a wilde asses colt 13 If thou prepare thine heart and stretch out thine hands towards him 14 If iniquity he in thine hand put it far away and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles 15 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot yea thou shalt be stedfast and shalt not fear 16 Because thou shalt forget thy misery and remember it as waters that pass away 17 And thine age †Heb. shall arise above the more day shall be clearer then the noon-day thou shalt shine forth thou shalt be as the morning 18 And thou shalt be secure because there is hope yea thou shalt dig about thee and * Lev. 26.5 thou shalt take thy rest in safety 19 Also thou shalt lie down and none shall make thee afraid yea many shall †Heb. intreat thy face make suit unto thee 20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail and †Heb. flight shall perish from them they shall not escape and * Ch. 8.14 and 18.14 their hope shall be as ‖ Or a toss of breath the giving up of the ghost CHAP. XII 1 Job maintaineth himself against his friends that reprove him 7 He acknowledgeth the general doctrine of Gods omnipotâ—ncy ANd Job answered and said 2 No
doubt but ye are the people and wisdom shall die with you 3 But I have †Heb. an heart understanding as well as you †Heb. I fall not lower thâ—n you I am not inferiour to you yea †Heb. with whom are not such as these who knoweth not such things as these 4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour who calleth upon God and he answereth him the just upright man is laughed to scorn 5 He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease 6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper and they that provoke God are secure into whose hand God bringeth abundantly 7 But ask now the beasts and they shall teach thee and the fowls of the air and they shall tell thee 8 Or speak to the earth and it shall teach thee and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee 9 Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this 10 In whose hand is the ‖ Or life soul of every living thing and the breath of †Heb. all flesh of man all mankinde 11 * Chap. 34.3 Doth not the ear try words and the †Heb. palate mouth taste his meat 12 With the ancient is wisdom in length of days understanding 13 ‖ That is with God With him is wisdom and strength he hath counsel and understanding 14 Behold he breaketh down and it cannot be built again he * Isa 22.22 Revel 3.7 shutteth †Heb. upon up a man and there can be no opening 15 Behold he withholdeth the waters and they dry up also he sendeth them out and they overturn the earth 16 With him is strength and wisdom the deceived and the deceiver are his 17 He leadeth counsellours away spoiled and maketh the judges fools 18 He looseth the bond of kings and girdeth their ioyns with a girdle 19 He leadeth princes away spoiled and overthroweth the mighty 20 * Ch. 32. â— He removeth away †Heb. the lip of the faithful the speech of the trusty and taketh away the understanding of the aged 21 He poureth contempt upon princes and ‖ Or looseth the girdle of the strong weakneth the strength of the mighty 22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness and bringeth out to sight the shadow of death 23 He increaseth the nations and destroyeth them he enlargeth the nations and †Heb. leadeth in straitneth them again 24 He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way 25 They grope in the dark without light and he maketh them to †Heb. wander stagger like a drunken man CHAP. XIII 1 Job reproveth his friends of partiality 14 He professeth his confidence in God 20 and intreateth to know his own sins and Gods purpose in afflicting him LO mine eye hath seen all this mine ear hath heard understood it 2 What ye know the same do I know also I am not inferiour unto you 3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty and I desire to reason with God 4 But ye are forgers of lies ye are all physicians of no value 5 O that you would altogether hold your peace and it should be your wisdom 6 Hear now my reasoning and hearken to the pleadings of my lips 7 Will you speak wickedly for God and talk deceitfully for him 8 Will ye accept his person will ye contend for God 9 Is it good that he should search you out or as one man mocketh another do ye so mock him 10 He will surely reprove you if ye do secretly accept persons 11 Shall not his excellency make you afraid and his dread fall upon you 12 Your remembrances are like unto ashes your bodies to bodies of clay 13 †Heb. Be silent from me Hold your peace let me alone that I may speak and let come on me what will 14 Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in mine hand 15 Though he slay me yet will I trust in him but I will †Heb. prove or argue maintain mine own ways before him 16 He also shall be my salvation for an hypocrite shall not come before him 17 Hear diligently my speech and my declaration with your ears 18 Behold now I have ordered my cause I know that I shall be justified 19 Who is he that will plead with me for now if I hold my tongue I shall give up the ghost 20 Onely do not two things unto me then will I not hide my self from tâ—â—e 21 Withdraw thine hand far from me and let not thy dread make me afraid 22 Then call thou and I will answer or let me speak and answer thou