Job 37
1 At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place.
Myn herte dredde of this thing, and is moued out of his place.
2 Hear attentively the noise of His voice, and the sound 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 sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, and His lightning unto the ends of the earth.
He biholdith ouere alle heuenes; and his liyt is ouere the termes of erthe.
4 After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of His majesty; and He stayeth them not when His voice 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 marvellously with His voice; great things doeth He, which we cannot comprehend.
God schal thundre in his vois wondurfulli, that makith grete thingis and that moun not be souyt out.
6 For He saith to the snow: 'Fall thou on the earth'; likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of His mighty rain.
Which comaundith to the snow to come doun on erthe, and to the reynes of wijntir, and to the reynes of his strengthe.
7 He sealeth up the hand of every man, that all men whom He hath made may know it.
Which markith in the hond of alle men, that alle men knowe her werkis.
8 Then the beasts go into coverts, and remain in their dens.
An vnresonable beeste schal go in to his denne, and schal dwelle in his caue, `ethir derke place.
9 Out of the Chamber cometh the storm; and cold out of the north.
Tempestis schulen go out fro the ynnere thingis, and coold fro Arturus.
10 By the breath of God ice is given, and the breadth of the waters is straitened.
Whanne God makith blowyng, frost wexith togidere; and eft ful brood watris ben sched out.
11 Yea, He ladeth the thick cloud with moister, He spreadeth abroad the cloud of His lightning;
Whete desirith cloudis, and cloudis spreeden abrood her liyt.
12 And they are turned round about by His guidance, that they may do whatsoever He commandeth them upon the face of the habitable world:
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 correction, or for His earth, or for mercy, that He cause 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 unto this, O Job; stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
Joob, herkene thou these thingis; stonde thou, and biholde the meruels of God.
15 Dost thou know how God enjoineth them, and causeth the lightning of His cloud to shine?
Whethir thou woost, whanne God comaundide to the reynes, that tho schulen schewe the liyt of hise cloudis?
16 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
Whether thou knowist the grete weies of cloudis, and perfit kunnyngis?
17 Thou whose garments are warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind;
Whether thi cloothis ben not hoote, whanne the erthe is blowun with the south?
18 Canst thou with Him spread out the sky, which is strong as a molten mirror?
In hap thou madist with hym heuenes, which moost sad ben foundid, as of bras.
19 Teach us what we shall say unto Him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
Schewe thou to vs, what we schulen seie to hym; for we ben wlappid in derknessis.
20 Shall it be told Him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?
Who schal telle to hym, what thingis Y speke? yhe, if he spekith, a man schal be deuourid.
21 And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; but the wind passeth, and cleanseth 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 Out of the north cometh golden splendour, about God is terrible majesty.
Gold schal come fro the north, and ferdful preisyng of God.
23 The Almighty, whom we cannot find out, is excellent in power, yet to judgment and plenteous justice He doeth no violence.
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 Men do therefore fear Him; He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.
Therfor men schulen drede hym; and alle men, that semen to hem silf to be wise, schulen not be hardi to biholde.
