Job 28 Comparison: Wycliffe Bible (1395) vs KJV with Apocrypha
Job 28
1Siluer hath bigynnyngis of his veynes; and a place is to gold, in which it is wellid togidere.
2Irun is takun fro erthe, and a stoon resolued, `ethir meltid, bi heete, is turned in to money.
3God hath set tyme to derknessis, and he biholdith the ende of alle thingis.
4Also a stronde departith a stoon of derknesse, and the schadewe of deth, fro the puple goynge in pilgrymage; it departith tho hillis, whiche the foot of a nedi man foryat, and hillis with out weie.
5The erthe, wher of breed cam forth in his place, is destried bi fier.
6The place of saphir ben stoonys therof, and the clottis therof ben gold.
7A brid knewe not the weie, and the iye of a vultur, ethir rauenouse brid, bihelde it not.
8The sones of marchauntis tretiden not on it, and a lyonesse passide not therbi.
9God stretchide forth his hond to a flynt; he distriede hillis fro the rootis.
10He hewide doun ryuers in stoonys; and his iye siy al precious thing.
11And he souyte out the depthis of floodis; and he brouyte forth hid thingis in to liyt.
12But where is wisdom foundun, and which is the place of vndurstondyng?
13A man noot the prijs therof, nether it is foundun in the lond of men lyuynge swetli, `ether delicatli.
14The depthe of watris seith, It is not in me; and the see spekith, It is not with me.
15Gold ful cleene schal not be youun for wisdom, nether siluer schal be weied in the chaungyng therof.
16It schal not be comparysound to the died colours of Iynde, not to the moost preciouse stoon of sardius, nether to saphir.
17Nether gold, nether glas schal be maad euene worth therto;
18and hiye and fer apperynge vessels of gold schulen not be chaungid for wisdom, nether schulen be had in mynde in comparisoun therof. Forsothe wisdom is drawun of pryuy thingis;
19topasie of Ethiope schal not be maad euene worth to wisdom, and moost preciouse diyngis schulen not be set togidere in prijs, `ether comparisound, therto.
20Therfor wherof cometh wisdom, and which is the place of vndurstondyng?
21It is hid fro the iyen of alle lyuynge men; also it is hid fro briddis of heuene.
22Perdicioun and deeth seiden, With oure eeris we herden the fame therof.
23God vndurstondith the weye therof, and he knowith the place therof.
24For he biholdith the endis of the world, and biholdith alle thingis that ben vndur heuene.
25`Which God made weiyte to wyndis, and weiede watris in mesure.
26Whanne he settide lawe to reyn, and weie to tempestis sownynge;
27thanne he siy wisdom, and telde out, and made redi, and souyte out.
28And he seide to man, Lo! the drede of the Lord, thilke is wisdom; and to go awei fro yuel, is vndurstondyng.
Job 28
1Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
2Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
3He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
4The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
5As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
6The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
7There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:
8The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
9He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
10He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
11He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
12But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
13Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
14The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
15It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
21Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
22Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
23God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
24For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
25To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
26When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
27Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Understanding Wycliffe Bible (1395) vs KJV with Apocrypha in Job 28
Wycliffe Bible (1395) (Wycliffe)
The first complete English translation of the Bible (1395) by John Wycliffe and his followers. Translated from the Latin Vulgate. A landmark in English history and the Reformation.
KJV with Apocrypha (KJVA)
The complete King James Version (1611) including the 14 Apocrypha books interlaced between the Old and New Testaments. Essential for studying the text as it was originally published and for exploring deuterocanonical literature.
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Key Comparison: Job 28:16
"It schal not be comparysound to the died colours of Iynde, not to the moost preciouse stoon of sardius, nether to saphir."
"It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire."
