Job 37
1 Myn herte dredde of this thing, and is moued out of his place.
At this my heart trembleth, and 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.
Hear ye attentively the terror of his voice, and the sound that cometh out of his mouth.
3 He biholdith ouere alle heuenes; and his liyt is ouere the termes of erthe.
He beholdeth under all the heavens, and his light is upon 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 noise shall roar, he shall thunder with the voice of his majesty, and shall not be found out, when his voice shall be heard.
5 God schal thundre in his vois wondurfulli, that makith grete thingis and that moun not be souyt out.
God shall thunder wonderfully with his voice, he that doth great and unsearchable things.
6 Which comaundith to the snow to come doun on erthe, and to the reynes of wijntir, and to the reynes of his strengthe.
He commandeth the snow to go down upon the earth, and the winter rain, and the shower of his strength.
7 Which markith in the hond of alle men, that alle men knowe her werkis.
He sealeth up the hand of all men, that every one may know his works.
8 An vnresonable beeste schal go in to his denne, and schal dwelle in his caue, `ethir derke place.
Then the beast shall go into his covert, and shall abide in his den.
9 Tempestis schulen go out fro the ynnere thingis, and coold fro Arturus.
Out of the inner parts shall a tempest come, and cold out of the north.
10 Whanne God makith blowyng, frost wexith togidere; and eft ful brood watris ben sched out.
When God bloweth there cometh frost, and again the waters are poured out abundantly.
11 Whete desirith cloudis, and cloudis spreeden abrood her liyt.
Corn desireth clouds, and the clouds spread their 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;
Which go round about, whithersoever the will of him that governeth them shall lead them, to whatsoever he shall command them upon the face of the whole earth:
13 whether in o lynage, ethir in his lond, ether in what euer place of his merci he comaundith tho to be foundun.
Whether in one tribe, or in his own land, or in what place soever of his mercy he shall command them to be found.
14 Joob, herkene thou these thingis; stonde thou, and biholde the meruels of God.
Hearken to these things, Job: Stand, and consider the wondrous works of God.
15 Whethir thou woost, whanne God comaundide to the reynes, that tho schulen schewe the liyt of hise cloudis?
Dost thou know when God commanded the rains, to shew his light of his clouds?
16 Whether thou knowist the grete weies of cloudis, and perfit kunnyngis?
Knowest thou the great paths of the clouds, and the perfect knowledges?
17 Whether thi cloothis ben not hoote, whanne the erthe is blowun with the south?
Are not thy garments hot, when the south wind blows upon the earth?
18 In hap thou madist with hym heuenes, which moost sad ben foundid, as of bras.
Thou perhaps hast made the heavens with him, which are most strong, as if they were of molten brass.
19 Schewe thou to vs, what we schulen seie to hym; for we ben wlappid in derknessis.
Shew us what we may say to him: for we are wrapped up in darkness.
20 Who schal telle to hym, what thingis Y speke? yhe, if he spekith, a man schal be deuourid.
Who shall tell him the things I speak? even if a man shall speak, he shall be swallowed up.
21 And now men seen not liyt; the eir schal be maad thicke sudenli in to cloudis, and wynd passynge schal dryue awei tho.
But now they see not the light: the air on a sudden shall be thickened into clouds, and the wind shall pass and drive them away.
22 Gold schal come fro the north, and ferdful preisyng of God.
Cold cometh out of the north, and to God praise with fear.
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.
We cannot find him worthily: he is great in strength, and in judgment, and in justice, and he is ineffable.
24 Therfor men schulen drede hym; and alle men, that semen to hem silf to be wise, schulen not be hardi to biholde.
Therefore men shall fear him, and all that seem to themselves to be wise, shall not dare to behold him.
