Job 36
1 Elihu also proceeded and sayde,
Also Helyu addide, and spak these thingis,
2 Suffer me a litle, and I will instruct thee: for I haue yet to speake on Gods behalfe.
Suffre thou me a litil, and Y schal schewe to thee; for yit Y haue that, that Y schal speke for God.
3 I will fetche my knowledge afarre off, and will attribute righteousnes vnto my Maker.
Y schal reherse my kunnyng fro the bigynnyng; and Y schal preue my worchere iust.
4 For truely my wordes shall not be false, and he that is perfect in knowledge, speaketh with thee.
For verili my wordis ben with out leesyng, and perfit kunnyng schal be preued to thee.
5 Behold, the mighty God casteth away none that is mighty and valiant of courage.
God castith not awei myyti men, sithen he is myyti;
6 He mainteineth not the wicked, but he giueth iudgement to the afflicted.
but he saueth not wickid men, and he yyueth dom to pore men.
7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, but they are with Kings in ye throne, where he placeth them for euer: thus they are exalted.
He takith not awei hise iyen fro a iust man; and he settith kyngis in seete with out ende, and thei ben reisid there.
8 And if they bee bound in fetters and tyed with the cordes of affliction,
And if thei ben in chaynes, and ben boundun with the roopis of pouert,
9 Then will he shewe them their worke and their sinnes, because they haue bene proude.
he schal shewe to hem her werkis, and her grete trespassis; for thei weren violent, `ethir rauenours.
10 He openeth also their eare to discipline, and commandeth them that they returne from iniquity.
Also he schal opene her eere, that he chastise; and he schal speke, that thei turne ayen fro wickidnesse.
11 If they obey and serue him, they shall end their dayes in prosperity, and their yeres in pleasures.
If thei heren, and kepen, thei schulen fille her daies in good, and her yeris in glorie.
12 But if they wil not obey, they shall passe by the sworde, and perish without knowledge.
Sotheli if thei heren not, thei schulen passe bi swerd, and thei schulen be wastid in foli.
13 But the hypocrites of heart increase the wrath: for they call not when he bindeth them.
Feyneris and false men stiren the ire of God; and thei schulen not crye, whanne thei ben boundun.
14 Their soule dyeth in youth, and their life among the whoremongers.
The soule of hem schal die in tempest; and the lijf of hem among `men of wymmens condiciouns.
15 He deliuereth the poore in his affliction, and openeth their eare in trouble.
He schal delyuere a pore man fro his angwisch; and he schal opene `the eere of hym in tribulacioun.
16 Euen so woulde he haue taken thee out of the streight place into a broade place and not shut vp beneath: and that which resteth vpon thy table, had bene full of fat.
Therfor he schal saue thee fro the streit mouth of the broddeste tribulacioun, and not hauynge a foundement vndur it; sotheli the rest of thi table schal be ful of fatnesse.
17 But thou art ful of the iudgement of the wicked, though iudgement and equitie maintaine all things.
Thi cause is demed as the cause of a wickid man; forsothe thou schalt resseyue thi cause and doom.
18 For Gods wrath is, least hee should take that away in thine abundance: for no multitude of giftes can deliuer thee.
Therfor ire ouercome thee not, that thou oppresse ony man; and the multitude of yiftis bowe thee not.
19 Wil he regard thy riches? he regardeth not golde, nor all them that excel in strength.
Putte doun thi greetnesse with out tribulacioun, and putte doun alle stronge men bi strengthe.
20 Be not carefull in the night, howe he destroyeth the people out of their place.
Dilaie thou not nyyt, that puplis stie for hem.
21 Take thou heede: looke not to iniquitie: for thou hast chosen it rather then affliction.
Be thou war, that thou bowe not to wickidnesse; for thou hast bigunne to sue this wickidnesse aftir wretchidnesse.
22 Beholde, God exalteth by his power: what teacher is like him?
Lo! God is hiy in his strengthe, and noon is lijk hym among the yyueris of lawe.
23 Who hath appointed to him his way? or who can say, Thou hast done wickedly?
Who mai seke out the weies of God? ethir who dar seie to hym, Thou hast wrouyt wickidnesse?
24 Remember that thou magnifie his worke, which men behold.
Haue thou mynde, that thou knowist not his werk, of whom men sungun.
25 All men see it, and men beholde it afarre off.
Alle men seen God; ech man biholdith afer.
26 Beholde, God is excellent, and we knowe him not, neither can the nomber of his yeres bee searched out.
Lo! God is greet, ouercomynge oure kunnyng; the noumbre of hise yeeris is with out noumbre.
27 When he restraineth the droppes of water, the rayne powreth down by the vapour thereof,
Which takith awei the dropis of reyn; and schedith out reynes at the licnesse of floodyatis,
28 Which raine the cloudes do droppe and let fall abundantly vpon man.
whiche comen doun of the cloudis, that hilen alle thingis aboue.
29 Who can know the diuisions of ye clouds and the thunders of his tabernacle?
If he wole stretche forthe cloudis as his tente,
30 Beholde, he spreadeth his light vpon it, and couereth the bottome of the sea.
and leite with his liyt fro aboue, he schal hile, yhe,
31 For thereby hee iudgeth the people, and giueth meate abundantly.
the herris of the see. For bi these thingis he demeth puplis, and yyueth mete to many deedli men.
32 He couereth the light with the clouds, and commandeth them to go against it.
In hondis he hidith liyt; and comaundith it, that it come eft.
33 His companion sheweth him thereof, and there is anger in rising vp.
He tellith of it to his freend, that it is his possessioun; and that he may stie to it.
