20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempeft ftealeth him away in the night.

21 The caft wind carrieth hira away, and he departeth: and as a form hurleth him out of his place.

22 For God thall caft upon him, and not pare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

23 Men hall clap their hands at him, and fhall hifs him out of his place.

CHAP. XXVIII.

iThough man may fearch deep into nature, yet to understand God's ways is beyond bis reach; 13 being comprehended by God only. URELY there is a vein for the filver, and

Sa place for gold where they fine it.

2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and brafs is molten cut of the Rone.

3 He fetteth an end to darkness, and fearch. eth out all perfection: the stones of darknefs, and the thadow of death.

4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabl. tant; even the waters forgotten of the foot : they are dried up, they are gone away from

men.

5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.

6 The ftones of it are the place of fapphires: and it hath duft of gold.

There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen: 8 The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion paffed by it.

9 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. 10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye feeth every precious thing.

11 He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.

12 But where fhall wifdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?

13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. 14 The depth faith, It is not in me: and the fea faith, It is not with me.

Is it cannot be gotten for gold, neither hall filver be weighed for the price thereof. 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precicus onyx, or the fapphire.

17 The gold and the cryftal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it ball not be for jewels of fine gold.

18 No mention fhall be made of coral or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above

rubies.

19 The topaz of Ethiopia thall not equal It, neither fhall it be valued with pure gold.

20 Whence then cometh wifdom? and where is the place of understanding?

21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept clofe from the fowls of the air.

22 Destruction and death fay, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.

23 God underftandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.

for the wicked. and a way for the lightning of the thunder: 27 Then did he fee it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and fearched it out.

28 And unto man he faid, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wifdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

CHAP. XXIX.

Job bemoaneth himself when he remembereth bis former profperity and honour. MOREOVER, Job continued his parable.

and faid,

2 Oh that I were as in months paft, as in the days when God preserved me;

3 When his candle thined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the fecret of God was upon my tabernacle; 5 When the Almighty was yet with me. when my children were about me;

6 When I washed my fteps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;

7 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my feat in the street! 8 The young men faw me, and hid them. felves: and the aged arofe, and stood up.

9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

11 When the ear heard me, then it bleff ed me; and when the eye faw me, it gave witness to me:

12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

13 The bleffing of him that was ready to perith came upon me and I caufed the widow's heart to fing for joy.

14 I put on righteouinefs, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

15 Iwas eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

16 1 was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I fearched out.

17 And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the fpoil out of his teeth.

1 Then I faid, I shall die in my neft, and 1 fhall multiply my days as the fand.

19 My root was fpread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. 20 My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.

ar Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept filence at my counsel.

22 After my words they fpake not again; and my fpeech dropped upon them.

23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

24 If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they caft not down.

25 1 chofe out their way and fat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

С НА Р. ХXXX. 17ob's honour is turned into extreme contempt; 15 his profperity into calamity.

24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, BUT now they that are younger than

and feeth under whole heaven;

25 To make the weight for the winds; and

he weigheth the waters by measure.

a6 When he made a decree for the rain,

have me derifion, fathers I would have difdained to have fet with the dogs of my flock.

a Yea, whereto might the ftrength of

4 Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and Juniper roots for their meat.

5 They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;) 6 To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.

7 Among, the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together.

8 They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth. 9 And now am I their fong, yea, I am their byword.

10 They abhor me, they flee far from me, and fpare not to fpit in my face.

11 Because he hath loofed my cord, and af flicted me, they have alfo let loose the bridle

before me.

.2 Upon my right hand rife the youth; they puth away my feet, and they raife up againit me the ways of their deftruction.

13 They mar my path, they fet forward my calamity, they have no helper.

14 They came upon me as a wide breaking In of waters: in the defolation they rolled themselves upon me.

15 Terrors are turned upon me: they purfue my foul as the wind: and my welfare afleth away as a cloud.

16 And now my foil is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

17 My bones are pierced in me in the night feafon and my finews take no reft.

18 By the great force of my difeafe is my garment changed; it bindeth me about as The collar of my coat.

19 He bath caft me into the mire, and I am become like duft and ashes.

20 I cry unto thee, and thou doft not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.

21 Thou art become cruel to me: with thy frong hand thou oppofeft thyfelfagainst me." 22 Thou lifteft me up to the wind; thou causeft me to ride upon it, and diffolveft my Subftance.

23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.

24 Howbeit, he will not ftretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry in his deftruc.

tion.

25 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble! Was not my foul grieved for the poor?

26 When 1 looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there

came darkness.

27 My bowels boiled, and refted not: the days of affliction prevented me.

28 I went mourning without the fun: I ftood up, and I cried in the congregation. 29 I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.

30 My fkin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.

31 My harpallo is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep. CHAP. XXXI.

Fab maketh a folemn proteflation of bis integrity in feveral duties.

He profeffeth his integrity.

eyes; why

then should I think upon a maid! bove? and what inheritance of the Almigh 2 For what portion of God is there from a. ty from on high?

3 Is not deftruction to the wicked? and a frange punishment to the workers of

iniquity?

4 Doth not he fee my ways, and count all

my steps?

s If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hafted to deceit;

6 Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.

7 If my fep hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any biot hath cleaved to mine hands;

8 Then let me fow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

9 If mine heart hath been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neigh bour's door;

10 Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

II For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

12 For it is a fire that confumeth to deftruc. tion, and would root out all mine in creafe.

13 If I did defpife the cause of my man. fervant or of my maidfervant, when they contended with me;

14 What then fhall I do when God rifeth up? and when he vifiteth what shall I an. fwer him?

15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?

