Job 23

1 Then Job replied again,

Sotheli Joob answeride, and seide,

2 “Today I am again complaining bitterly/strongly [to God]; I [continue] groaning, but he [SYN] [continues to] (punish me/cause me to suffer).

Now also my word is in bitternesse, and the hond of my wounde is agreggid on my weilyng.

3 I (wish that I knew/want to know) where I could meet/talk with him, so that I could go to the place where he lives.

Who yyueth to me, that Y knowe, and fynde hym, and come `til to his trone?

4 If I could do that, I would tell him why [I know that] I am innocent; I would tell [MTY] to him all my (arguments/evidence [to show that I have not done what is evil]).

Y schal sette doom bifor hym, and Y schal fille my mouth with blamyngis;

5 Then I would find out what he would reply to me [DOU].

that Y kunne the wordis, whiche he schal answere to me, and that Y vnderstonde, what he schal speke to me.

6 Would he use his great power to argue with me? No, he would listen to me carefully.

Y nyle, that he stryue with me bi greet strengthe, nether oppresse me with the heuynesse of his greetnesse.

7 I am (an honest/a righteous) man; so I would be able to discuss things with him [fairly], and then he would declare that I am innocent, [and that decision would endure] forever.

Sette he forth equite ayens me, and my doom come perfitli to victorie.

8 “But, I have gone to the east, and he is not there; I have gone to the west, but I have not found him there.

If Y go to the eest, God apperith not; if Y go to the west, Y schal not vndurstonde hym; if Y go to the left side,

9 I have gone north and I have gone south, but I have not seen him anywhere.

what schal Y do? Y schal not take hym; if Y turne me to the riyt side, Y schal not se hym.

10 But he knows how I have conducted my life; and when he has finished testing me, [he] will [see that] I [am] as pure as [SIM] gold [whose impurities have all been burned out].

But he knowith my weie, and he schal preue me as gold, that passith thorouy fier.

11 I [SYN] have faithfully walked on the path that he showed me; I have not stopped [obeying] him.

My foot suede hise steppis; Y kepte his weie, and Y bowide not awey fro it.

12 I have always obeyed what he [SYN] commanded; I have treasured the words that he has spoken.

Y yede not awei fro the comaundementis of hise lippis; and Y hidde in my bosum the wordis of his mouth.

13 “He never changes. There is no one who can [RHQ] stop him [from doing what he desires]. Whatever he wants to do, he does.

For he is aloone, and no man may turne awei hise thouytis; and what euer thing he wolde, his wille dide this thing.

14 And he will finish doing for me the things that he has planned for me; [and I am sure that] he has thought about doing many things for me.

Whanne he hath fillid his wille in me, also many othere lijk thingis ben redi to hym.

15 So I am terrified in his presence; when I think [about what he can do], I am very afraid [DOU].

And therfor Y am disturblid of his face, and Y biholdynge hym am anguyschid for drede.

16 Almighty God has caused me [SYN] to feel terrified [DOU].

God hath maad neische myn herte, and Almyyti God hath disturblid me.

17 [It is as though] there is only thick darkness in front of me, but it is God that I am afraid of, not the darkness.”

For Y perischide not for derknessis neiyynge; nethir myist hilide my face.