If I have eat the fruits thereof unbought Or if the owners prejudice I sought verse 40 Let Thistles then instead of Wheat grow there Instead of Barley let it Cockles beare Here Job set end unto his speeches sourse And adds a period to his friends discourse CHAP. XXXII verse 1 SO these three cease to speake their former guise Because Job seem'd upright in his own eyes verse 2 Then was Elihu angry at the same The Son of Buzite Barachel of Ram Against afflicted Iob his wroth was hot Who rather justifi'd himselfe then God verse 3 As for Iobs friends he angry was at them Because they answer'd not yet did condemn verse 4 Elihu having staid Iobs end to see Because in yeers they elder were then he verse 5 But hearing no reply he angry grew And in his words his anger thus did shew verse 6 You all are ancient I am yet but young Which makes me doubt lest I should slip my tongue verse 7 I said speak they who length of daies do reach The multitude of years shall wisdome teach verse 8 A spirit is in man but God alone Gives understanding b' inspiration verse 9 Wisdom is not confin'd in great mens hand Nor old men alwaies judgement understand verse 10 Therefore I pray hear me a little now And my opinion I will show to you verse 11 Lo on your words I waited and did hear Your sought-out reasons with attentive ear verse 12 I mark't your words as I stood silent by And to Iobs speech find them a weak reply verse 13 Ye cannot say Iob is by us convict 'T is God not man that doth him thus afflict verse 14 I from his words no priviledge can claime Nor from your speeches will I answer frame verse 15 They heard and fearing answered no more They left the talke which they discuss'd before verse 16 When I had waited for they would not speak And as amazed would not silence break verse 17 I also will thought I answer my part And shew my judgement from my very heart verse 18 For I am full of matter can't refrain The spirit in me doth to words constrain verse 19 My belly is like wine that hath no vent That breaks the bottles if not quickly spent verse 20 I 'le speak that some refreshing I may take My lips I le open and an answer make verse 21 I will the person of no mortall fear Nor will I flatter any man that 's here verse 22 For flattering titles I must not bestow My maker will destroy me doing so CHAP. XXXIII verse 1 VVHerefore I pray thee Iob my speeches hear And to the words which I shall speak give eare verse 2 Lo I my mouth have open'd and my tongue And mouth have spoke what to me did belong verse 3 My words th'uprightnesse of my heart shall show My lips shall speak what I from Heaven do know verse 4 The Spirit of the Lord did me create Th' Almighty's breath unto my life gave date verse 5 If thou canst give an answer I will hear Stand up before me and thy self prepare verse 6 Lo I as you desire am in Gods stead I also from the clay am fashioned verse 7 Nor shall the fear of me make thee afraid Nor shall my hand be heavy on thee laid verse 8 Have not mine ears perceiv'd the words you said Did I not hear the arguments you made verse 9 Thou saist I 'm clean without or sin or stain I 'm guiltlesse in me doth no crime remain verse 10 Yet doth he vex me I no joy can see He me esteemeth as his enemy verse 11 He gat my feet into the stocks his eye On all my goings narrowly doth spie verse 12 In this thou art not just if things you scan I answer God far greater is then man verse 13 The stage to strive with him why do you mount He of his matters doth not give account verse 14 For God it may be speaketh once or twice Yet man perceives it not he 's not so wise verse 15 In dreams or nightly visions when the head Is full of sleep and slumbers on the bed verse 16 Then openeth he the ears of men and seales First their instruction then their folly heales verse 17 That he might from his purpose man with draw Whose pride doth in his judgement make a flaw verse 18 He keeps his soule from ruine and from ill And doth forbid the sword his blood to spill verse 19 Sorrow and griefe chastise him on his bed And all his bones with paine are tortured verse 20 His bitter life makes him abhor to eat His soule doth loth both bread and finer meat verse 21 He 's nought but skin and bone he is so lean His bones stick out which ne're before were seen verse 22 His grieved soul draws neer unto the grave And for his body it the mourners have verse 23 If one interpret or a message beare Unto man his uprightnesse to declare verse 24 Then will he pitty and cry out O save Him from the pit For I a ransome have verse 25 Then as a child he shall renew his flesh As in his youthfull daies he shall befresh verse 26 He prayes and God his mercy doth begin He shall see God who will forgive his sin verse 27 He looks on men whereof if one confesse I have perverted truth and righteousnesse Yea I have sinn'd and all the gain I find Is Gods fierce anger with a guilt of minde verse 28 He 'l save his soul from going down to Hell And crowning's life with light make all things wel verse 29 Lo all these things God worketh oft with men verse 30 To bring their soules to