16 If I have withheld the poor from their defire, or have caufed the eyes of the widow to fail;

17 Or have eaten my morfel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)

clothing, or any poor without covering;
19 If I have feen any perifh for want of

20 If his loins have not bleffed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my theep;

21 If have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I faw my help in the gate; 22 Then let mine arm fall from my thou). der blade, and mine arm be broken from

the bone.

25 if I rejoiced becaufe my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

26 If I beheld the fun when it fhined, or the moon walking in brightnels;

27 And my heart hath been fecretly enticed, or my mouth hath kiffed my hand:

28 This alfo were an iniquity to be punish ed by the judge: for I thould have denied the God that is above.

29 If I rejoiced at the deftruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myfelf when evil found him:

Elibu reproveth Fob:

Chap. xxxii, xxxiii.. 30 Neither have I fuffered my mouth to fin by withing a curfe to his foul.

31 If the men of my tabernacle faid not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be fatisfied.

32 The ftranger did not lodge in the ftreet: but I opened my doors to the traveller.

33 If covered my tranfgreffions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bofom:

34 Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

35 Oh that one would hear me ! behold, my defire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adverfary had written a book.

36 Surely I would take it upon my fhoul. der, and bind it as a crown to me.

37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.

38 if my land cry againft me, or that the furrows likewife thereof complain;

39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caufed the owners there of to lose their life:

40 Let thittles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

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1 Elihu is angry with Job and his three friends: 11 be reproveth them for not fatisfying of Job: bis zeal to speak. Sbecause he was righteous in his Jon

eyes.

thefe three men ceafed to answer Job,

2 Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the fon of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he juftified himself rather than God.

3 Allo against his three friends was his wrath kindled, becaufe they had found no aufwer, and yet had condemned Job.

4 Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were clder than lie.

s When Einu faw that there was no anfwer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.

6 And Elihu the fon of Barachel the Bu. zite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durit not thew you mine opinion.

I fain, Days should fpeak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.

But there is a fpirit in man: and the infpiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

9 Great men are not always wife: neither do the aged understand judgment.

10 Therefore I faid, Hearken to me; I alfo will thew mine opinion.

11 Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reafons, while ye fearched out what to fay.

12 Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:

13 Left ye thould fay, We have found out wifdom. God thrufteth him down, not man. 14 Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I anfwer him with your fpeeches.

15 They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.

His zeal to speak.

16 When I had waited, (for they spake not, but ftood still, and anfwered no more;) 17 I said, I will anfwer alfo my part, I also will thew mine opinion.

18 For I am full of matter, the fpirit with in me conftraineth me.

19 Behold my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burit like new bottles. 20 I will fpeak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.

21 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's perfon, neither let me give flattering titles

unto man.

22 For 1 know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my Maker would foon take me away. CHAP. XXXIII.

1 Elibu offereth himself inftead of God, with fincerity and meekness, to reafon with Job: 8 he excufeth God from giving man an account of his ways, by his greatness: 31 be befpeaketh Job's farther attention.

Wherefore, Job, pray thee, hear my 2 Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath fpoken in my mouth.

and hearken to all my words.

3 My words ball be of the uprightnefs of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

4 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. 5 If thou canft anfwer me, fet thy words in order before me, stand up,

6 Behold, I am according to thy with in God's ftead: I also am formed out of the clay. 7 Behold, my terror thall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

8 Surely thou haft spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, Jaying,

9 I am clean without tranfgreffion, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me. 10 Behold, he findeth occafions against me he counteth me for his enemy,

11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.

12 Behold, in this thou art not juft: I will anfwer thee, that God is greater than man. 13 Why doft thou ftrive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters. 14 For God speaketh once, yea, twice, yet man percciveth it not.

15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep fleep falleth upon men, in flamberings upon the bed;

16 Then he openeth the ears of men, and fealeth their inftruction,

17 That he may withdraw man from his purpofe, and hide pride from man.

18 He keepeth back his foul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

19 He is chaftened alfo with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his foul dainty meat.

21 His Heth is confumed away, that it cannot be feen; and his bones that were not feen ftick out.

22 Yea, his foul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the deftroyers.

23 If there be a meifenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to mew unto man his uprightnefs:

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24 Then he is gracious unto him, and faith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

25 His fleth thall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth:

26 He thail pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall fee his face with joy for he will render unto man his righteousness.

27 He looketh upon men, and if any fay, I have finned, and perverted that which was right, and it profiteth me not;

28 He will deliver his foul from going into the pit, and his life fhail fee the light.

29 Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,

30 To bring back his foul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living. 31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will fpeak.

32 It thou haft any thing to fay, anfwer me: fpeak, for I defire to justify thee.

33 If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I thall teach thee wifdom.

10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of anderftanding: far be it from God, that he bould do wickedness; and from the Almigh-1 ty, that he should commit iniquity.

I For the work of a man thall he render unto him, and caufe every man to find ac

ording furely God will not do wickedly, Thinkeft thou this to be right, that neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. thou faidft, My righteoufnefs is more than God's?

Chap. xxxvi, xxxvii. they make the oppreffed to cry: they ery out by reafon of the arm of the mighty.

to But none faith, Where is God my maker, who giveth fongs in the night;

11 Who teacheth us more than the beafs of the earth, and maketh us wifer than the fowls of heaven?

12 There they cry, but none giveth anfwer, because of the pride of evil men.

13 Surely God will not hear vanity, ther will the Almighty regard it.

If they obey and ferve him, they fhall8 Then the beafts go into deus, and remain Spend their days in profperity, and their in their places. years in pieafures;