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30:1 | But nowe they that are yonger then I, haue mee in derision, whose fathers I would haue disdained to haue set with the dogs of my flocke. |
30:2 | Yea whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom olde age was perished? |
30:3 | For want and famine they were solitarie: flying into the wildernesse in former time desolate and waste: |
30:4 | Who cut vp mallowes by the bushes, and Iuniper rootes for their meate. |
30:5 | They were driuen foorth from among men, (they cried after them, as after a thiefe.) |
30:6 | To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caues of the earth, and in the rockes. |
30:7 | Among the bushes they brayed: vnder the nettles they were gathered together. |
30:8 | They were children of fooles, yea children of base men: they were viler then the earth. |
30:9 | And now am I their song, yea I am their by-word. |
30:10 | They abhorre me, they flee farre from me, and spare not to spit in my face. |
30:11 | Because hee hath loosed my cord and afflicted me, they haue also let loose the bridle before me. |
30:12 | Upon my right hand rise the youth, they push away my feete, and they raise vp against mee the wayes of their destruction. |
30:13 | They marre my path, they set forward my calamitie, they haue no helper. |
30:14 | They came vpon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselues vpon me. |
30:15 | Terrours are turned vpon mee: they pursue my soule as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloude. |
30:16 | And now my soule is powred out vpon me: the dayes of affliction haue taken hold vpon me. |
30:17 | My bones are pierced in mee in the night season: and my sinewes take no rest. |
30:18 | By the great force of my disease, is my garment changed: it bindeth mee about as the collar of my coat. |
30:19 | He hath cast mee into the myre, and I am become like dust and ashes. |
30:20 | I crie vnto thee, and thou doest not heare me: I stand vp, and thou regardest me not. |
30:21 | Thou art become cruell to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thy selfe against me. |
30:22 | Thou liftest me vp to the wind: thou causest me to ride vpon it, and dissoluest my substance. |
30:23 | For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all liuing. |
30:24 | Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the graue, though they cry in his destruction. |
30:25 | Did not I weepe for him that was in trouble? was not my soule grieued for the poore? |
30:26 | When I looked for good, then euill came vnto mee: and when I waited for light, there came darkenes. |
30:27 | My bowels boyled and rested not: the dayes of affliction preuented mee. |
30:28 | I went mourning without the Sunne: I stood vp, and I cried in the Congregation. |
30:29 | I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owles. |
30:30 | My skinne is blacke vpon mee, and my bones are burnt with heat. |
30:31 | My harpe also is turned to mourning, and my organe into the voyce of them that weepe. |
30:1 | But nowe they that are younger then I haue me in derision: yea euen they whose fathers I would haue thought scorne to haue set with the dogges of my cattell |
30:2 | For wherto might the strength of their handes haue serued me? for the time was but lost among them |
30:3 | For very miserie and hunger they fled into the wildernesse, a darke place, horrible and waste |
30:4 | Plucking vp nettles among the busshes, and the iuniper rootes for their meate |
30:5 | And when they were dryuen foorth, men cryed after them as it had ben afafter a thiefe |
30:6 | Their dwelling was in the cleftes of brookes, yea in the caues and dennes of the earth |
30:7 | Among the busshes went they about crying, and vnder the thornes they gathered them selues together |
30:8 | They were the children of fooles and vyllaynes, which are more vile then the earth |
30:9 | Now am I their song, & am become their yesting stocke |
30:10 | They abhorre me and flee farre from me, and stayne my face with spittle |
30:11 | Because God hath loosed my corde and humbled me, they haue loosed the bridle before me |
30:12 | Upon my right hande ryse the young men against me, they haue hurt my feete, treading vpon me as vpon the wayes of their destruction |
30:13 | My pathes haue they cleane marred, it was so easye for them to do me harme, that they needed no man to help them |
30:14 | They fell vpon me, as it had ben the breaking in of waters, and came in by heapes to destroy me |
30:15 | Feare is turned vpon me, and they pursue my soule as the wind, and my health passeth away as a cloude |
30:16 | Therfore is my soule now powred out vpon me, and the dayes of my trouble haue taken hold vpon me |
