Job 37

¹Myn herte dredde of this thing, and is moued out of his place.

²It schal here an heryng in the feerdfulnesse of his vois, and a sown comynge forth of his mouth.

³He biholdith ouere alle heuenes; and his liyt is ouere the termes of erthe.

⁴Sown schal rore aftir hym, he schal thundre with the vois of his greetnesse; and it schal not be souyt out, whanne his vois is herd.

⁵God schal thundre in his vois wondurfulli, that makith grete thingis and that moun not be souyt out.

⁶Which comaundith to the snow to come doun on erthe, and to the reynes of wijntir, and to the reynes of his strengthe.

⁷Which markith in the hond of alle men, that alle men knowe her werkis.

⁸An vnresonable beeste schal go in to his denne, and schal dwelle in his caue, `ethir derke place.

⁹Tempestis schulen go out fro the ynnere thingis, and coold fro Arturus.

¹⁰Whanne God makith blowyng, frost wexith togidere; and eft ful brood watris ben sched out.

¹¹Whete desirith cloudis, and cloudis spreeden abrood her liyt.

¹²Whiche cloudes cumpassen alle thingis bi cumpas, whidur euere the wil of the gouernour ledith tho, to al thing which he comaundith `to tho on the face of the world;

¹³whether in o lynage, ethir in his lond, ether in what euer place of his merci he comaundith tho to be foundun.

¹⁴Joob, herkene thou these thingis; stonde thou, and biholde the meruels of God.

¹⁵Whethir thou woost, whanne God comaundide to the reynes, that tho schulen schewe the liyt of hise cloudis?

¹⁶Whether thou knowist the grete weies of cloudis, and perfit kunnyngis?

¹⁷Whether thi cloothis ben not hoote, whanne the erthe is blowun with the south?

¹⁸In hap thou madist with hym heuenes, which moost sad ben foundid, as of bras.

¹⁹Schewe thou to vs, what we schulen seie to hym; for we ben wlappid in derknessis.

²⁰Who schal telle to hym, what thingis Y speke? yhe, if he spekith, a man schal be deuourid.

²¹And now men seen not liyt; the eir schal be maad thicke sudenli in to cloudis, and wynd passynge schal dryue awei tho.

²²Gold schal come fro the north, and ferdful preisyng of God.

²³For we moun not fynde him worthili; he is greet in strengthe, and in doom, and in riytfulnesse, and may not be teld out.

²⁴Therfor men schulen drede hym; and alle men, that semen to hem silf to be wise, schulen not be hardi to biholde.

Job 37

¹At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.

²Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.

³He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

⁴After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.

⁵God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

⁶For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

⁷He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.

⁸Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.

⁹Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.

¹⁰By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

¹¹Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:

¹²And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

¹³He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

¹⁴Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

¹⁵Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

¹⁶Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?

¹⁷How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?

¹⁸Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?

¹⁹Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.

²⁰Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

²¹And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.

²²Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.

²³Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

²⁴Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.