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Job - Chapter: 21


21:1	Iob answered, and sayde:
21:2	O heare my wordes, and that shalbe my comfort of you.
21:3	Suffre me a lytle, that I maye speake also, and then laugh my wordes to scorne.
21:4	Is it for mans sake that I make thys disputacyon? Which yf it were so, shulde not my sprete be then in sore trouble?
21:5	Marcke me well, and be abasshed, and laye youre hand vpon youre mouth.
21:6	For when I consyder my selfe, I am afrayed, and my fleshe is smytten with feare.
21:7	Wherfore do wycked men lyue in health and prosperite, come to theyr olde age, and increase in ryches?
21:8	Their chyldren lyue in theyr syght, and theyr generacyon before theyr eyes.
21:9	Their houses are safe from all feare, and the rodd of God doth not smyte them.
21:10	Their bullocke gendreth, and that not out of tyme: theyr cowe calueth, and is not vnfrutefull.
21:11	They sende forth their children by flockes, and their sonnes lede the daunce.
21:12	They beare with them tabrettes and harpes, and haue instrumentes of musycke at their pleasure.
21:13	They spende their dayes in welthynesse: but sodenly they go downe to hell.
21:14	They saye also vnto God: go from vs, we desyre not the knowledge of thy wayes.
21:15	Who is the Allmyghtie, that we shulde serue hym? And what profyt shuld we haue to submyt our selues vnto him?
21:16	Lo, there is vtterly no goodnesse in them, therfore will not I haue to do with the councell of the vngodly.
21:17	How oft shall the candle of the wycked be put out? how oft commeth their destruccion vpon them? O what sorowe shal God geue them for their parte in hys wrath?
21:18	Yee, they shall be euen as haye before the wynde, and as chaffe that the storme caryeth awaye.
21:19	And though God saue their children from soch sorowe, yet wyll he so rewarde them selues, that they shall knowe it.
21:20	Their awne destruccion and misery shall they se with their eyes, and drincke of the fearfull wrath of the Almyghty.
21:21	For what careth he what become of his housholde after hys death, whan the nombre of his monethes is cut short?
21:22	In as moch then as God hath the hyest power of all, who can teach him eny knowledge?
21:23	One dyeth now when he is mightye and at hys best, ryche, and in prosperite:
21:24	euen when his bowels are at the fattest, and hys bones full of mary.
21:25	Another dyeth in sorowe and heuinesse, and neuer had good dayes.
21:26	They shall slepe both a lyke in the earth, & the wormes shall couer them.
21:27	Beholde, I knowe what ye thincke, yee, and the sotiltye that ye ymagyn agaynst me.
21:28	For ye saye: where is the princes palace? and where is the dwellynge of the vngodly:
21:29	haue ye not asked them that go by the waye? Doutlesse ye cannot denye their tokens,
21:30	that the wicked is kepte vnto the daye of destruccyon, and that the vngodly shalbe brought forth to the daye of wrath.
21:31	Who darre reproue him for his waye to hys face? Who wyll rewarde him for the vngraciousnesse that he doth?
21:32	Yet shall he be brought to his graue, and dwell among the heape of the deed.
21:33	Then shall he be fayne to be buried amonge the stones of the playne. All men also must folowe him, and there are innumerable gone before him.
21:34	How vayne then is the comforte that ye geue me? Doth not falshede remayne in all youre answers?