me 23 How many are mine iniquities and sins make me to know my transgression and my sin 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face and holdest me for thine enemy 25 Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble 26 For thou writest bitter things against me and * Psal 25.7 makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth 27 Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks and †Heb. observest lookest narrowly unto all my paths thou â—ettâ—â—t a print upon the †Heb. roots heels of my feet 28 And he as a rotten thing consumeth as a garment that is moth-eaten CHAP. XIV 1 Job intreateth God for favour by the shortness of life and certainty of death 7 Though life â—nce lost be irrecoverable yet he waiteth for his change 16 By sin the creature is subject to corruption MAn that is born of a woman is †Heb. short of 〈◊〉 of few days and full of trouble 2 * Chap. 8.9 Ps 102. â—â— 103.15 144.4 He comâ—th forth like a flower and is cut down he fleeth also as a shadow and continueth not 3 And dâ—st thou open thine eyes upon such an one and bringest me into judgement with thee 4 †Heb. who will give Who * Ps 51.5 can bring a clean thing out of an unclean not one 5 * Ch. 7.1 Seeing his days are determined the number of his moneths are with thee thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass 6 Turn from him that he may †Heb. cease rest till he shall accomplish as an hireling his day 7 For there is hope of a tree if it be cut down that it will sprout again and that the tender branch thereof will not cease 8 Thoâ—gh the root thereof wax old in the earth and the stock thereof die in the ground 9 Yet through the sent of water it will bud and bring forth boughs like a plant 10 But man dieth and †Heb. is weakned or cut off wasteth away yea man giveth up the ghost and where is he 11 As the waters fail from the sea and the flood decayeth and
drieth up 12 So man lieth down and riseth not till the heavens be no more they shall not awake nor â—e raised out of their sleep 13 O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave that thou wouldest keep me secret until thy wrath be past that thou wouldest appoint me a set time and remember me 14 If a man die shall he live again all the days of my appointed time will I wait till my change come 15 Thou shalt call and I will answer thee thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands 16 * Psal 139.2 3. For now thou numbrest my steps dost thou not watch over my sin 17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag and thou sowest up mine iniquity 18 And surely the mountain falling †Heb. faleth cometh to nought and the rock is removed out of his place 19 The waters wear the stones thou †Heb. over flowest washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth and thou destroyest the hope of man 20 Thou prevailest for ever against him and he passeth thou changest his countenance and sendest him away 21 His sons come to honour and he knoweth it not and they are brought low but he perceiveth it not of them 22 But his deth upon him shall have pain and his soul within him shall mourn CHAP. XV. 1 Eliphaz reproveth Job of impiety in justifying himself 1â— He proveth 〈◊〉 tradition the unquietness of wicked men THen answered Eliphaz the Temanit and said 2 Should a wise man utter †Heb. knowledge of wind vain knowledge and fill his belly with the east-wind 3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk or with speeches wherewith he can do no good 4 Yea †Heb. thou makest 〈◊〉 thou castest off fear and restrainest ‖ Or speech prayer before God 5 For thy mouth †Heb. teacheth uttereth thine iniquity and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty 6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee and not I yea thine own lips testifie against thee 7 Art thou the first man that was born or wast thou made before the hills 8 * Rom. 11 3â— Hast thou heard the secret of God and dost thou restrain wisdom to thy self 9 What knowest thou that we know not what understandest thou which is not in us 10 With us are both the gray-headed and very aged men much elder then thy father 11 Are the consolations of God small with thee is there any secret thing with thee 12 Why doth thine heart carry thee away and what do thine eyes wink at 13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God and lettest such words go out of thy mouth 14 * 1 King 8 4â— 2 Chr. 6.36 Chap. 14.4 Psal 14.3 Prov 20.9 1 John 1.8 What is man that he should be clean and he which is born of a woman that he should be righteous 15 * Ch. 4.18 Behold he putteth no trust in his saints yea the heavens are not clâ—an in his sight 16 How much more abominable and filthy is man which drinketh iniquity like water 17 I will shew thee hear me and that which I have seen I will declare 18 Which wise men have told from their fathers and have not hid it 19 Unto whom alone the earth was given and no stranger passed among them 20 The wicked man travelleth with pain all his days and the number of years is hidden to the oppressour 21 †Heb. a sound of fears A dreadful sound is in his ears in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him 22 He beleeveth not thâ—t he shall return out of darkness and he is waited for of the sword 23 He wandreth abroad for bread saying Where