Job 21
1 Forsothe Joob answeride, and seide,
And he answered Job and he said.
2 Y preye, here ye my wordis, and do ye penaunce.
Listen completely [to] speech my and let it be this consolations your.
3 Suffre ye me, that Y speke; and leiye ye aftir my wordis, if it schal seme worthi.
Bear with me and I I will speak and after have spoken I you will mock.
4 Whether my disputyng is ayens man, that skilfuli Y owe not to be sori?
¿ I to humankind [is] complaint my and if why? not will it be short spirit my.
5 Perseyue ye me, and be ye astonyed; and sette ye fyngur on youre mouth.
Turn to me and be appalled and put a hand over a mouth.
6 And whanne Y bithenke, Y drede, and tremblyng schakith my fleisch.
And if I remember [this] and I am disturbed and it takes hold of flesh my shuddering.
7 Whi therfor lyuen wickid men? Thei ben enhaunsid, and coumfortid with richessis.
Why? wicked [people] do they live they grow old also do they become strong? strength.
8 Her seed dwellith bifor hem; the cumpeny of kynesmen, and of sones of sones dwellith in her siyt.
Offspring their [is] established before them with them and descendants their to eyes their.
9 Her housis ben sikur, and pesible; and the yerde of God is not on hem.
Houses their [are] safety from fear and not [the] rod of God [is] on them.
10 The cow of hem conseyuede, and caluede not a deed calf; the cow caluyde, and is not priued of hir calf.
Bull his it impregnates and not it fails it calves cow his and not it miscarries.
11 Her litle children goen out as flockis; and her yonge children `maken fulli ioye with pleies.
They send forth like flock young boys their and children their they leap about!
12 Thei holden tympan, and harpe; and ioien at the soun of orgun.
They lift according to tambourine and harp so they may rejoice to [the] sound of a flute.
(They complete *Q(K)*) in the good days their and in a moment Sheol they descend. (Sheol h7585)
14 Whiche men seiden to God, Go thou awei fro us; we nylen the kunnyng of thi weies.
And they have said to God depart from us and knowledge of ways your not we desire.
15 Who is Almiyti God, that we serue him? and what profitith it to vs, if we preien him?
What? [is the] Almighty that we will serve him and what? will we gain that we will entreat him.
16 Netheles for her goodis ben not in her hond, `that is, power, the counsel of wickid men be fer fro me.
There! not [is] in own hand their prosperity their [the] counsel of wicked [people] it is far from me.
17 Hou ofte schal the lanterne of wickid men be quenchid, and flowing schal come on hem, and God schal departe the sorewis of his stronge veniaunce?
How often? - [the] lamp of wicked [people] is it extinguished and it may come? on them calamity their pain does he apportion? in anger his.
18 Thei schulen be as chaffis bifor the face of the wynd; and as a deed sparcle, whiche the whirlewynd scaterith abrood.
Are they? like straw before a wind and like chaff [which] it has stolen it a storm-wind.
19 God schal kepe the sorewe of the fadir to hise sones; and whanne he hath yoldun, thanne he schal wite.
God he stores up for children his wickedness his let him repay to him so he may know.
20 Hise iyen schulen se her sleyng; and he schal drynke of the stronge veniaunce of Almyyti God.
Let them see (own eyes his *Q(K)*) destruction his and from [the] rage of [the] Almighty let him drink.
21 For whi what perteyneth it to hym of his hows aftir hym, thouy the noumbre of his monethis be half takun awey?
For what? [is] pleasure his in household his after him and [the] number of months his they have been cut off.
22 Whether ony man schal teche God kunnyng, which demeth hem that ben hiye?
¿ To God will anyone teach knowledge and he exalted [ones] he judges.
23 This yuel man dieth strong and hool, riche and blesful, `that is, myrie.
This [one] he will die with limb[s] of completeness his all of him [is] at ease and at ease.
24 Hise entrails ben ful of fatnesse; and hise boonys ben moistid with merowis.
Pails his they are full milk and [the] marrow of bones his it is watered.
25 Sotheli anothir wickid man dieth in the bittirnesse of his soule, and with outen ony richessis.
And this [one] he will die with a soul bitter and not he has eaten in the good.
26 And netheles thei schulen slepe togidere in dust, and wormes schulen hile hem.
Together on dust they will lie and a maggot it will cover over them.
27 Certis Y knowe youre wickid thouytis, and sentensis ayens me.
Here! I know thoughts your and [the] schemes on me you do violence.
28 For ye seien, Where is the hows of the prince? and where ben the tabernaclis of wickid men?
For you say where? [is the] house of a noble [person] and where? [is the] tent of - [the] dwelling places of wicked [people].
29 Axe ye ech of `the weie goeris; and ye schulen knowe, that he vndurstondith these same thingis,
¿ Not have you asked [those who] pass by of [the] road and signs their not do you recognize?
30 that an yuel man schal be kept in to the dai of perdicioun, and schal be led to the dai of woodnesse.
That to a day of calamity he is spared an evil [person] to a day of furi they are brought forth.
31 Who schal repreue hise weies bifor hym? and who schal yelde to hym tho thingis, whiche he hath doon?
Who? will he tell on face his way his and [that which] he he has done who? will he repay to him.
32 He schal be led to the sepulcris; and he schal wake in the heep of deed men.
And he to [the] grave he will be borne and over a tomb someone will keep watch.
33 He was swete to the `stoonys, ether filthis, of helle; and drawith ech man aftir hym, and vnnoumbrable men bifor him.
They will be sweet to him [the] clods of [the] wadi and after him every person he will follow and before him there not [is] number.
34 Hou therfor coumforten ye me in veyn, sithen youre answeris ben schewid to `repugne to treuthe?
And how? will you comfort me vanity and answers your it remains unfaithfulness.
