Job 34
1 And Eliu continued his discourse, and said:
And Helyu pronounside, and spak also these thingis,
2 Hear ye, wise men, my words, and ye learned, hearken to me:
Wise men, here ye my wordis, and lerned men, herkne ye me; for the eere preueth wordis,
3 For the ear trieth words, and the mouth discerneth meats by the taste.
and the throte demeth metis bi taast.
4 Let us choose to us judgment, and let us see among ourselves what is the best.
Chese we doom to vs; and se we among vs, what is the betere.
5 For Job hath said: I am just, and God hath overthrown my judgment.
For Job seide, Y am iust, and God hath distried my doom.
6 For in judging me there is a lie: my arrow is violent without any sin.
For whi lesynge is in demynge me, and myn arowe is violent with out ony synne.
7 What man is there like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
Who is a man, as Joob is, that drynkith scornyng as watir?
8 Who goeth in company with them that work iniquity, and walketh with wicked men?
that goith with men worchynge wickidnesse, and goith with vnfeithful men?
9 For he hath said: Man shall not please God, although he run with him.
For he seide, A man schal not plese God, yhe, thouy he renneth with God.
10 Therefore, ye men of understanding, hear me: far from god be wickedness, and iniquity from the Almighty.
Therfor ye men hertid, `that is, vndurstonde, here ye me; vnpite, `ethir cruelte, be fer fro God, and wickidnesse fro Almyyti God.
11 For he will render to a man his work, and according to the ways of every one he will reward them.
For he schal yelde the werk of man to hym; and bi the weies of ech man he schal restore to hym.
12 For in very deed God will not condemn without cause, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
For verili God schal not condempne with out cause; nether Almyyti God schal distrie doom.
13 What other hath he appointed over the earth? or whom hath he set over the world which he made?
What othere man hath he ordeyned on the lond? ether whom hath he set on the world, which he made?
14 If he turn his heart to him, he shall draw his spirit and breath unto himself.
If God dressith his herte to hym, he schal drawe to hym silf his spirit and blast.
15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall return into ashes.
Ech fleisch schal faile togidere; `and a man schal turne ayen in to aisch.
16 If then thou hast understanding, hear what is said, and hearken to the voice of my words.
Therfor if thou hast vndurstondyng, here thou that that is seid, and herkne the vois of my speche.
17 Can he be healed that loveth not judgment? and how dost thou so far condemn him that is just?
Whether he that loueth not doom may be maad hool? and hou condempnest thou so myche him, that is iust?
18 Who saith to the king: Thou art an apostate: who calleth rulers ungodly?
Which seith to the kyng, Thou art apostata; which clepith the duykis vnpitouse, `ethir vnfeithful.
19 Who accepteth not the persons of princes: nor hath regarded the tyrant, when he contended against the poor man: for all are the work of his hands.
`Which takith not the persoones of princes, nether knew a tyraunt, whanne he stryuede ayens a pore man; for alle men ben the werk of hise hondis.
20 They shall suddenly die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and they shall pass, and take away the violent without hand.
Thei schulen die sudeynli, and at mydnyyt puplis schulen be troblid, `ethir schulen be bowid, as othere bookis han; and schulen passe, and schulen take `awei `a violent man with out hond.
21 For his eyes are upon the ways of men, and he considereth all their steps.
For the iyen of God ben on the weies of men, and biholdith alle goyngis of hem.
22 There is no darkness, and there is no shadow of death, where they may be hid who work iniquity.
No derknessis ben, and no schadewe of deeth is, that thei, that worchen wickidnesse, be hid there;
23 For it is no longer in the power of man to enter into judgment with God.
for it is `no more in the power of man, that he come to God in to doom.
24 He shall break in pieces many and innumerable, and shall make others to stand in their stead.
God schal al to-breke many men and vnnoumbrable; and schal make othere men to stonde for hem.
25 For he knoweth their works: and therefore he shall bring night on them, and they shall be destroyed.
For he knowith the werkis of hem; therfor he schal brynge yn niyt, and thei schulen be al to-brokun.
26 He hath struck them, as being wicked, in open sight.
He smoot hem, as vnpitouse men, in the place of seinge men.
27 Who as it were on purpose have revolted from him, and would not understand all his ways:
Whiche yeden awei fro hym bi `castyng afore, and nolden vndurstonde alle hise weies.
28 So that they caused the cry of the needy to come to him, and he heard the voice of the poor.
That thei schulden make the cry of a nedi man to come to hym, and that he schulde here the vois of pore men.
29 For when he granteth peace, who is there that can condemn? When he hideth his countenance, who is there that can behold him, whether it regard nations, or all men?
For whanne he grauntith pees, who is that condempneth? Sithen he hidith his cheer, who is that seeth hym? And on folkis and on alle men `he hath power `to do siche thingis.
30 Who maketh a man that is a hypocrite to reign for the sins of the people?
Which makith `a man ypocrite to regne, for the synnes of the puple.
31 Seeing then I have spoken of God, I will not hinder thee in thy turn.
Therfor for Y haue spoke to God, also Y schal not forbede thee.
32 If I have erred, teach thou me: if I have spoken iniquity, I will add no more.
If Y erride, teche thou me; if Y spak wickidnesse, Y schal no more adde.
33 Doth God require it of thee, because it hath displeased thee? for thou begannest to speak, and not I: but if thou know any thing better, speak.
Whether God axith that wickidnesse of thee, for it displeside thee? For thou hast bigunne to speke, and not Y; that if thou knowist ony thing betere, speke thou.
34 Let men of understanding speak to me, and let a wise man hearken to me.
Men vndurstondynge, speke to me; and a wise man, here me.
35 But Job hath spoken foolishly, and his words sound not discipline.
Forsothe Joob spak folili, and hise wordis sownen not techyng.
36 My father, let Job be tried even to the end: cease not from the man of iniquity.
My fadir, be Joob preuede `til to the ende; ceesse thou not fro the man of wickidnesse,
37 Because he addeth blasphemy upon his sins, let him be tied fast in the mean time amongst us: and then let him provoke God to judgment with his speeches.
`that addith blasfemye ouer hise synnes. Be he constreyned among vs in the meene tyme; and thanne bi hise wordis stire he God to the doom.