light from sins foul den verse 31 Mark well and hear be silent when I speak verse 32 And if you ought can say an answer make To justifie thee Iob is my desire verse 33 Then hear I will with wisdome thee inspire CHAP. XXXIV verse 1 ELihu further said yee Wise men hear verse 2 Ye that have knowledge to my words give ear verse 3 The tasting sense doth in the palate lye So doth the ear all sounds and speeches try verse 4 In this same businesse let us judgement chuse Let us what 's good among our selves peruse verse 5 For Iob hath said I righteous am this day Although my judgement God hath snatch'd away verse 6 Shall I against my right to lying swerve My wound is greater then my sins deserve verse 7 What man is like to Iob who will not shrink But doth like water bitter scornings drink verse 8 Who with the wicked walketh in their way And with the foolish seems to go astray verse 9 Hath he not said It profiteth not man Though in the waies of God he alwaies stand verse 10 Hear me ye Wise men Hath God any stain Or in th' Almighty can there sin remain verse 11 As they deserve he will to all men give According to their way they shall receive verse 12 For the All-just All-good
will not cease But budding first further at length encrease verse 8 Although its root grow old within the ground And in the earth its stock decay'd be found verse 9 Yet through the sent of water will it sprout And like a plant greene boughs afresh shoot out verse 10 But man poore man does die and waste and flee He giveth up the Ghost and where is he verse 11 As Rivers faile to run into the Sea And so the floud doth dry up and decay verse 12 So man lies down and rises not againe Untill the heavens no more be or remaine They shall not waken but shall silence keep Nor shall they raised be out of their sleep verse 13 Oh that the grave might be a hiding place Wherein to hide me till thy wrath to passe And that thou wouldst appoint a time wherein Thou wouldst thinke on me and forgive my sin verse 14 If once man faile by stroke of look'd-for death Shall he yet live againe and draw his breath The daies of my appointed time I le waite Untill my change my paines abreviate verse 15 Thou shalt call me and I will answer make Thou in thy workmanship wilt pleasure take verse 16 For now my steps thou numbrest and dost note Dost thou not watch over my acted fault verse 17 My sin as in a bag is sealed fast And my transgression sewed up thou hast verse 18 The mountains falling come to nought sure 't is And from his place the rock removed is verse 19 The waters weare the stones the things that grow Thou spoilest and mans hope dost overthrow verse 20 Thou dost prevaile against him and he 's gone His countenance thou changest and he 's done verse 21 His sons though great unknown to him 's their lot They are dejected but he knows it not verse 22 His flesh upon him shall be payned sore And 's soul within him shall for anguish roar CHAP. XV. verse 1 THen Eliphaz Should wise men folly mind verse 2 And fill their belly with the Eastern wind verse 3 Should he with talke unprofitable frame His arguing reasons or with speeches vaine verse 4 Yea off thou castest reverentiall fear And dost restrain before the Lord thy prayer verse 5 For loe thy mouth thine own transgression shews And thou the tongue dost of the crafty use verse 6 And thine own mouth condemneth thee not I Yea thine own lips against thee testifie verse 7 Wert thou the first of all men born or had You a beginning ere the hils were made verse 8 Hast thou Gods secret heard and dost restraine Wisdome and policy to thine own braine verse 9 Wherein doth thy experience over-reach Our knowledge or wherein us canst thou teach verse 10 With us grey headed men and aged are Yea much more aged then thy fathers were verse 11 With thee are all Gods consolations small Is there with thee one secret thing at all verse 12 Why doth thine heart lead thee astray or why Or whereat dost thou wink with wicked eye verse 13 That God thou thus despisest without dread And let'st such words out of thy mouth proceed verse 14 What are frail mortals that they should be clean And think themselves from wickedness to wean Or he that 's of a woman born that he Himselfe so righteous should esteem to be verse 15 To trust his Saints Loe he takes no delight Yea and the heavens unclean are in his sight verse 16 How much more filthy and impure is man Who doth like water drink transgression verse 17 Behold I 'le shew thee listen then and hear Only what I have seen I will declare verse 18 VVhich wisemen have from their fore-fathers told And did not from their children it with-hold verse 19 To whom alone the earth was given and No strangers past among them in the Land verse 20 The wicked man travels with daily paine And yet of yeeres the number cannot gain verse 21 A dreadfull sound is in his eares the foe In his most prosperous time shall on him flow verse 22 He out of darkness credits no return The sword waits for him yet he does not mourn verse 23 For bread he wanders seeking through the Land He knowes the day of darkness is at hand