Job 36

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¹Also Helyu addide, and spak these thingis,

²Suffre thou me a litil, and Y schal schewe to thee; for yit Y haue that, that Y schal speke for God.

³Y schal reherse my kunnyng fro the bigynnyng; and Y schal preue my worchere iust.

⁴For verili my wordis ben with out leesyng, and perfit kunnyng schal be preued to thee.

⁵God castith not awei myyti men, sithen he is myyti;

⁶but he saueth not wickid men, and he yyueth dom to pore men.

⁷He takith not awei hise iyen fro a iust man; and he settith kyngis in seete with out ende, and thei ben reisid there.

⁸And if thei ben in chaynes, and ben boundun with the roopis of pouert,

⁹he schal shewe to hem her werkis, and her grete trespassis; for thei weren violent, `ethir rauenours.

¹⁰Also he schal opene her eere, that he chastise; and he schal speke, that thei turne ayen fro wickidnesse.

¹¹If thei heren, and kepen, thei schulen fille her daies in good, and her yeris in glorie.

¹²Sotheli if thei heren not, thei schulen passe bi swerd, and thei schulen be wastid in foli.

¹³Feyneris and false men stiren the ire of God; and thei schulen not crye, whanne thei ben boundun.

¹⁴The soule of hem schal die in tempest; and the lijf of hem among `men of wymmens condiciouns.

¹⁵He schal delyuere a pore man fro his angwisch; and he schal opene `the eere of hym in tribulacioun.

¹⁶Therfor he schal saue thee fro the streit mouth of the broddeste tribulacioun, and not hauynge a foundement vndur it; sotheli the rest of thi table schal be ful of fatnesse.

¹⁷Thi cause is demed as the cause of a wickid man; forsothe thou schalt resseyue thi cause and doom.

¹⁸Therfor ire ouercome thee not, that thou oppresse ony man; and the multitude of yiftis bowe thee not.

¹⁹Putte doun thi greetnesse with out tribulacioun, and putte doun alle stronge men bi strengthe.

²⁰Dilaie thou not nyyt, that puplis stie for hem.

²¹Be thou war, that thou bowe not to wickidnesse; for thou hast bigunne to sue this wickidnesse aftir wretchidnesse.

²²Lo! God is hiy in his strengthe, and noon is lijk hym among the yyueris of lawe.

²³Who mai seke out the weies of God? ethir who dar seie to hym, Thou hast wrouyt wickidnesse?

²⁴Haue thou mynde, that thou knowist not his werk, of whom men sungun.

²⁵Alle men seen God; ech man biholdith afer.

²⁶Lo! God is greet, ouercomynge oure kunnyng; the noumbre of hise yeeris is with out noumbre.

²⁷Which takith awei the dropis of reyn; and schedith out reynes at the licnesse of floodyatis,

²⁸whiche comen doun of the cloudis, that hilen alle thingis aboue.

²⁹If he wole stretche forthe cloudis as his tente,

³⁰and leite with his liyt fro aboue, he schal hile, yhe,

³¹the herris of the see. For bi these thingis he demeth puplis, and yyueth mete to many deedli men.

³²In hondis he hidith liyt; and comaundith it, that it come eft.

³³He tellith of it to his freend, that it is his possessioun; and that he may stie to it.

Job 36

¹Elihu also proceeded, and said,

²Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.

³I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

⁴For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.

⁵Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.

⁶He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

⁷He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

⁸And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

⁹Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.

¹⁰He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

¹¹If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

¹²But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

¹³But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

¹⁴They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

¹⁵He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

¹⁶Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.

¹⁷But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.

¹⁸Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

¹⁹Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

²⁰Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.

²¹Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

²²Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?

²³Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?

²⁴Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.

²⁵Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.

²⁶Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

²⁷For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:

²⁸Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.

²⁹Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?

³⁰Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.

³¹For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.

³²With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.

³³The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.