Job 23
1 Then Job answered:
Sotheli Joob answeride, and seide,
2 “Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
Now also my word is in bitternesse, and the hond of my wounde is agreggid on my weilyng.
3 If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
Who yyueth to me, that Y knowe, and fynde hym, and come `til to his trone?
4 I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
Y schal sette doom bifor hym, and Y schal fille my mouth with blamyngis;
5 I would learn how He would answer, and consider what He would say.
that Y kunne the wordis, whiche he schal answere to me, and that Y vnderstonde, what he schal speke to me.
6 Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
Y nyle, that he stryue with me bi greet strengthe, nether oppresse me with the heuynesse of his greetnesse.
7 Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
Sette he forth equite ayens me, and my doom come perfitli to victorie.
8 If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.
If Y go to the eest, God apperith not; if Y go to the west, Y schal not vndurstonde hym; if Y go to the left side,
9 When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.
what schal Y do? Y schal not take hym; if Y turne me to the riyt side, Y schal not se hym.
10 Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
But he knowith my weie, and he schal preue me as gold, that passith thorouy fier.
11 My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
My foot suede hise steppis; Y kepte his weie, and Y bowide not awey fro it.
12 I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
Y yede not awei fro the comaundementis of hise lippis; and Y hidde in my bosum the wordis of his mouth.
13 But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
For he is aloone, and no man may turne awei hise thouytis; and what euer thing he wolde, his wille dide this thing.
14 For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.
Whanne he hath fillid his wille in me, also many othere lijk thingis ben redi to hym.
15 Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
And therfor Y am disturblid of his face, and Y biholdynge hym am anguyschid for drede.
16 God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
God hath maad neische myn herte, and Almyyti God hath disturblid me.
17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
For Y perischide not for derknessis neiyynge; nethir myist hilide my face.