is it he knoweth that the day or darkness is ready at his hâ—â—d 24 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid they shall prevail against him as a king ready to the battel 25 For he stretcheth out his hand against God and strengthneth himself against the Almighty 26 He runneth upon him even on his neck upon the thick bosses of his bucklers 27 Because he covereth his face with his fatness and maketh collops of fat on his flanks 28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities and in houses which no man inhabiteth which are ready to become heaps 29 He shall not be rich neither shall his subâ—tance continue neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth 30 He shall not depart out of darkness the flame shall dry up his branches and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away 31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity for vanity shall be his recompence 32 It shall be ‖ Or cut off accomplished before his time and his branch shall not be green 33 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine and shall cast off his flower as the olive 34 For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery 35 * Psa 7.14 Isa 50. â— They conceive mischief and bring forth ‖ Or. iniquity vanity and their belly prepareth deceit CHAP. XVI 1 Job reproveth his friends of unmercifulness 7 He sheweth the pitifulness of his case 17 He maintaineth his innocency THen Job answered and said 2 I have heard many such things ‖ Or troublesome * Ch. 13.4 miserable comforters are ye all 3 Shall †Heb. words of wind vain words have an end or what emboldneth thee that thou answerest 4 I also could speak as ye do if your soul were in my souls stead I could heap up words against you and shake mine head at you 5 But I would strengthen you with my mouth and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief 6 Though I speak my grief is not asswaged and though I forbear †Heb. what goeth from me what am I eased 7 But now he hath made me weary thou hast made desolate all my company 8 And thou hast filled me with wrinkles which is a witness against me and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face 9 He teareth me in his wrath who hateth me he gnasheth upon me with his teeth mine enemy sharpneth his eyes upon me 10 They have gaped up on me with their mouth they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully they have gathered themselves together against me 11 God †Heb. hath shut me up hath delivered me to the ungodly and turned me over into the hands of the wicked 12 I was at ease but he hath broken me asunder he hath also taken me by my neck and shaken me to pieces and set me up for his mark 13 His archers compass me round about he cleaveth my reins asunder and doth not spare he poureth out my gall upon the ground 14 He breaketh me with breach upon breach he runneth upon me like a giant 15 I have sowed sackcloth upon my skin and defiled my horn in the duâ—t 16 My face is foul with weeping
countenance a backbiting tongue 24 * Ch. 19.13 21.9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the hous-top then with a brawling woman and in a wide house 25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul so is good news from a far countrey 26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain and a corrupt spring 27 It is not good to eat much honey so for men to search their own glory is not glory 28 * Chap. 16.32 He that bath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls CHAP. XXVI 1 Observations about fools 1â— about sluggards 17 and about contentious busie-bodies AS snow in summer and as rain in harvest so honour is not seemly for a fool 2 As the bird by wandring as the swallow by flying so the curse causless shall not come 3 * Ps 72. â— Cha. 10.13 A whip for the horse a bridle for the ass and a rod for the fools back 4 Answer not a fool according to his folly lest thou also be like unto him 5 Answer a fool according to his folly lest he be wise in †Heb. his own eyes his own conceit 6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet and drinketh ‖ Or violence damage 7 The legs of the lame †Heb. are lifted up are not equal so is a parable in the mouth of fools 8 ‖ Or as be that putteth a precious stone in an heap of stones As he that bindeth a stone in a sling so is he that giveth honour to a fool 9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard so is a parable in the mouth of fools 10 ‖ Or a great man grieveth all and he hireth the fool he hireth also transgressours The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool and rewardeth transgressours 11 * 2 Pet. 2.22 As a dog returneth to his vomit so a fool †Heb. iterateth his folly returneth to his folly 12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit there is more hope of a fool then of him 13 * Ch. 22.13 The slothful man saith There is a lion in the way a lion is in the streets 14 As the door turneth upon his hinges so doth the slothful upon his bed 15 * Ch. 19.24 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom ‖ Or he is weary it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit then seven men that can render a reason 17 He that passeth by and ‖ Or is enraged meddleth with strife belonging not to him is like one that taketh a dog by the ears 18 As a