verse 24 Trouble shall terrifie and anguish fright And foil him as a King prepar'd for fight verse 25 For against God he stretcheth out his hand Against th' Al-mighty he himselfe doth band verse 26 He runneth on him even on his neck On his defensive bucklers bosses thick verse 27 Because with fatness he his face doth hide And makes fat collops on his flanks and side verse 28 He dwels in Cities which are desolate And in the houses where none habitate In places which so full of ruines are That nothing but deformed heaps appear verse 29 He never shall be rich in his revenue Nor shall his gather'd substance long continue Neither shall he prolong upon the earth It s small perfection or for gaine or mirth verse 30 He shall not out of darknesse get the flame Shall dry up his branches and burn up his name And by the breath which from Gods mouth doth fly He shall consume and go away and die verse 31 Let not deceived men trust in things vain For vanity shall them reward again verse 32 It shall be e're his time accomplish'd seen And his now-dying branch shall not be seen verse 33 His unripe grape as Vines shake off shall he And cast his flower as the Olive tree verse 34 For hypocrites shall perish from their Place And fire the place of brib'ries shall deface verse 35 They bring forth air conceiving mischiefs great Their belly also doth prepare deceit CHAP. XVI verse 1 THen Iob I have heard many such like things verse 2 Even all of you most wretched comfort bring verse 3 Shall vain words have an end or else whereby Art thou emboldned that thou art so high verse 4 I too could speak as ye do if your soule Were in my poor souls place I could a roule Of words heap up against you and in stead Of giving comfort at you shake my head verse 5 But with my mouth I 'd strengthen your reliefe And with my moving lips asswage your griefe verse 6 Although I speak my griefe yet doth not cease And though I do forbear I have no ease verse 7 But he hath tyred and me weary made And my companions desolate hath layde verse 8 Thou hast with wrinckles furrowed my face Which are against me in a witness place My leannesse in me through my griefe and fear Even to my very face doth witnesse bear verse 9 My foe doth tear me in his wrath his eyes And teeth he sharpning doth my hurt devise verse 10 They gap'd on me and with reproach did smite My cheek to meet against me they delight verse 11 God me deliver'd to the ungodlies bands And turn'd me over into wicked hands verse 12 I was at ease but lo he hath me broke And by the neck
stormy blasts driven so they flee verse 19 For Parents sin so strickt a Judge is God He on their children oft inflicts his rod. This he shall know this he shall plainly see When he to merit shall rewarded be verse 20 His eyes shall see his own and off springs fall And of Gods wrath shall drink the very gall verse 21 For when his daies are shortned what vile pleasure Hath he in 's house or late relinquish't treasure verse 22 Shall any teach God knowledge or reprove His acts as ill who judgeth from above verse 23 One in his height of strength and best of daies Dyes even choak't with too much wealth and ease verse 24 His brest and bones of milk and marrow full Which cares and crosses never did annull verse 25 Another lives a life far worse then death Drawing an irksome with a carefull breath verse 26 They both shall die alike and in the grave Their rotting bodies wormes for meat shall have verse 27 Behold I know your private closest thoughts Where with you 'd wrong me I foresee the plots verse 28 Where does yee cry this Princes Palace stand Where is the dwelling of the wicked man verse 29 Ask them that passe and travell by the way And mark their tokens hear what they will say verse 30 Are not the wicked to a ruine kept That by the day of wrath they may be swept verse 31 Who shall his error to his face declare His sin to blame or punish who shall dare verse 32 Yet he to his appointed grave shall come And lie concealed in a tragick tombe verse 33 The slimy valley to him shall be sweet Him some precede some follow some do meet verse 34 How then do all your comforts prove but vaine Since in your answers falshood doth remaine CHAP. XXII verse 1 THen Eliphaz reply'd may man indeed verse 2 To God bring profit as he may proceed In his affaires who 's wise in worldly things Whose very action dayly profit brings verse 3 If so thou art upright what can it yet Profit th' Almighty can he gaine by it verse 4 Will he reprove thee as possest with feare Will he his judgements at thy will forbeare verse 5 Hast thou not greatly multiply'd thy sin Have not thy faults innumerable bin verse 6 Thou hast for nought thy brother made a prey And from the naked â—a'ne their cloaths a way verse 7 With drinke the weary thou didst not relieve Nor to the hungry of thy bread didst give verse 8 But to the mighty still was added more Thy hand and power encreast the rich mans store verse 9 The widowes teares ne'r made thee to relent Thou hast oppressed Orphans empty sent verse 10 Therefore in every path is laid a snare Thy soule shall