Job 37
1 At this also mine heart is astonied, and is mooued out of his place.
Myn herte dredde of this thing, and is moued out of his place.
2 Heare the sound of his voyce, and the noyse that goeth out of his mouth.
It schal here an heryng in the feerdfulnesse of his vois, and a sown comynge forth of his mouth.
3 He directeth it vnder the whole heauen, and his light vnto the endes of the world.
He biholdith ouere alle heuenes; and his liyt is ouere the termes of erthe.
4 After it a noyse soundeth: hee thundereth with the voyce of his maiestie, and hee will not stay them when his voyce 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 marueilously with his voyce: he worketh great things, which we know not.
God schal thundre in his vois wondurfulli, that makith grete thingis and that moun not be souyt out.
6 For he sayth to the snowe, Be thou vpon the earth: likewise to the small rayne and to the great rayne of his power.
Which comaundith to the snow to come doun on erthe, and to the reynes of wijntir, and to the reynes of his strengthe.
7 With the force thereof he shutteth vp euery man, that all men may knowe his worke.
Which markith in the hond of alle men, that alle men knowe her werkis.
8 Then the beastes go into the denne, and remaine in their places.
An vnresonable beeste schal go in to his denne, and schal dwelle in his caue, `ethir derke place.
9 The whirlewind commeth out of the South, and the colde from the North winde.
Tempestis schulen go out fro the ynnere thingis, and coold fro Arturus.
10 At the breath of God the frost is giuen, and the breadth of the waters is made narrowe.
Whanne God makith blowyng, frost wexith togidere; and eft ful brood watris ben sched out.
11 He maketh also the cloudes to labour, to water the earth, and scattereth the cloude of his light.
Whete desirith cloudis, and cloudis spreeden abrood her liyt.
12 And it is turned about by his gouernment, that they may doe whatsoeuer he commandeth them vpon the whole worlde:
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 it be for punishment, or for his lande, or of mercie, he causeth it to come.
whether in o lynage, ethir in his lond, ether in what euer place of his merci he comaundith tho to be foundun.
14 Hearken vnto this, O Iob: stand and consider the wonderous workes of God.
Joob, herkene thou these thingis; stonde thou, and biholde the meruels of God.
15 Diddest thou knowe when God disposed them? and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
Whethir thou woost, whanne God comaundide to the reynes, that tho schulen schewe the liyt of hise cloudis?
16 Hast thou knowen the varietie of the cloude, and the wonderous workes of him, that is perfite in knowledge?
Whether thou knowist the grete weies of cloudis, and perfit kunnyngis?
17 Or howe thy clothes are warme, when he maketh the earth quiet through the South winde?
Whether thi cloothis ben not hoote, whanne the erthe is blowun with the south?
18 Hast thou stretched out the heaues, which are strong, and as a molten glasse?
In hap thou madist with hym heuenes, which moost sad ben foundid, as of bras.
19 Tell vs what we shall say vnto him: for we can not dispose our matter because of darknes.
Schewe thou to vs, what we schulen seie to hym; for we ben wlappid in derknessis.
20 Shall it be told him when I speake? or shall man speake when he shalbe destroyed?
Who schal telle to hym, what thingis Y speke? yhe, if he spekith, a man schal be deuourid.
21 And nowe men see not the light, which shineth in the cloudes, but the winde passeth and clenseth 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 The brightnesse commeth out of the North: the praise thereof is to God, which is terrible.
Gold schal come fro the north, and ferdful preisyng of God.
23 It is the Almightie: we can not finde him out: he is excellent in power and iudgement, and aboundant in iustice: he afflicteth not.
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 Let men therefore feare him: for he will not regarde any that are wise in their owne conceit.
Therfor men schulen drede hym; and alle men, that semen to hem silf to be wise, schulen not be hardi to biholde.
