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15:1 | Then aunswered Eliphaz the Themanite, and saide |
15:2 | Shall a wyse mans aunswere be as the winde, and fill a mans belly as it were with the winde of the east |
15:3 | Shall he reproue with a worde that is nothing worth, & speake the thinges which can do no good |
15:4 | Surely thou hast cast of feare, and restrainest prayer before God |
15:5 | For thy mouth setteth forth thyne owne iniquitie, seeing thou hast chosen the tongue of the craftie |
15:6 | Thyne owne mouth condempneth thee, and not I: yea, thyne owne lippes shape an aunswere against thee |
15:7 | Art thou the first man that euer was borne? or wast thou made before the hils |
15:8 | Hast thou heard the secret counsell of God? and doest thou restraine wysdome to thee |
15:9 | What knowest thou, that we knowe not? And what vnderstandest thou, but we can the same |
15:10 | With vs are both olde and aged men, yea such as haue liued longer then thy father |
15:11 | Thinkest thou it a small thing of the consolations of God? with thee is a lying worde |
15:12 | Why doth thyne heart so bewitche thee? And wherefore winckest thou with thyne eyes |
15:13 | That thy minde is so pufte vp against God, and lettest such wordes go out of thy mouth |
15:14 | What is man, that he should be cleane? and he which is borne of a woman, whereby he might be righteous |
15:15 | Beholde he doth not trust his sainctes, yea, the very heauens are not cleane in his sight |
15:16 | How much more then an abhominable and vyle man, which drincketh wickednesse like water |
15:17 | I will tel thee, heare me, and I will shewe thee that I haue seene |
15:18 | Which wyse men haue tolde, and haue not hid that which they receaued from theyr fathers |
15:19 | Unto whom alone the earth was geue, and no straunger went among them |
15:20 | The vngodly soroweth all the dayes of his lyfe as it were a woman with childe, and the number of a tirauntes yeres is vnknowen |
15:21 | A feareful sounde is euer in his eares, and when he is in peace, the destroyer shall come vpon him |
15:22 | He beleueth neuer to be deliuered out of darknesse: for the sworde is alwayes before his eyes |
15:23 | He wandreth abrode for bread where it is, knowing that the day of darkenesse is redie at his hande |
15:24 | Trouble and anguishe wil make him afrayde, and compasse him about, as is a king in the middest of an armie |
15:25 | For he hath stretched out his hande against God, and armed him selfe against the almightie |
15:26 | He runneth proudly vpon him, & with a stiffe necke fighteth he against him |
15:27 | Where as he couereth his face with fatnesse, and maketh his body well lyking |
15:28 | Therefore shall his dwelling be in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, but are become heapes of stones |
15:29 | He shall not be riche, neither shall his substaunce continue, neither shal the prosperitie thereof be prolonged vpon earth |
15:30 | He shall neuer depart out of darkenesse, the flame shal drye vp his branches, with the blast of ye mouth of God shall he be taken away |
15:31 | He beleeueth not that he erreth in vanitie, and yet vanitie shalbe his recompence |
15:32 | He shal perishe afore his time be worne out, and his braunche shall not be greene |
15:33 | He shalbe plucked of as an vntimely grape from the vine, and shall let his floure fall as the oliue doth |
15:34 | For the congregation of hypocrites shalbe desolate, and the fire shall consume the houses of such as are greedie to receaue giftes |
15:35 | He conceaueth trauaile, and beareth vanitie, and their body bringeth foorth disceyte |
15:1 | Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and saide, |
15:2 | Shal a wise man speake words of ye winde, and fill his bellie with the East winde? |
15:3 | Shall he dispute with wordes not comely? or with talke that is not profitable? |
15:4 | Surely thou hast cast off feare, and restrainest prayer before God. |
15:5 | For thy mouth declareth thine iniquitie, seeing thou hast chosen ye tongue of the crafty. |
15:6 | Thine owne mouth condemneth thee, and not I, and thy lippes testifie against thee. |
15:7 | Art thou the first man, that was borne? and wast thou made before the hils? |
15:8 | Hast thou heard the secret counsell of God, and doest thou restraine wisedome to thee? |
15:9 | What knowest thou that we knowe not? and vnderstandest that is not in vs? |
15:10 | With vs are both auncient and very aged men, farre older then thy father. |
15:11 | Seeme the consolations of God small vnto thee? is this thing strange vnto thee? |
15:12 | Why doeth thine heart take thee away, and what doe thine eyes meane, |
15:13 | That thou answerest to God at thy pleasure, and bringest such wordes out of thy mouth? |
15:14 | What is man, that he should be cleane? and he that is borne of woman, that he shoulde be iust? |
15:15 | Beholde, he founde no stedfastnesse in his Saintes: yea, the heauens are not cleane in his sight. |
15:16 | How much more is man abominable, and filthie, which drinketh iniquitie like water? |
15:17 | I will tell thee: heare me, and I will declare that which I haue seene: |
15:18 | Which wise men haue tolde, as they haue heard of their fathers, and haue not kept it secret: |
15:19 | To whome alone the land was giuen and no stranger passed through them. |