mad man who casteth †Heb. flames or sparks fire-brands arrows and death 19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour and saith Am not I in sport 20 †Heb. without wood Where no wood is there the fire goeth out so * Ch. 22.10 where there is no ‖ Or whisperer tale-bearer the strife †Heb. is silent ceaseth 21 * Ch. 15.18 29.22 As coals are to burning coals and wood to fire so is a contentious man to kindle strife 22 * Ch. 18.8 The words of a tale-bearer are as wounds and they go down into the †Heb. chambers innermost parts of the belly 23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross 24 He that hateth ‖ Or is known dissembleth with his lips and layeth up deceit within him 25 When he †Heb. maketh his voice gracious speaketh fair beleeve him not for there are seven abominations in his heart 26 ‖ Or hatred is covered in secret Whos 's hatred is covered by deceit his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation 27 * Psal 7.15 16. and 9.15 Eccles 10.8 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein and he that rolleth a stone it will return upon him 28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it and a flattering mouth worketh ruine CHAP. XXVII 1 Observations of self-love 5 of true love 11 of care to avoid offences 13 and of the houshold care * Jam. 4.13 c. BOast not thy self of †Heb. to morrow-day to morrow for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth 2 Let another man praise thee and not thine own mouth a stranger and not thine own lips 3 A stone is †Heb. heaviness heavy and the sand weighty but a fools wrath is heavier then them both 4 †Heb. wrath is cruelty and anger an overflowing Wrath is cruel and anger is outragious but who is able to stand before ‖ Or jealousie envy 5 Open rebuke is better then secret love 6 * Ps 141.5 Faithful are the wounds of a friend but the kisses of an enemy are ‖ Or earnest or frequent deceitful 7 The full soul †Heb. treadeth underfoot loatheth an honey-comb but * Job 6.7 to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet 8 As a bird that wandreth from her nest so is a man that wandreth from his place 9 Ointment and perfume rejoyce the heart so doth the sweetness of a mans friend †Heb. from the counsel of the soul by hearty counsel 10 Thine own friend and thy fathers friend forsake not neither go into thy brothers house in the day of thy calamity for * Ch. 17.17 and 18.24 better is a neighbour that is near then a brother far off 11 * Ch. 10.1 23.24 My son be wise and make my heart glad that I may answer him that reproacheth me 12 * Ch. 22.3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself but the simple pass on and are punished 13 * Ch. 20.16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger and take a pledge of him for a strange woman 14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice rising early in the morning it shall be counted a curse to him 15 * Ch 19.13 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious womon are alike 16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind and the ointment of his right hand which bewrayeth it self 17 Iron sharpneth iron so a man sharpneth the countenance of his friend 18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured 19 As in water face answereth to face so the heart of man to man 20 Hell and destruction are †Heb. not never full so * Eccles â— 8 the eyes of man are never satisfied 21 * Ch. 17.3 As the fining-pot for silver and the furnace for gold so is a man to his praise 22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a morter among wheat with a pestil yet will not his foolishness dâ—part from him 23 Be
pomegranate upon the net-work were an hundred round about 24 ¶ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the †Heb. threshold door 25 He took also out of the city an eunuch which had the charge of the men of war and seven men of them that †Heb. saw the face of the king were near the kings person which were found in the city and the ‖ Or scribe of the captain of the host principal scribe of the host who mustered the people of the land and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the midst of the city 26 So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of babylon to Riblah 27 And the king of Babylon smote them and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land 28 This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty 29 In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two †Heb. souls persons 30 In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred fourty and five persons all the persons were four thousand and six hundred 31 ¶ And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehosachin king of Judah in the twelfth moneth in the five and twentieth day of the moneth that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lilted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him forth out of prison 32 And spake †Heb. good things with him kindly unto him and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon 33 And changed his prison-garments and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life 34 And for his diet there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon †Heb. the matter of the day in his day every day a portion until the day of his death all the days of his life ¶ The LAMENTATIONS of JEREMIAH CHAP. 1. 