Job 35 Comparison: Wycliffe Bible (1395) vs King James Version

Job 35

¹Therfor Helyu spak eft these thingis, Whethir thi thouyt semeth euene,

²`ether riytful, to thee, that thou schuldist seie, Y am riytfulere than God?

³For thou seidist, That, that is good, plesith not thee; ethir what profitith it to thee, if Y do synne?

⁴Therfor Y schal answere to thi wordis, and to thi frendis with thee.

⁵Se thou, and biholde heuene, and biholde thou the eir, that God is hiyere than thou.

⁶If thou synnest `ayens hym, what schalt thou anoye hym? and if thi wickidnessis ben multiplied, what schalt thou do ayens hym?

⁷Certis if thou doist iustli, what schalt thou yyue to hym; ether what schal he take of thin hond?

⁸Thi wickidnesse schal anoie a man, which is lijk thee; and thi riytfulnesse schal helpe the sone of a man.

⁹Thei schulen cry for the multitude of fals chalengeris, and thei schulen weile for the violence of the arm of tirauntis.

¹⁰And Joob seide not, Where is God, that made me, and that yaf songis in the nyyt?

¹¹Which God techith vs aboue the beestis of erthe, and he schal teche vs aboue the briddis of heuene.

¹²There thei schulen crye, and God schal not here, for the pride of yuele men.

¹³For God schal not here with out cause, and Almyyti God schal biholde the causis of ech man.

¹⁴Yhe, whanne thou seist, He biholdith not; be thou demed bifor hym, and abide thou hym.

¹⁵For now he bryngith not in his strong veniaunce, nether vengith `greetli felonye.

¹⁶Therfor Joob openith his mouth in veyn, and multiplieth wordis with out kunnyng.

Job 35

¹Elihu spake moreover, and said,

²Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?

³For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

⁴I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.

⁵Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.

⁶If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

⁷If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

⁸Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

⁹By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

¹⁰But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;

¹¹Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

¹²There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

¹³Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

¹⁴Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.

¹⁵But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:

¹⁶Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.