A   Elihu proceaded forth in hys talkyng, and sayd: Holde the styll a lytle, ∧ I shall shewe þe;, what I haue yet to speake on Goddes behalfe. I wyll open vnto the yet more of myne vnderst&abar;dynge, ∧ proue my mater ryghteous. And truly, my wordes shall not be vayne, seynge he is with the that is perfect in knowlege: behold, the greate God casteth awaye no m&abar;, for he him selfe is myghty in power and wysdome.

As for the vngodly, he shall not preserue hym, but shall helpe the poore to their ryght. He shall turne hys eyes awaye fr&obar; the ryghteous, but as kynges shall they be in theyr trone, he shall stablysh them for euer, ∧ they shalbe exalted. But yf they be layed in preson and cheynes, or bounde with the bondes of trouble, then wyll he shewe them theyr worcke, and the synnes wher with they haue vsed cruell vyolence.

B   He wyth punysshynge and nurtringe of them, roundeth them in the eares, warneth them to leaue of from theyr wyckednesse, ∧ to amende. ^noteIf they now wyll take hede &abar;d serue him, they shall were out theyr dayes in prosperite, and theyr yeares in pleasure and ioye. But yf they wyll not herk&ebar;, they shall go thorow the swearde, and perysh or euer they be aware. As for soch as be fayned ypocrites, they shall heape vp wrath for them selues: for they call not vpon hym, though they be hys presoners. Thus shall theyr soule perysshe in folyshnesse, ∧ theyr lyfe shalbe cond&ebar;ned am&obar;g the fornicatours. The poore shall he delyuer out of his affliction, ∧ ro&ubar;de them in the eare wh&abar; they be in trouble. Eu&ebar; so shall he kepe the (yf thou wylt be content) from the bottomlesse pytte that is beneth: ∧ yf thou wylt holde þe; quyete, he shall fyll thy table wyth plenteousnesse.

C   Neuerthelesse, thou hast condemned the iudgement of the vngodly, yee, euen soche a iudgement and sentence shalt thou suffre.

For then shall not thy cause be stylled wyth crueltye, nor pacyfyed wyth many gyftes. Thynkest thou, that he wyll regarde thy riches? he shall not care for golde, ner for all them that excell in strength. Prolonge not thou þe; tyme, tyll ther come a nyght for the, to set other people &ibar; thy steade. But bewarre that thou turne not asyde to wyckednesse &abar;d synne, which hither to thou hast chosen more th&ebar; mekenesse. Behold, God is of a mighttye hye power: Where is there soche a gyde ∧ lawe geuer as he? Who wyll reproue hym of hys waye? who wyll saye vnto him: thou hast done wrong?

D   O consydre how greate and excellent hys worckes be, whom all men loue and prayse: yee, wondre at hym, and yet they se hym but afarre of. Beholde, so greate is God, that he passeth oure knowledge, nether are we able to come to the experience of hys yeares. ^noteHe turneth the water to small droppes, he dryueth hys cloudes together for to rayne, so þt; they poure downe and droppe vpon men. He can sprede out the cloudes (a couerynge of hys tabernacle) and cause hys lyght to shyne vpon them, and to couer the botome of þe; see. By these thinges gouerneth he hys people, and geueth them aboundaunce of meate. Wyth the cloudes he hydeth the lyght, and at hys commaundement it commeth agayne. The rysyng vp therof sheweth he to hys frendes ∧ to the catell.

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