Job 5 Comparison: Wycliffe Bible (1395) vs KJV with Apocrypha
Job 5
1Therfor clepe thou, if `ony is that schal answere thee, and turne thou to summe of seyntis.
2Wrathfulnesse sleeth `a fonned man, and enuye sleeth a litil child.
3Y siy a fool with stidefast rote, and Y curside his feirnesse anoon.
4Hise sones schulen be maad fer fro helthe, and thei schulen be defoulid in the yate, and `noon schal be that schal delyuere hem.
5Whos ripe corn an hungri man schal ete, and an armed man schal rauysche hym, and thei, that thirsten, schulen drynke hise richessis.
6No thing is doon in erthe with out cause, and sorewe schal not go out of the erthe.
7A man is borun to labour, and a brid to fliyt.
8Wherfor Y schal biseche the Lord, and Y schal sette my speche to my God.
9That makith grete thingis, and that moun not be souyt out, and wondurful thingis with out noumbre.
10Which yyueth reyn on the face of erthe, and moistith alle thingis with watris.
11Which settith meke men an hiy, and reisith with helthe hem that morenen.
12Which distrieth the thouytis of yuel willid men, that her hondis moun not fille tho thingis that thei bigunnen.
13Which takith cautelouse men in the felnesse `of hem, and distrieth the counsel of schrewis.
14Bi dai thei schulen renne in to derknessis, and as in nyyt so thei schulen grope in myddai.
15Certis God schal make saaf a nedi man fro the swerd of her mouth, and a pore man fro the hond of the violent, `ethir rauynour.
16And hope schal be to a nedi man, but wickidnesse schal drawe togidere his mouth.
17Blessid is the man, which is chastisid of the Lord; therfor repreue thou not the blamyng of the Lord.
18For he woundith, and doith medicyn; he smytith, and hise hondis schulen make hool.
19In sixe tribulaciouns he schal delyuere thee, and in the seuenthe tribulacioun yuel schal not touche thee.
20In hungur he schal delyuere thee fro deeth, and in batel fro the power of swerd.
21Thou schalt be hid fro the scourge of tunge, and thou schalt not drede myseiste, `ethir wretchidnesse, whanne it cometh.
22In distriyng maad of enemyes and in hungur thou schalt leiye, and thou schalt not drede the beestis of erthe.
23But thi couenaunt schal be with the stonys of erthe, and beestis of erthe schulen be pesible to thee.
24And thou schalt wite, that thi tabernacle hath pees, and thou visitynge thi fairnesse schalt not do synne.
25And thou schalt wite also, that thi seed schal be many fold, and thi generacioun schal be as an erbe of erthe.
26In abundaunce thou schalt go in to the sepulcre, as an heep of wheete is borun in his tyme.
27Lo! this is so, as we han souyt; which thing herd, trete thou in minde.
Job 5
1Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
3I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
5Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
6Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
7Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
8I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
9Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
10Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
11To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
12He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
14They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
15But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
16So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
18For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
19He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
20In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
21Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
23For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
24And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
25Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
26Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
27Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
Understanding Wycliffe Bible (1395) vs KJV with Apocrypha in Job 5
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 5:16
"And hope schal be to a nedi man, but wickidnesse schal drawe togidere his mouth."
"So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth."
