Job 26
1 Then Job answered, and said:
Forsothe Joob answeride, and seide, Whos helpere art thou?
2 Whose helper art thou? is it of him that is weak? and dost thou hold up the arm of him that has no strength?
whether `of the feble, and susteyneste the arm of hym, which is not strong?
3 To whom hast thou given counsel? perhaps to him that hath no wisdom, and thou hast shewn thy very great prudence.
To whom hast thou youe counsel? In hap to hym that hath not wisdom; and thou hast schewid ful myche prudence.
4 Whom hast thou desired to teach? was it not him that made life?
Ether whom woldist thou teche? whether not hym, that made brething?
5 Behold the giants groan under the waters, and they that dwell with them.
Lo! giauntis weilen vnder watris, and thei that dwellen with hem.
Helle is nakid bifor hym, and noon hilyng is to perdicioun. (Sheol h7585)
7 He stretched out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
Which God stretchith forth the north on voide thing, and hangith the erthe on nouyt.
8 He bindeth up the waters in his clouds, so that they break not out and fall down together.
`Which God byndith watris in her cloudis, that tho breke not out togidere dounward.
9 He withholdeth the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud over it.
`Whych God holdith the cheer of his seete, and spredith abrood theron his cloude.
10 He hath set bounds about the waters, till light and darkness come to an end.
He hath cumpassid a terme to watris, til that liyt and derknessis be endid.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble, and dread at his beck.
The pilers of heuene tremblen, and dreden at his wille.
12 By his power the seas are suddenly gathered together, and his wisdom has struck the proud one.
In the strengthe of hym the sees weren gaderid togidere sudeynly, and his prudence smoot the proude.
13 His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding serpent.
His spiryt ournede heuenes, and the crokid serpent was led out bi his hond, ledynge out as a mydwijf ledith out a child.
14 Lo, these things are said in part of his ways: and seeing we have heard scarce a little drop of his word, who shall be able to behold the thunder of his greatness?
Lo! these thingis ben seid in partie of `hise weyes; and whanne we han herd vnnethis a litil drope of his word, who may se the thundur of his greetnesse?
