Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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¶ The .vj. Chapter.
¶ Iob answereth, that hys payne is more greuouse
then hys faute, yet notwithstandynge he
delyteth therin.
A Iob answered also, ∧ sayde: &rhand; O
that the displeasure which I haue
were truly weyed, and my punishment
layed in the balaunces togeather:
for now is it heuyer then the sande of
the see. And thys is the cause, that my wordes
are so sorowfull.
For the arowes of the almighty are ro&ubar;d
about me, whose indygnacyon hath droncke
vp my sprete, and the terrible feares of God
are sett agaynst me. noteDoth the wylde asse
roare wh&ebar; he hath grasse? Or cryeth the oxe,
when he hath foder ynough? That which is
vnsauery, shalt it be eaten without salte, or
is there any taste in the whyte of an egge?
The thynges that some tyme I myght not
awaye withall, are now my meate for very
sorowe. O that I myght haue my desyre:
and that God wolde graunte me the thynge
that I longe for. O that God wold begynne
and smyte me: that he wolde let hys hande
go, and take me cleane awaye.
B Then shulde
I haue some comforte: yee, I wolde desyre
hym in my payne, that he shulde not spare,
for I wyll not be agaynst the wordes of the
holy one.
For what power haue I to endure? And
what is myne ende, that my soule myght be
pacient? Is my strength the strength of stones?
Or, is my flesh made of brasse? Is it
not so þt; there is in me no helpe: and that my
substaunce is taken from me. He that is in
tribulacyon ought to be comforted of hys
C
neyghbour: but the feare of the Lord is cleane
awaye. Myne awne brethren passe ouer
by me as the water brooke, and as the ryuer
of water, do hastely go awaye. But they
that feare the hore frost, the snowe shall fall
vpon them.
When theyr tyme commeth, they shalbe
destroyed and peryshe: when they be sett on
fyre, they shalbe remoued out of theyr place,
for þe; pathes that they go in, are croked: they
haste after vayne thynges, and shall perysh.
They turne them to the pathes of Theman,
and to the wayes of Saba, wherin they haue
put their trust.
D Confounded are they that
put eny confydence in them. For whan they
come to obtayne the thynges that they loke
for, they are brought to confusion.
Euen so are ye also come vnto me: but now
that ye se my misery, ye are afrayed. Dyd I
desyre you, to bryng vnto me, or to geue me
eny of youre substa&ubar;ce? To delyuer me from
the enemyes hande, or to saue me from the
hande of tyrauntes? Teache me, and I wyll
holde my tonge: and whan I do erre, shewe
me wherin. How stedfast are the wordes of
treuth? And which of you can rebuke and reproue
them? Do ye take deliberacy&obar; to check
mens sayinges, and iudge a pore worde spoken
in vayne? Ye fall vpon the fatherles and
go about to ouerthrowe your awne frende.
And therfore be content, and loke now vpon
me, and I wyll not lye before youre face.
Turne (I praye you) be indifferent iudges,
turne agayne, and ye shall se myne vngyltinesse:
whether there be eny vnrighteousnesse
in my tong, or vayne wordes in my mouth.
Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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