+ Heb. mingled corn, or, dredge. + Heb. the wicked ga ther the vintage.

e Exod. 22. 26, 27. Deut.

24. 12, 13. ch. 22. 6.

f Lam. 4.5.

g Ps. 10. 8.

h Prov. 7. 9.

5 Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.

6 They reap every one his + corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.

e

7 They cause the naked to lodge Without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.

8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.

9 They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

10 They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;

11 Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.

12 Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.

13 They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

14 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

15 The eye also of the adulterer waiti Ps. 10. 11. eth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall teth his face see me: and disguiseth his face.

+ Heb. set

in secret.

16 In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in John 3. 20. the daytime: they know not the light.

+ Heb. violently take.

17 For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

18 He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards. 19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.

beareth not and doeth not good to the widow.

Before CHRIST cir. 15:20.

22 He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man 1 Or, he is sure of life.

m

trusteth not his own life.

m

23 Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes PPV 1.4 are upon ways.

their

not.

24 They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they + Heb. are are taken out of the way as all other, Heb.closed and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn. “P. 25 And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?

a ch. 34-5

14 Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

CHAP. XXVII.

The excellency of wisdom.

and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.

22 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: the would fain flee out of his hand.

23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. CHAP. XXVIII.

Before CHRIST cir. 15:20.

Heb. in fleeing he would flee.

There is a knowledge of natural things. 12
But wisdom is an excellent gift of God.
URELY there is || a vein for the sil- Or, a mine.
ver, and a place for gold where they

parable, and said,

2 As God liveth, "who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, +Heb. made who hath †vexed my soul;

my soul bitter, Ruth 1. 20. 9 Kings 4.27.

I That is, the breath which God gave him, Gen. 2. 7.

3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; 4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

5 God forbid that I should justify you: b ch.29. & till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

13-15

c cb. 2. 3.

6 My righteousness I hold fast, and d Acts 24. 16. will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

+ Heb. from sy days.

e Matt. 16. 26. Luke 12. 90.

fch. 25. 12. Ps. 18. 41. &

7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

9 Will God hear his cry 109 7. Prov. ble cometh upon him?

1. 28. & 28.

a. Isai. 1. 15

Jer. 14. 12.

Mic. 3-4

when trou

10 Will he delight himself in the Al

Ezek. 8. 18. mighty? will he always call upon God? 11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

John 9. 31. Jam. 4-3g See ch, 22. 20, 27.

(Or, being in the hand, &c.

bcb. 20. 29.

i Dent. 8. 41. Eath. 9.

13.

12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

14 If his children be multiplied, it is Hos for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

15 Those that remain of him shall be P& buried in death: and his widows shall

fine it.

2 Iron is taken out of the || earth, and Or, dust. brass is molten out of the stone.

3 He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.

4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the water's 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 stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath || dust of gold.

7 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 passed 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 seeth every precious thing.

14 The depth saith, It is not in me: Rom. 11. 33, and the sea saith, It is not with me. 34. 15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

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

shall not be given for it.

d Prov. 3. 13, 14, 15. & 8. 10, 11, 19.

& 16'16.'

1 Or, vessels of fine gold.

moth.

18 No mention shall be made of || co- 1 Or, Raral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.

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

20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and ever. 12, where is the place of understanding?

21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all cir. 1520. living, and kept close from the fowls of Or, heaven. the air.

f ver. 14.

g

22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. 23 God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. 24 For he looketh to the ends of the Prov. 15.3. earth, and seeth under the whole heaven; 25 To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.

h Ps. 135-7

i ch. 38. 25

! Or, number it.

k Deut. 4. 6. Ps. 111. 10.

26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:

27 Then did he see it, and || declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

28 And unto man he said, Behold, the Prov. 1. 7. & fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. CHAP. XXIX.

9. 10. Eccles. 12. 13.

Job's honour turned into contempt wicked, and † plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

Before CHRIST cir. 1520.

18 Then I said, "I shall die in my nest, + Heb. cast. and I shall multiply my days as the sand. ■ Ps. 30. 6. 19 My root was spread 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. 21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel. 22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech 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 cast not down.

25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

CHAP. XXX.

och. 18. 16. + Heb. open

ed

p Ps. 1.3. Jer. 18. † Heb. ner.

q Gen. 49

1 Job's honour is turned into extreme contempt. 15 His prosperity into calamity. Bave dederision, whose fathers UT now they that are younger than + Heb of

I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.

2 Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished?

3 For want and famine they were || solitary; fleeing into the wilderness tin former time desolate and waste.

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 song, yea, I am their byword.