30:17 | My bones are pearsed through in the night season, and my sinewes take no rest |
30:18 | For the vehemencie of sorowe is my garment chaunged, whiche compasseth me about as the coller of my coote |
30:19 | He hath cast me into the myre, and I am become like asshes and dust |
30:20 | When I crie vnto thee, thou doest not heare me: and though I stande before thee, yet thou regardest me not |
30:21 | Thou art become myne enemie, and with thy violent hande thou takest part against me |
30:22 | In times past thou diddest set me vp on hye, to be caried as it were aboue the wynde, but nowe hast thou geuen me a very sore fall |
30:23 | Sure I am that thou wilt bryng me vnto death, euen to the lodging that is due vnto all men liuing |
30:24 | Notwithstanding, thou wilt not stretch out thyne hand against him that is in the graue: shal men crie out against him that is in destruction |
30:25 | Dyd not I weepe with hym that was in trouble? Had not my soule compassion vpon the poore |
30:26 | Yet neuerthelesse, where as I loked for good, euyll came vnto me: & where I wayted for light, there came darkenesse |
30:27 | My bowels seethe in me without rest, for the dayes of my trouble are come vpon me |
30:28 | I went mourning without heate, I stoode vp in the congregation, & communed with them |
30:29 | But nowe I am a brother of dragons, and a felowe of Estriches |
30:30 | My skinne vpon me is turned to blacke, and my bones are brent with heate |
30:31 | My harpe is turned to mourning, and my organs into the voyce of them that weepe |
30:1 | Bvt now they that are yonger then I, mocke me: yea, they whose fathers I haue refused to set with the dogges of my flockes. |
30:2 | For whereto shoulde the strength of their handes haue serued mee, seeing age perished in them? |
30:3 | For pouertie and famine they were solitary, fleeing into the wildernes, which is darke, desolate and waste. |
30:4 | They cut vp nettels by the bushes, and the iuniper rootes was their meate. |
30:5 | They were chased forth from among men: they shouted at them, as at a theefe. |
30:6 | Therfore they dwelt in the clefts of riuers, in the holes of the earth and rockes. |
30:7 | They roared among the bushes, and vnder the thistles they gathered themselues. |
30:8 | They were the children of fooles and the children of villaines, which were more vile then the earth. |
30:9 | And now am I their song, and I am their talke. |
30:10 | They abhorre me, and flee farre from mee, and spare not to spit in my face. |
30:11 | Because that God hath loosed my corde and humbled mee, they haue loosed the bridle before me. |
30:12 | The youth rise vp at my right hand: they haue pusht my feete, and haue trode on me as on the paths of their destruction. |
30:13 | They haue destroyed my paths: they tooke pleasure at my calamitie, they had none helpe. |
30:14 | They came as a great breach of waters, and vnder this calamitie they come on heapes. |
30:15 | Feare is turned vpon mee: and they pursue my soule as the winde, and mine health passeth away as a cloude. |
30:16 | Therefore my soule is nowe powred out vpon me, and the dayes of affliction haue taken holde on me. |
30:17 | It pearceth my bones in the night, and my sinewes take no rest. |
30:18 | For the great vehemencie is my garment changed, which compasseth me about as the colar of my coate. |
30:19 | He hath cast me into the myre, and I am become like ashes and dust. |
30:20 | Whe I cry vnto thee, thou doest not heare me, neither regardest me, when I stand vp. |
30:21 | Thou turnest thy selfe cruelly against me, and art enemie vnto mee with the strength of thine hand. |
30:22 | Thou takest me vp and causest mee to ride vpon the winde, and makest my strength to faile. |
30:23 | Surely I knowe that thou wilt bring mee to death, and to the house appoynted for all the liuing. |
30:24 | Doubtles none can stretch his hand vnto the graue, though they cry in his destruction. |
30:25 | Did not I weepe with him that was in trouble? was not my soule in heauinesse for the poore? |
30:26 | Yet when I looked for good, euill came vnto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkenesse. |
30:27 | My bowels did boyle without rest: for the dayes of affliction are come vpon me. |
30:28 | I went mourning without sunne: I stood vp in the congregation and cryed. |
30:29 | I am a brother to the dragons, and a companion to the ostriches. |
30:30 | My skinne is blacke vpon me, and my bones are burnt with heate. |
30:31 | Therefore mine harpe is turned to mourning, and mine organs into the voyce of them that weepe. |
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