be perplext with sudden feare verse 11 Or dismall darknesse that thou canst not see Afflictions shall like water cover thee verse 12 Ah! Is not God in heaven Behold the sky And view the stars beyond our wonder high verse 13 Canst thou yet say how should th' Almighty know Can he judge through the clouds tush surely no. verse 14 They are a vaile through which he cannot see Walking in heaven what our offences be verse 15 But hold hast thou observ'd that worldly way Wherein of old the wicked went astray verse 16 Who e'r they thought of death were snatcht away And their foundations swallow'd by the sea verse 17 Who say to God depart we will not feare What can th' Almighty doe for which we care verse 18 Yet he increas'd their stock and fil'd their store With sought-for wedges of refined Ore Yet never let me from thy truth so erre As these mens counsels justly to prefer verse 19 The righteous see it and rejoyce withall And who are guiltless laugh and scorne their fall verse 20 Whereas our substance stands untouch'd but fire The ruine of their remnant shall conspire verse 21 Therefore returne to him and make thy peace So shalt thou prosper and thy trouble cease verse 22 Receive his Law I pray and in thine heart Lay up his words thence let them never start verse 23 If thou returne he will repaire the breach And thou shalt put prophanenesse from thy reach verse 24 Thou shalt hoord gold as dust with gold of Ophir Even as with stones thou shalt fill full thy Coffer verse 25 Yea the Almighty shall be thy defence Plenty of silver shall delight thy sence verse 26 In the Almighty thou shalt then delight And in his presence lift thy face upright verse 27 Then shall be hear and answer when you pray And in thy zeale then shalt thou vow and pay verse 28 Thou shalt decree and he shall make it sure And all thy waies his favour shall procure verse 29 When others fall then shalt thou say I have A lifting up God will the humble save verse 30 The just shall save the Land yea it shall be Preserved by the goodnesse that 's in thee CHAP. XXIII verse 1 BUt Iob repli'd my plaints most bitter grow verse 2 My wound is greater then my griefe can show verse 3 Oh that I might my angry God but meet That I might be admitted to his seat verse 4 Then would I plead my cause before his face And with my reasons make him know my case verse 5 I would his answer know and understand What he would say or what he would command verse 6 Will he his pow'r against my frailty use O no an answering strength he will infuse verse 7 There might the just dispute with him so I Should from my Judge be made for ever free verse 8 If I go to the East he is not there If to the West yet will he not appear verse 9 I find him not though I the North surround He 's hidden in the South and is not found Forward and backward he e and there I spie Yet all my searches cannot him descry verse 10 But he knowes all my waies and when I 'm tri'd I shall come forth like silver purifi'd verse 11 My foot hath held his steps most equally I 've kept his way and have not gone awry verse 12 I have not turn'd my back upon his law Nor from his precepts did my selfe withdraw I did esteem his words as far more good Unto my soule then to my body food verse 13 But he is constant who can change him then He doth his pleasure to the sons of men verse 14 He will perform what is decree'd of me And something doth we can nor know nor see verse 15 I tremble at his presence I fall down When I consider then I fear his frown verse 16 The Lord hath made my heart from hardness free And the Almighty hath afflicted me verse 17 I am afflicted but not quite destroy'd Although I know not why I am annoy'd CHAP. XXIV verse 1 CAn the All-knowing God to whom obey Dayes times and houres be ignorant how they Do passe or circle whence proceeds if then That those
won't sin commit Nor will God judge amisse or suffer it verse 13 Of whom did he receive the earth in charge Who fixt the Word or can its bounds enlarge verse 14 If he in heart decree a man to death And gather to himselfe his vitall breath verse 15 All flesh shall fall together mortals must As made of earth return again to dust verse 16 If thou hast Wisdom then this lesson hear And in thy minde my talk and lectures bear verse 17 Shall he that hateth judgement rule with might And wilt thou judge him wicked that 's upright verse 18 Is' t fit to say to Kings ye impious are Princes to blame of sin who will or dare verse 19 How then to him who Princes doth not spare To whom the rich and poor both equall are verse 20 For he created both they all shall die Within the shortest twinckling of an eie The people shall be troubled and be gone The mighty shall be flain by God alone verse 21 His eyes are watchfull over all their waies He all their goings marketh all their daies verse 22 There is no darknesse vale of death no cave Which wicked men can for their safegard have verse 23 He on no man so heavy laies his rod That he in judgement should contend with God verse 24 He shall in pieces break all Tyrants great And raise up others in their wonted seat verse 