15:20 | The wicked man is continually as one that traueileth of childe, and the nomber of yeeres is hid from the tyrant. |
15:21 | A sounde of feare is in his eares, and in his prosperitie the destroyer shall come vpon him. |
15:22 | He beleeueth not to returne out of darknesse: for he seeth the sworde before him. |
15:23 | He wandreth to and from for bread where he may: he knoweth that the day of darkenesse is prepared at hande. |
15:24 | Affliction and anguish shall make him afraide: they shall preuaile against him as a King readie to the battell. |
15:25 | For he hath stretched out his hand against GOD, and made him selfe strong against the Almightie. |
15:26 | Therefore God shall runne vpon him, euen vpon his necke, and against the most thicke part of his shielde. |
15:27 | Because he hath couered his face with his fatnesse, and hath colloppes in his flancke. |
15:28 | Though he dwell in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, but are become heapes, |
15:29 | He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof in the earth. |
15:30 | He shall neuer depart out of darkenesse: the flame shall drie vp his branches, and he shall goe away with the breath of his mouth. |
15:31 | He beleeueth not that he erreth in vanitie: therefore vanitie shalbe his change. |
15:32 | His branch shall not be greene, but shall be cut off before his day. |
15:33 | God shall destroy him as the vine her sower grape, and shall cast him off, as the oliue doeth her flowre. |
15:34 | For the congregation of the hypocrite shalbe desolate, and fire shall deuoure the houses of bribes. |
15:35 | For they conceiue mischiefe and bring foorth vanitie, and their bellie hath prepared deceite. |
15:1 | Then answered Eliphas the Themanite, and said: |
15:2 | Shal a wyse mans answer be the scyence of the wynde, and fil any mans Bely as it were with the wynde of the east? |
15:3 | Shal he reproue wt a word, that is nothyng worth: and speake the thinges, which can do no good? |
15:4 | As for shame, thou hast sett it asyde, elles woldest thou not make so many wordes before God: |
15:5 | but thy wyckednesse teacheth thy mouth, and so thou hast chosen the a craftye tonge. |
15:6 | Thyne awne mouth condempneth the, and not I: yee, thyne awne lyppes shape an answer agaynst the. |
15:7 | Art thou the fyrste man, that euer was borne? Or, wast thou made before the hylles? |
15:8 | hast thou hearde the secrete councell of God, that all wysdome is to lytle for the? |
15:9 | What knowest thou, that we knowe not? And what vnderstandest thou, but we can the same? |
15:10 | With vs are both olde and aged men, yee, soch as haue lyued longer then thy father. |
15:11 | Thynckest thou it a small thynge of the consolacyons of God? with the is a lyenge word. |
15:12 | Why doth thyne hert so be wytch the? And wherfore wynckest thou wyth thyne eyes, |
15:13 | that thy mynde is so puft vp agaynst God, and lettest soch wordes go oute of thy mouth? |
15:14 | What is man, that he shulde be cleane? what hath he (which is borne of a woman) wherby he myght be righteous? |
15:15 | Behold, he doth not trust hys saynctes: yee, the very heauens are not cleane in hys syght. |
15:16 | Howe moch more then an abhomynable and vyle man, which drincketh wickednesse lyke water? |
15:17 | I wyll tell the, heare me: and I wyll shewe the that I haue sene: |
15:18 | which wyse men haue tolde, and hath not bene hyd from their fathers |
15:19 | vnto whom onely the earthe was geuen, and no straunger went amonge them. |
15:20 | The vngodly soroweth all the dayes of hys lyfe as it were a woman with a childe, and the nombre of a tyrauntes yeares is vnknowne. |
15:21 | A fearfull sounde is euer in hys eares, and when it is peace, yet feareth he destruccyon. |
15:22 | He beleueth neuer to be delyuered oute of darckenes, for the swearde is alwaye before hys eyes. |
15:23 | When he goeth forth to get his lyuying, he seeth plainely, that the daye of darcknesse is at hande. |
15:24 | Sorowe and carefulnesse wyll make hym afrayed, and compasse hym rounde aboute, lyke as it were a kynge with hys hoost ready to the batayll. |
15:25 | For he hath stretched out hys hande agaynst God, and armed hym selfe agaynst the almyghtye, |
15:26 | He runneth proudly vpon hym, and with a styff necke fyghteth he agaynst hym: |
15:27 | where as he couereth hys face with fatnesse, and maketh hys body well lykynge. |
15:28 | Therfore shall hys dwellynge be in desolate cyties, and in houses which no man inhabyteth, but are become heapes of stones. |
15:29 | He shall not be riche, nether shall hys substaunce contynue, ner encrease vpon earthe. |
15:30 | He shall neuer come oute of darcknesse, the flame shall drye vp hys braunches: with the blast of the mouth of God shall he be taken awaye. |
15:31 | He beleueth not that he is in vanyte, and yet he is out of the waye, and vanyte shalbe hys recompence. |
15:32 | He shall perysh, afore hys tyme be worne out, and hys braunche shall not be grene. |
15:33 | He shalbe pluckt of as an vntymely grape from the vyne, & shall lett his floure fall, as the olyue doth. |
15:34 | For the congregacyyon of ypocrites shalbe desolate and vnfrutefull, and the fyre shall consume the houses of soch as are gredy to receaue giftes. |
15:35 | He conceaueth trauayle, and beareth vanyte, and theyr bodye bryngeth forth disceate. |
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