Job 37
1 Myn herte dredde of this thing, and is moued out of his place.
At this my heart is shaking; it is moved out of its place.
2 It schal here an heryng in the feerdfulnesse of his vois, and a sown comynge forth of his mouth.
Give ear to the rolling noise of his voice; to the hollow sound which goes out of his mouth.
3 He biholdith ouere alle heuenes; and his liyt is ouere the termes of erthe.
He sends it out through all the heaven, and his thunder-flame to the ends of the earth.
4 Sown schal rore aftir hym, he schal thundre with the vois of his greetnesse; and it schal not be souyt out, whanne his vois is herd.
After it a voice is sounding, thundering out the word of his power; he does not keep back his thunder-flames; from his mouth his voice is sounding.
5 God schal thundre in his vois wondurfulli, that makith grete thingis and that moun not be souyt out.
He does wonders, more than may be searched out; great things of which we have no knowledge;
6 Which comaundith to the snow to come doun on erthe, and to the reynes of wijntir, and to the reynes of his strengthe.
For he says to the snow, Make the earth wet; and to the rain-storm, Come down.
7 Which markith in the hond of alle men, that alle men knowe her werkis.
He puts an end to the work of every man, so that all may see his work.
8 An vnresonable beeste schal go in to his denne, and schal dwelle in his caue, `ethir derke place.
Then the beasts go into their holes, and take their rest.
9 Tempestis schulen go out fro the ynnere thingis, and coold fro Arturus.
Out of its place comes the storm-wind, and the cold out of its store-houses.
10 Whanne God makith blowyng, frost wexith togidere; and eft ful brood watris ben sched out.
By the breath of God ice is made, and the wide waters are shut in.
11 Whete desirith cloudis, and cloudis spreeden abrood her liyt.
The thick cloud is weighted with thunder-flame, and the cloud sends out its light;
12 Whiche cloudes cumpassen alle thingis bi cumpas, whidur euere the wil of the gouernour ledith tho, to al thing which he comaundith `to tho on the face of the world;
And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,
13 whether in o lynage, ethir in his lond, ether in what euer place of his merci he comaundith tho to be foundun.
For a rod, or for a curse, or for mercy, causing it to come on the mark.
14 Joob, herkene thou these thingis; stonde thou, and biholde the meruels of God.
Give ear to this, O Job, and keep quiet in your place; and take note of the wonders worked by God.
15 Whethir thou woost, whanne God comaundide to the reynes, that tho schulen schewe the liyt of hise cloudis?
Have you knowledge of God's ordering of his works, how he makes the light of his cloud to be seen?
16 Whether thou knowist the grete weies of cloudis, and perfit kunnyngis?
Have you knowledge of the balancings of the clouds, the wonders of him who has all wisdom?
17 Whether thi cloothis ben not hoote, whanne the erthe is blowun with the south?
You, whose clothing is warm, when the earth is quiet because of the south wind,
18 In hap thou madist with hym heuenes, which moost sad ben foundid, as of bras.
Will you, with him, make the skies smooth, and strong as a polished looking-glass?
19 Schewe thou to vs, what we schulen seie to hym; for we ben wlappid in derknessis.
Make clear to me what we are to say to him; we are unable to put our cause before him, because of the dark.
20 Who schal telle to hym, what thingis Y speke? yhe, if he spekith, a man schal be deuourid.
How may he have knowledge of my desire for talk with him? or did any man ever say, May destruction come on me?
21 And now men seen not liyt; the eir schal be maad thicke sudenli in to cloudis, and wynd passynge schal dryue awei tho.
And now the light is not seen, for it is dark because of the clouds; but a wind comes, clearing them away.
22 Gold schal come fro the north, and ferdful preisyng of God.
A bright light comes out of the north; God's glory is greatly to be feared.
23 For we moun not fynde him worthili; he is greet in strengthe, and in doom, and in riytfulnesse, and may not be teld out.
There is no searching out of the Ruler of all: his strength and his judging are great; he is full of righteousness, doing no wrong.
24 Therfor men schulen drede hym; and alle men, that semen to hem silf to be wise, schulen not be hardi to biholde.
For this cause men go in fear of him; he has no respect for any who are wise in heart.