21:1	Forsothe Joob answeride, and seide,
21:2	Y preye, here ye my wordis, and do ye penaunce.
21:3	Suffre ye me, that Y speke; and leiye ye aftir my wordis, if it schal seme worthi.
21:4	Whether my disputyng is ayens man, that skilfuli Y owe not to be sori?
21:5	Perseyue ye me, and be ye astonyed; and sette ye fyngur on youre mouth.
21:6	And whanne Y bithenke, Y drede, and tremblyng schakith my fleisch.
21:7	Whi therfor lyuen wickid men? Thei ben enhaunsid, and coumfortid with richessis.
21:8	Her seed dwellith bifor hem; the cumpeny of kynesmen, and of sones of sones dwellith in her siyt.
21:9	Her housis ben sikur, and pesible; and the yerde of God is not on hem.
21:10	The cow of hem conseyuede, and caluede not a deed calf; the cow caluyde, and is not priued of hir calf.
21:11	Her litle children goen out as flockis; and her yonge children `maken fulli ioye with pleies.
21:12	Thei holden tympan, and harpe; and ioien at the soun of orgun.
21:13	Thei leden in goodis her daies; and in a point thei goen doun to hellis.
21:14	Whiche men seiden to God, Go thou awei fro us; we nylen the kunnyng of thi weies.
21:15	Who is Almiyti God, that we serue him? and what profitith it to vs, if we preien him?
21:16	Netheles for her goodis ben not in her hond, `that is, power, the counsel of wickid men be fer fro me.
21:17	Hou ofte schal the lanterne of wickid men be quenchid, and flowing schal come on hem, and God schal departe the sorewis of his stronge veniaunce?
21:18	Thei schulen be as chaffis bifor the face of the wynd; and as a deed sparcle, whiche the whirlewynd scaterith abrood.
21:19	God schal kepe the sorewe of the fadir to hise sones; and whanne he hath yoldun, thanne he schal wite.
21:20	Hise iyen schulen se her sleyng; and he schal drynke of the stronge veniaunce of Almyyti God.
21:21	For whi what perteyneth it to hym of his hows aftir hym, thouy the noumbre of his monethis be half takun awey?
21:22	Whether ony man schal teche God kunnyng, which demeth hem that ben hiye?
21:23	This yuel man dieth strong and hool, riche and blesful, `that is, myrie.
21:24	Hise entrails ben ful of fatnesse; and hise boonys ben moistid with merowis.
21:25	Sotheli anothir wickid man dieth in the bittirnesse of his soule, and with outen ony richessis.
21:26	And netheles thei schulen slepe togidere in dust, and wormes schulen hile hem.
21:27	Certis Y knowe youre wickid thouytis, and sentensis ayens me.
21:28	For ye seien, Where is the hows of the prince? and where ben the tabernaclis of wickid men?
21:29	Axe ye ech of `the weie goeris; and ye schulen knowe, that he vndurstondith these same thingis,
21:30	that an yuel man schal be kept in to the dai of perdicioun, and schal be led to the dai of woodnesse.
21:31	Who schal repreue hise weies bifor hym? and who schal yelde to hym tho thingis, whiche he hath doon?
21:32	He schal be led to the sepulcris; and he schal wake in the heep of deed men.
21:33	He was swete to the `stoonys, ether filthis, of helle; and drawith ech man aftir hym, and vnnoumbrable men bifor him.
21:34	Hou therfor coumforten ye me in veyn, sithen youre answeris ben schewid to `repugne to treuthe?


21:1	Iob answered, and sayde:
21:2	O heare my wordes, and amende yor selues.
21:3	Suffre me a litle, that I maye speake also, and the laugh my wordes to scorne, yf ye will.
21:4	Is it with a man, that I make this disputacio? Which yf it were so, shulde not my sprete be the in sore trouble?
21:5	Marck me well, be aba?shed, and laye youre hade vpon youre mouth.
21:6	For whe I pondre & considre this, I am afrayed, and my flesh is smytten with feare.
21:7	Wherfore do wicked me lyue in health and prosperite, come to their olde age, & increase in riches?
21:8	Their childers children lyue in their sight, & their generacion before their eyes.
21:9	Their houses are safe from all feare, for the rodd of God doth not smyte the.
21:10	Their bullocke gendreth, and that not out of tyme: their cow calueth, and is not vnfrutefull.
21:11	They sende forth their children by flockes, and their sonnes lede the daunce.
21:12	They beare with them tabrettes and harpes, and haue instrumentes of musick at their pleasure.
21:13	They spende their dayes in welthynesse: but sodenly they go downe to hell.
21:14	They saye vnto God: go from vs, we desyre not the knowlege of thy wayes.
21:15	What maner of felowe is the Allmightie, that we shulde serue him? What profit shulde we haue, to submitte oure selues vnto him?
21:16	Lo, there is vtterly no goodnesse in them, therfore will not I haue to do with the councell of the vngodly.
21:17	How oft shal the candle of ye wicked be put out? how oft commeth their destruccion vpon them? O what sorowe shall God geue them for their parte in his wrath?
21:18	Yee they shal be euen as chaffe before the wynde, and as dust that the storme carieth awaye.
21:19	And though God saue their childre from soch sorowe, yet wil he so rewarde theselues, that they shal knowe it.
21:20	Their owne destruccion and misery shal they se with their eyes, and drynke of the fearfull wrath of the Allmighty.
21:21	For whath careth he, what become of his housholde after his death? whose monethes passe awaye swifter then an arowe.
21:22	In as moch the as God hath ye hyest power of all, who can teach him eny knowlege?
21:23	One dyeth now when he is mightie & at his best, rich and in prosperite:
21:24	euen when his bowels are at the fattest, and his bones full of mary.
21:25	Another dyeth in sorowe and heuynesse, and neuer had good daies.
21:26	Now slepe they both a like in the earth, & the wormes couer them.
21:27	But I knowe what ye thinke, yee and what ye ymagin agaynst me vnrightuously.
21:28	For ye saye: where is the prynces palace? where is the dwellynge of the vngodly:
21:29	Axe eny man that goeth by the waye, and (yf ye will not regarde their tokens & dedes) he shal tell you,
21:30	that the wicked is kepte vnto the daye of destruccion, and that the vngodly shalbe brought forth in the daye of wrath.
21:31	Who darre reproue him for his wayes to his face? who rewardeth him for the vngraciousnesse that he doth?
21:32	Yet shal he be brought to his graue, and watch amonge the heape of the deed.
21:33	The shal he be fayne to be buried amoge the stones by the broke syde. All men must folowe him, & there are innumerable gone before him.
21:34	O how vayne is the comforte yt ye geue me? Are not youre answeres cleane contrary to right and treuth?

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