1 The miserable estate of Jerusalem by reason of her sin 12 She complaineth of her grief 18 and confesseth Gods judgement to be righteous HOw doth the city sit solitary that was full of people how is she become as a widow she that was great among the nations and princess among the provinces how is she become tributary 2 She * Jer. 13.17 weepeth sore in the * Job 7.3 night and her tears are on her cheeks among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her all her friends have dealt treacherously with her they are become her enemies 3 Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction and †Heb. for the treateâ— of servitude because of great servitude she dwelleth among the heathen she findeth no rest all her persecutours overtook her between the straits 4 The ways of Zion do mourn because none come to the solemn feasts all her gates are desolate her priests sigh her virgins are afflicted and she is in bitterness 5 Her adversaries * Deu. 28.13 14. are the chief her enemies prosper for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions her * Jer. 52.28 children are gone into captivity before the enemy 6 And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed her princes are become like harts that finde no pasture and they are gone without strength before the pursuer 7 Jerusalem remembred in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her ‖ Or desirable pleasant things that she had in the days of old when her people fell into the hand of the enemy and none did help her the adversaries saw her and did mock at her sabbaths 8 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned therefore she †Heb. is become 〈◊〉 removing or wandering is removed all that honoured her despise her because they have seen her nakedness yea she sigheth and turneth backward 9 Her filthiness is in her skirts she remembreth not her last end therefore she came down wonderfully she had no comforter O LORD behold my affliction for the enemy hath magnified himself 10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her ‖ Or desirable pleasant things for she hath seen that the heathen entred into her sanctuary whom thou didst command that * Deu. 23.3 they should not enter into thy congregation 11 All her people sigh they seek bread they have given their pleasant things for meat ‖ Or to make the soul to come again to relieve the soul see O LORD and consider for I am become vile 12 ¶ ‖ Or It is nothing Is it nothing to you all ye that †Heb. pass by the way pass by behold and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow which is done unto me wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger 13 From above hath he sent fire into my bones and it prevaileth against them he hath spread a not for my feet he hath turned me back he hath made me desolate and saint all the day 14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand they are wreathed and come up upon my neck he hath made my strength to fall the Lord hath delivered me into their hands from whom I am notable to rise up 15 The Lord hath troden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men the Lord hath troden ‖ Or the wine-press of the viram c. the virgin the daughter of Judah as in a wine-press 16 For these things I weep * Jer. 13.17 and 14.17 Ch. 2.18 mine eye mine eye runneth down with water because the comforter that should †Heb. tâ—mâ— back relieve my soul is far from me my children are desolate because the enemy prevailed 17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands and there is none to comfort her the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob that his adversaries should be round about him Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them 18 ¶ The LORD is * Dan. 9.7 righteous for I have rebelled against his †Heb. mouth commandment hear I pray you all people and behold my sorrow my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity 19 I called for my lovers but they deceived me my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city while they sought their meat to relieve their souls 20 Behold O LORD for I am in distress my * Iâ— 15.11 Jer. 43.35 bowels are troubled mine heart is turned within me for I have grievously rebelled abroad the sword bereaveth at
understanding 13 The discourse of fools is irksome and their sport is in the wantonness of sin 14 The talk of him that sweareth much maketh the hair stand upright and their brawls make one stop his ears 15 The strife of the proud is bloud shedding and their revilings are grievous to the ear 16 Whoso discovereth secrets loseth his credit and shall never finde friend to his minde 17 Love thy friend and be faithful unto him but if thou bewrayest his secrets follow no more after him 18 For as a man hath destroyed his enemy so hast thou lost the love of thy neighbour 19 As one that letteth a bird go out of his hand so hast thou let thy neighbour go and shalt not get him again 20 Follow after him no more for he is too far off he is as a roe escaped out of the snare 21 As for a wound it may be bound up and after reviling there may be reconcilement but he that bewrayeth secrets is without hope 22 He * Prov. 10.10 that winketh with the eyes werketh evil and he that knoweth him will