Job 37
1 Aye, my heart trembleth at this also, and leapeth up out of its place:
Myn herte dredde of this thing, and is moued out of his place.
2 Hear attentively the roar of his voice, and the murmur going forth from his mouth.
It schal here an heryng in the feerdfulnesse of his vois, and a sown comynge forth of his mouth.
3 He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
He biholdith ouere alle heuenes; and his liyt is ouere the termes of erthe.
4 After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency, and holdeth not back the flashes when his voice is heard.
Sown schal rore aftir hym, he schal thundre with the vois of his greetnesse; and it schal not be souyt out, whanne his vois is herd.
5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice, doing great things which we do not comprehend.
God schal thundre in his vois wondurfulli, that makith grete thingis and that moun not be souyt out.
6 For he saith to the snow, Fall on the earth! and to the pouring rain, even the pouring rains of his might.
Which comaundith to the snow to come doun on erthe, and to the reynes of wijntir, and to the reynes of his strengthe.
7 He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
Which markith in the hond of alle men, that alle men knowe her werkis.
8 And the wild beast goeth into its lair, and they remain in their dens.
An vnresonable beeste schal go in to his denne, and schal dwelle in his caue, `ethir derke place.
9 From the chamber [of the south] cometh the whirlwind; and cold from the winds of the north.
Tempestis schulen go out fro the ynnere thingis, and coold fro Arturus.
10 By the breath of God ice is given; and the breadth of the waters is straitened.
Whanne God makith blowyng, frost wexith togidere; and eft ful brood watris ben sched out.
11 Also with plentiful moisture he loadeth the thick clouds, his light dispels the cloud;
Whete desirith cloudis, and cloudis spreeden abrood her liyt.
12 And they are turned every way by his guidance, that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the circuit of the earth,
Whiche cloudes cumpassen alle thingis bi cumpas, whidur euere the wil of the gouernour ledith tho, to al thing which he comaundith `to tho on the face of the world;
13 Whether he cause it to come as a rod, or for his land, or in mercy.
whether in o lynage, ethir in his lond, ether in what euer place of his merci he comaundith tho to be foundun.
14 Hearken unto this, Job; stand still and discern the wondrous works of God.
Joob, herkene thou these thingis; stonde thou, and biholde the meruels of God.
15 Dost thou know how God hath disposed them, and how he causeth the lightning of his cloud to flash?
Whethir thou woost, whanne God comaundide to the reynes, that tho schulen schewe the liyt of hise cloudis?
16 Dost thou know about the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him that is perfect in knowledge?
Whether thou knowist the grete weies of cloudis, and perfit kunnyngis?
17 How thy garments become warm when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
Whether thi cloothis ben not hoote, whanne the erthe is blowun with the south?
18 Hast thou with him spread out the sky, firm, like a molten mirror?
In hap thou madist with hym heuenes, which moost sad ben foundid, as of bras.
19 Teach us what we shall say unto him! We cannot order [our words] by reason of darkness.
Schewe thou to vs, what we schulen seie to hym; for we ben wlappid in derknessis.
20 Shall it be told him if I would speak? if a man [so] say, surely he shall be swallowed up.
Who schal telle to hym, what thingis Y speke? yhe, if he spekith, a man schal be deuourid.
21 And now [men] see not the light as it gleameth, it is [hidden] in the skies. But the wind passeth by and cleareth them.
And now men seen not liyt; the eir schal be maad thicke sudenli in to cloudis, and wynd passynge schal dryue awei tho.
22 From the north cometh gold; with God is terrible majesty.
Gold schal come fro the north, and ferdful preisyng of God.
23 The Almighty, we cannot find him out: excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundance of justice, he doth not afflict.
For we moun not fynde him worthili; he is greet in strengthe, and in doom, and in riytfulnesse, and may not be teld out.
24 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.
Therfor men schulen drede hym; and alle men, that semen to hem silf to be wise, schulen not be hardi to biholde.
