Job 23

1 Sotheli Joob answeride, and seide,

And he answered Job and he said.

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

Also this day [the] rebellion of complaint my hand my it is heavy on groaning my.

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

Who? will he give I knew and I will find him I will come to place his.

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

Let me set in order before him a case and mouth my let me fill arguments.

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

I want to know [the] words [which] he will answer me and I want to understand what? will he say to me.

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

¿ With greatness of power will he conduct a case with me not surely he he will put on me.

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

There an upright [person] [will be] reasoning with him and I will deliver to perpetuity from judge my.

8 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,

Here! forward I go and there not [is] he and backwards and not I perceive him.

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

[the] left [side] When acts he and not I see [him] he turns [the] right [side] and not I see [him].

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

That he knows [the] way with me he has tested me like gold I will come forth.

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

On step his it has taken hold foot my way his I have kept and not I have turned aside.

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

[the] commandment of Lips his and not I have ceased more than portion my I have treasured up [the] words of mouth his.

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

And he [is] one and who? will he turn back him and [that which] self his it has desired and he has done.

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

For he performs decree my and like them many [are] with him.

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

There-fore of him I am terrified I consider and I may be in dread from him.

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

And God he has made faint heart my and [the] Almighty he has terrified me.

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

For not I have been destroyed from before darkness and from before me it covers gloom.