Job 28
1 Siluer hath bigynnyngis of his veynes; and a place is to gold, in which it is wellid togidere.
for there to/for silver: money exit and place to/for gold to refine
2 Irun is takun fro erthe, and a stoon resolued, `ethir meltid, bi heete, is turned in to money.
iron from dust to take: take and stone to pour bronze
3 God hath set tyme to derknessis, and he biholdith the ende of alle thingis.
end to set: put to/for darkness and to/for all limit he/she/it to search stone darkness and shadow
4 Also a stronde departith a stoon of derknesse, and the schadewe of deth, fro the puple goynge in pilgrymage; it departith tho hillis, whiche the foot of a nedi man foryat, and hillis with out weie.
to break through torrent: river from from with to sojourn [the] to forget from foot to languish from human to shake
5 The erthe, wher of breed cam forth in his place, is destried bi fier.
land: soil from her to come out: produce food: bread and underneath: under her to overturn like fire
6 The place of saphir ben stoonys therof, and the clottis therof ben gold.
place sapphire stone her and dust gold to/for him
7 A brid knewe not the weie, and the iye of a vultur, ethir rauenouse brid, bihelde it not.
path not to know him bird of prey and not to see him eye falcon
8 The sones of marchauntis tretiden not on it, and a lyonesse passide not therbi.
not to tread him son: type of pride not to advance upon him lion
9 God stretchide forth his hond to a flynt; he distriede hillis fro the rootis.
in/on/with flint to send: reach hand: power his to overturn from root mountain: mount
10 He hewide doun ryuers in stoonys; and his iye siy al precious thing.
in/on/with rock stream to break up/open and all preciousness to see: see eye his
11 And he souyte out the depthis of floodis; and he brouyte forth hid thingis in to liyt.
from weeping river to saddle/tie and secret her to come out: send light
12 But where is wisdom foundun, and which is the place of vndurstondyng?
and [the] wisdom from where? to find and where? this place understanding
13 A man noot the prijs therof, nether it is foundun in the lond of men lyuynge swetli, `ether delicatli.
not to know human valuation her and not to find in/on/with land: country/planet [the] alive
14 The depthe of watris seith, It is not in me; and the see spekith, It is not with me.
abyss to say not in/on/with me he/she/it and sea to say nothing with me me
15 Gold ful cleene schal not be youun for wisdom, nether siluer schal be weied in the chaungyng therof.
not to give: give enclosure underneath: instead her and not to weigh silver: money price her
16 It schal not be comparysound to the died colours of Iynde, not to the moost preciouse stoon of sardius, nether to saphir.
not to weigh in/on/with gold Ophir in/on/with onyx precious and sapphire
17 Nether gold, nether glas schal be maad euene worth therto;
not to arrange her gold and glass and exchange her article/utensil pure gold
18 and hiye and fer apperynge vessels of gold schulen not be chaungid for wisdom, nether schulen be had in mynde in comparisoun therof. Forsothe wisdom is drawun of pryuy thingis;
coral and crystal not to remember and bag/price wisdom from jewel
19 topasie of Ethiope schal not be maad euene worth to wisdom, and moost preciouse diyngis schulen not be set togidere in prijs, `ether comparisound, therto.
not to arrange her topaz Cush in/on/with gold pure not to weigh
20 Therfor wherof cometh wisdom, and which is the place of vndurstondyng?
and [the] wisdom from where? to come (in): come and where? this place understanding
21 It is hid fro the iyen of alle lyuynge men; also it is hid fro briddis of heuene.
and to conceal from eye all alive and from bird [the] heaven to hide
22 Perdicioun and deeth seiden, With oure eeris we herden the fame therof.
Abaddon and death to say in/on/with ear our to hear: hear report her
23 God vndurstondith the weye therof, and he knowith the place therof.
God to understand way: direction her and he/she/it to know [obj] place her
24 For he biholdith the endis of the world, and biholdith alle thingis that ben vndur heuene.
for he/she/it to/for end [the] land: country/planet to look underneath: under all [the] heaven to see: see
25 `Which God made weiyte to wyndis, and weiede watris in mesure.
to/for to make: offer to/for spirit: breath weight and water to measure in/on/with measure
26 Whanne he settide lawe to reyn, and weie to tempestis sownynge;
in/on/with to make he to/for rain statute: decree and way: journey to/for lightning voice: thunder
27 thanne he siy wisdom, and telde out, and made redi, and souyte out.
then to see: see her and to recount her to establish: establish her and also to search her
28 And he seide to man, Lo! the drede of the Lord, thilke is wisdom; and to go awei fro yuel, is vndurstondyng.
and to say to/for man look! fear Lord he/she/it wisdom and to turn aside: turn aside from bad: evil understanding