depart from him 23 When thou art present he will speak sweetly and will admire thy words but at the last he will ‖ Or alter his speech writhe his mouth and slander thy sayings 24 I have hated many things but nothing like him for the Lord will hate him 25 Whoso casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head and a deceitful stroke shall make wounds 26 * Ps 7.15 Prov. 26.27 Ecâ—l 10.8 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein and he that setteth a trap shall be taken therein 27 He that worketh mischief it shall fall upon him and he shall not know whence it cometh 28 Mockery and reproach are from the proud but * Deut. â—â— 35 Râ—n â—2 19 vengeance as a lion shall lie in wait for them 29 They that rejoyce at the fall of the righteous shall be taken in the snare and anguish shall consume them before they die 30 Malice and wrath even these are abominations and the sinful man shall have them both CHAP. XXVIII 1 Against revengâ— 8 quarreling 10 anger 15 and backbiting HE that revengeth shall finde vengeance from the Lord and he will surely keep his sins in remembrance 2 Forgive thy neighbour the hurt that he hath done unto thee so shall thy sins also be forgiven when thou prayest 3 One man beareth hatred against another and doth he seek pardon from the Lord 4 He sheweth no mercy to a man which is like himself and doth he ask forgiveness of his own sins 5 If he that is but flesh nourish hatred who will intreat for pardon of his sins 6 Remember thy end and let enmity cease remember corruption and death and abide in the commandments 7 Remember the commandments and bear no malice to thy neighbour remember the covenant of the Highest and wink at ignorance 8 * Chap. 8.1 Abstain from strife and thou shalt diminish thy sins for a furious man will kindle strife 9 A sinful man disquieteth friends and maketh debate among them that be at peace 10 * Prov. 26.21 As the matter of the fire is so it burneth and as a mans strength is so is his wrath and according to his riches his anger riseth and the stronger they are which contend the more they will be inflamed 11 An hasty contention kindleth a fire and an hasty fighting sheddeth bloud 12 If thou blow the spark it shall burn if thou spit upon it it shall be quenched and both these come out of thy mouth 13 * Chap. 21.28 Curse the whisperer and double-tongued for such have destroyed many that were at peace 14 A backbiting tongue hath â—â—squieted many and driven them from nation to nation strong cities hath it pulled down and overthrown the houses of great men 15 A ‖ Or tâ—ed backbiting tongue hath cast out vertuous women and deprived them of their labours 16 Whoso hearkneth unto it shall never finde rest and never dwell quietly 17 The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones 18 Many have faln by the edge of the sword but not so many as have faln by the tongue 19 Well is he that is defended from it and hath not passed through the venome thereof who hath not drawn the yoke thereof nor hath been bound in her bands 20 For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron and the bands thereof are bands of brass 21 The death thereof is an evil death the grave were better then it 22 It shall not have rule over them that fear God neither shall they be burnt with the flame thereof 23 Such as forsake the Lord shall fall into it and it shall burn in them and not be quenched it shall be sent upon them as a lion and devour them as a leopard 24 Look that thou hedge thy possession about with thorns and binde up thy silver and gold 25 And weight thy words in a balance and make a door and bar for thy mouth 26 Beware thou slide not by it lest thou fall before him that lieth in wait CHAP. XXIX 1 We must shew mercy and lend 4 but the borrower most not defraud the lender 9 Give alms 14 A good man will not undo his surety 18 To be surety and undertake for others is dangerous â—â— It is better to live at home then to â—ojourn HE that is merciful will lend unto his neighbour and he that strengthneth his hand keepeth the commandments 2 * Deut. 15.8 Matt. â— 41 Luke 6 35. Lend to thy neighbour in time of his need and pay thou thy neighbour again in due season 3 Keep thy word and deal faithfully with him and thou shalt always finde the thing that is necessary for thee 4 Many when a thing was lent them reckoned it to be found and put them to trouble that helped them 5 Till he hath received he will kiss a mans hand and for his neighbours money he will speak submissly but when he should repay he will prolong the time and return words of grief and complain of the time 6 ‖ Or If he be able If he prevail he shall hardly receive the half and he will count as if he had found it if not he hath deprived him of his money and he hath gotten him an enemy without cause he payeth him with cursings and raylings and for honour he will pay him disgrace 7 Many therefore have refused to lend for other mens ill dealing fearing to be defrauded 8 Yet have thou patience with a man in poor estate and delay not to shew him mercy 9 Help the poor for the commandments sake and turn him not away because of his poverty 10 Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend and let it not rust under a stone to be lost 11 * Dan. 4.27 Matt. 6.20 Luk. â—1 41 12 3â— Acts 11.4 1 Tim. 6.18 19. Lay up