25 Hee knowes their workes destroyes them in the night They are cut off and never see the light verse 26 He useth these as sinners he hath done He strikes them in the presence of the Sun verse 27 They started from him like a broken bow And would his waies nor keep nor seek to know verse 28 They made the poore send up their voice on high Th' afflicted cried and he heard their cry verse 29 When he gives quiet who can trouble make He hides his face and all the earth doth quake Whether he angry be at one alone Or whether it be against a Nation done verse 30 When hypocrites the ruling Scepter beare Then are the people led into a snare verse 31 'T is meet to say I have been chast'ned sore I do repent and will offend no more verse 32 What I see not that teach me by thy skill I will no more do what I have done ill verse 33 Must all be at thy will whether thou chuse He will performe't or whether thou refuse Although not I speake therefore what you know And do not into further follies go verse 34 Behold let wise and understanding men First hear me speak and shew their judgment then verse 35 Job without wisdome spoke yea like a foole Nor were his words framed by wisdomes rule verse 36 'T is my desire Job may be try'd agen Concerning his replies for wicked men verse 37 He addeth sin to sin with us claps hands And aggravating words against God stands CHAP. XXXV verse 1 ELihu further said thinke you this right verse 2 Which you have spoke then God I 'm more upright verse 3 For thou hast said what profit shall I have Or what advantage if my sin I leave verse 4 He answer you and your associates all That do into like errours with you fall verse 5 Looke up to heaven and see and view the clouds Whose height oft-times the Suns bright lustre shrowds verse 6 If thou dost sin dost thou the Lord disease Or dost thou hurt him by thy sins encrease verse 7 What by thy justice dost thou to him give Or from thy hand what gaine doth he receive verse 8 But by thy sin a man thou maiest offend Thy justice may anothers state amend verse 9 The mighty man makes the oppressed cry Variety of torments makes them dye verse 10 None looke to God that made them of the clay Who in the night gives songs griefe to allay verse 11 Who teacheth us more than to beasts is given And makes us wiser than the foules of heaven verse 12 Then through the pride of evill men they cry But he to their requests gives no reply verse 13 God surely will not vanity regard Nor shall it go unpunisht from the Lord. verse 14 Thou saist thou shalt not see him yet he 's just Judgement 's before him put in him thy trust verse 15 But since it is not so although thou smart Thy torments do not sâ—te with thy desert verse 16 Therefore Job speaketh vainly as a foole He doth dispute without discretions rule CHAP. XXXVI verse 1 ELihu further said Let me proceed verse 2 To speake on Gods behalfe I have decreed verse 3 I from above my knowledge will receive And to my maker righteousnesse will give verse 4 My words shall not be false thou shalt confesse When I have spoke my wisdomes perfectnesse verse 5 Behold the mighty Lord doth not despise Who are in courage valiant and wise verse 6 He will not save such as in sin delight But to the poore in spirit giveth right verse 7 But as for those who are to goodnesse wise He doth protect them with observing eyes They are with Kings upon the Throne their place He fixeth firmly free from all disgrace verse 8 If they in prison bound in fetters lie If they be tyde with cords of misery verse 9 Then will he shew them both their work and sin That in their life they have excessive bin verse 10 He openeth to discipline their eare And bids them from iniquity retire verse 11 If they obey him and observe his way Their daies in pleasure yeares shall end in joy verse 12 If they obey not by the sword they 'l fall And in their folly they shall perish all verse 13 But hypocrites in heart prepare his rod Who though afflicted will not call on God verse 14 With the uncleane they spend their youthfull time And perish in their heat of bloud and prime verse 15 He from affliction doth the poore set free In times of trouble he their help will be verse 16 He would even so take sorrow from thy face Putting thy feet into a broader place And not confine thee to a narrow streight Yea all upon thy Table had been fat verse 17 But loe thy thoughts do with the wicked share Therefore thy judgements all most righteous are verse 18 Gods wrath is kindled of his stroke take heed No ransome frees from woe if once decreed verse 19 Will he regard thy wrath no nor thy gold And all thy strength he doth as nothing hold verse 20 Desire not Night his secrets do not trace How he destroy'd the people from their place verse 21 Take heed and sin not looke not once amiss For thou hast rather trouble chose than this verse 22 Lo God exalts who dares his pow'r impeach Or like the Lord what man can wisdome teach verse 23 Who to th' Almighty hath set out his way Or thou hast erred who to him can say verse 24 To praise him for his worke do not forget verse 25 Which all men see