Job 21
1 Then Job answered and said:
Bvt Iob answered, and sayd,
2 Hear diligently my speech; and let this be your consolations.
Heare diligently my wordes, and this shalbe in stead of your consolations.
3 Suffer me, that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
Suffer mee, that I may speake, and when I haue spoken, mocke on.
4 As for me, is my complaint to man? Or why should I not be impatient?
Doe I direct my talke to man? If it were so, how should not my spirit be troubled?
5 Turn unto me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
Marke mee, and be abashed, and lay your hand vpon your mouth.
6 Even when I remember I am affrighted, and horror hath taketh hold on my flesh.
Euen when I remember, I am afrayde, and feare taketh hold on my flesh.
7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, wax mighty in power?
Wherefore do the wicked liue, and waxe olde, and grow in wealth?
8 Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
Their seede is established in their sight with them, and their generation before their eyes.
9 Their houses are safe, without fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
Their houses are peaceable without feare, and the rod of God is not vpon them.
10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
Their bullocke gendreth, and fayleth not: their cow calueth, and casteth not her calfe.
11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
They send forth their children like sheepe, and their sonnes dance.
12 They sing to the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
They take the tabret and harpe, and reioyce in the sound of the organs.
They spend their dayes in wealth, and suddenly they go downe to the graue. (Sheol h7585)
14 Yet they said unto God: 'Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of Thy ways.
They say also vnto God, Depart from vs: for we desire not the knowledge of thy wayes.
15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto Him?' —
Who is the Almightie, that we should serue him? and what profit should we haue, if we should pray vnto him?
16 Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand; the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Lo, their wealth is not in their hand: therfore let the counsell of the wicked bee farre from me.
17 How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? that their calamity cometh upon them? that He distributeth pains in His anger?
How oft shall the candle of the wicked be put out? and their destruction come vpon them? he wil deuide their liues in his wrath.
18 That they are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm stealeth away?
They shall be as stubble before the winde, and as chaffe that the storme carieth away.
19 'God layeth up his iniquity for his children!' — let Him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it.
God wil lay vp the sorowe of the father for his children: when he rewardeth him, hee shall knowe it.
20 Let his own eyes see his destruction, and let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drinke of the wrath of the Almightie.
21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him? seeing the number of his months is determined.
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the nomber of his moneths is cut off?
22 Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing it is He that judgeth those that are high.
Shall any teache God knowledge, who iudgeth the highest things?
23 One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet;
One dyeth in his full strength, being in all ease and prosperitie.
24 His pails are full of milk, and the marrow of his bones is moistened.
His breasts are full of milke, and his bones runne full of marowe.
25 And another dieth in bitterness of soul, and hath never tasted of good.
And another dieth in the bitternes of his soule, and neuer eateth with pleasure.
26 They lie down alike in the dust, and the worm covereth them.
They shall sleepe both in the dust, and the wormes shall couer them.
27 Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the enterprises, wherewith ye do me wrong.
28 For ye say: 'Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?'
For ye say, Where is the princes house? and where is the tabernacle of the wickeds dwelling?
29 Have ye not asked them that go by the way; and will ye misdeem their tokens,
May ye not aske the that go by the way? and ye can not deny their signes.
30 That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity, that they are led forth to the day of wrath?
But the wicked is kept vnto the day of destruction, and they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
31 But who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall reward him for that he hath done?
32 For he is borne to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb.
Yet shall he be brought to the graue, and remaine in the heape.
33 The clods of the valley are sweet unto him, and all men draw after him, as there were innumerable before him.
The slimie valley shalbe sweete vnto him, and euery man shall draw after him, as before him there were innumerable.
34 How then comfort ye me in vain? And as for your answers, there remaineth only faithlessness?
How then comfort ye me in vaine, seeing in your answeres there remaine but lyes?