CHRIST pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud.

cir. 1520.

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

17 My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest. 18 By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

19 He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.

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

me not.

21 Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest trength of thyself against me.

Heb. the

chy hand

22 Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it, and dis¡Or,wisdom. solvest my || substance.

23 For I know that thou wilt bring me fHebr.9.27. to death, and to the house 'appointed for

all living.

5 If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;

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

7 If my step hath turned out of the

XXXI.
way, and mine heart walked after mine
eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to
mine hands;

Job's protestation of integrity.

Before CHRIST cir. 1520.

d See Numb. Eccles. 11.9. Ezek. 6. 9. Matt. 5-29.

8 Then let me sow, and let another 15:39. eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out. 9 If mine heart have been deceived by Lev. 26. 16. a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;

Deut. 28. 30,

f 2 Sam. 12. 11. Jer. 8. 10.

10 Then let my wife grind unto fanother, and let others bow down upon her. 11 For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the Gen. 38.24. judges.

12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;

Lev. 20. 10. Deut. 22. 22. See ver. 28.

14 What then shall I do when God h Ps. 44. 21, riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

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

ch.34. 19. & 22. 2.

Prov. 14. 31.

Mal. 2. 10. ! Or, did he

us in one

16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of womb? the widow to fail;

17 Or have eaten my morsel 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;)

19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;

I That is, the widow.

24. 13.

20 If his loins have not blessed me, k See Deut. and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

21 If I have lifted up my hand 1against 1 ch. 22. S. the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:

22 Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from || the bone.

m

1 Or, the chanelbone.

Joel 1.15

23 For destruction from God was a m Isai. 13. 6. terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

n Mark 10.

17.

24 "If I have made gold my hope, or 24.1 Tim. 6. have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

Prov. 11. 28.

25 °If I rejoiced because my wealth Ps. 62. 10 was great, and because mine hand had +gotten much;

26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking tin brightness;

+ Heb. found much.

pDeut.4.19. 17.3. Ezek.

& 11. 16. &

8. 16.
+ Heb. the

Heb.

27 And my heart hath been secretly light. enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my bright. hand:

+ Heb. my hand hath

mouth.

q ver. 11.

28 This also were an iniquity to be kissed y punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above. 29 'If I rejoiced at the destruction of Prov. 17.5

36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me. 37 I would declare unto him the num+Heb.weep. ber of my steps; as a prince would I go + Heb. the near unto him.

a James 5. 4.

+ Heb. his soul.

CHAP. XXXII.

The

1 Elihu is angry with Job and his three friends. 6 Because wisdom cometh not from age, he excuseth the boldness of his youth. 11 He reproveth them for not satisfying of Job. 16 His zeal to speak.

O these three men ceased t to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

2 Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his

His zeal to speak.

CHRIST

cir. 150.

8 But there is a spirit in man: and Before the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

d'1 Kings 3.

12. & 4.29

ch. 35. 11. & 38, 36. Prov. 2. 6. Dan. 1. 17. & 2.21. Matt. 11.25

9 Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment. 10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me; Eccles. 2.26. I also will shew mine opinion. 11 Behold, I waited for your words; Jam I gave ear to your treasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.

e 1 Cor. 1. 26. + Heb. un

ings. + Heb. words.

12 Yea, I attended unto you, and, be- derstandhold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words: 13 'Lest ye should say, We have found fJer. 9. 13. out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.

1 Cor. 1. 29.

his words.

14 Now he hath not directed his or, ordered words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches.

+ Heb. they removed

15 They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking. 16 When I had waited, (for they spake speeches not, but stood still, and answered no selves. more;)

17 I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion.

from them.

words. ↑ Heb, the

the

Heb.

which

18 For I am full of +matter, spirit within me constraineth me. 19 Behold, my belly is as wine + hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.

20 I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer. 21 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.

22 For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.

CHAP. XXXIII.

1 Elihu offereth himself instead of God, with sincerity and meekness, to reason with Job. 8 He excuseth God from giving man an account of his ways, by his greatness. 14 God calleth man to repentance by visions, 19 by afflictions, 23 and by his ministry. 31 He inciteth Job to attention.

belly.

spirit of my + Heb. is not

opened.

2 Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my +Heb in my mouth.

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

palate.

4 The Spirit of God hath made me, Gen and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

5 If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up. 6 Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.

7 Behold, my terror shall not make

bch. & th 35 &

20

31313

+ Heb. ac cording to

thy mouth Heb est

out of the clay.

ch.934&

13.21.