Job 35

1 Therfor Helyu spak eft these thingis, Whethir thi thouyt semeth euene,

以利户又说：

2 `ether riytful, to thee, that thou schuldist seie, Y am riytfulere than God?

你以为有理， 或以为你的公义胜于 神的公义，

3 For thou seidist, That, that is good, plesith not thee; ethir what profitith it to thee, if Y do synne?

才说这与我有什么益处？ 我不犯罪比犯罪有什么好处呢？

4 Therfor Y schal answere to thi wordis, and to thi frendis with thee.

我要回答你和在你这里的朋友。

5 Se thou, and biholde heuene, and biholde thou the eir, that God is hiyere than thou.

你要向天观看， 瞻望那高于你的穹苍。

6 If thou synnest `ayens hym, what schalt thou anoye hym? and if thi wickidnessis ben multiplied, what schalt thou do ayens hym?

你若犯罪，能使 神受何害呢？ 你的过犯加增，能使 神受何损呢？

7 Certis if thou doist iustli, what schalt thou yyue to hym; ether what schal he take of thin hond?

你若是公义，还能加增他什么呢？ 他从你手里还接受什么呢？

8 Thi wickidnesse schal anoie a man, which is lijk thee; and thi riytfulnesse schal helpe the sone of a man.

你的过恶或能害你这类的人； 你的公义或能叫世人得益处。

9 Thei schulen cry for the multitude of fals chalengeris, and thei schulen weile for the violence of the arm of tirauntis.

人因多受欺压就哀求， 因受能者的辖制便求救，

10 And Joob seide not, Where is God, that made me, and that yaf songis in the nyyt?

却无人说：造我的 神在哪里？ 他使人夜间歌唱，

11 Which God techith vs aboue the beestis of erthe, and he schal teche vs aboue the briddis of heuene.

教训我们胜于地上的走兽， 使我们有聪明胜于空中的飞鸟。

12 There thei schulen crye, and God schal not here, for the pride of yuele men.

他们在那里， 因恶人的骄傲呼求，却无人答应。

13 For God schal not here with out cause, and Almyyti God schal biholde the causis of ech man.

虚妄的呼求， 神必不垂听； 全能者也必不眷顾。

14 Yhe, whanne thou seist, He biholdith not; be thou demed bifor hym, and abide thou hym.

何况你说，你不得见他； 你的案件在他面前，你等候他吧。

15 For now he bryngith not in his strong veniaunce, nether vengith `greetli felonye.

但如今因他未曾发怒降罚， 也不甚理会狂傲，

16 Therfor Joob openith his mouth in veyn, and multiplieth wordis with out kunnyng.

所以约伯开口说虚妄的话， 多发无知识的言语。