Job 9
1 Joob answeride, and seide, Verili Y woot, that it is so,
and to answer Job and to say
2 and that a man comparisound to God schal not be maad iust.
truly to know for so and what? to justify human with God
3 If he wole stryue with God, he may not answere to God oon for a thousynde.
if to delight in to/for to contend with him not to answer him one from thousand
4 He is wiys in herte, and strong in myyt; who ayenstood hym, and hadde pees?
wise heart and strong strength who? to harden to(wards) him and to complete
5 Which bar hillis fro o place to anothir, and thei wisten not; whiche he distriede in his strong veniaunce.
[the] to proceed mountain: mount and not to know which to overturn them in/on/with face: anger his
6 Which stirith the erthe fro his place, and the pilers therof schulen `be schakun togidere.
[the] to tremble land: country/planet from place her and pillar her to shudder [emph?]
7 Which comaundith to the sunne, and it risith not; and he closith the sterris, as vndur a signet.
[the] to say to/for sun and not to rise and about/through/for star to seal
8 Which aloone stretchith forth heuenes, and goith on the wawis of the see.
to stretch heaven to/for alone him and to tread upon high place sea
9 Which makith Ariture, and Orionas, and Hiadas, `that is, seuene sterris, and the innere thingis of the south.
to make Bear Orion and Pleiades and chamber south
10 Which makith grete thingis, and that moun not be souyt out, and wondurful thingis, of whiche is noon noumbre.
to make: do great: large till nothing search and to wonder till nothing number
11 If he cometh to me, `that is, bi his grace, Y schal not se hym; if he goith awey, `that is, in withdrawynge his grace, Y schal not vndurstonde.
look! to pass upon me and not to see: see and to pass and not to understand to/for him
12 If he axith sodeynli, who schal answere to hym? ethir who may seie to hym, Whi doist thou so?
look! to seize who? to return: return him who? to say to(wards) him what? to make: do
13 `God is he, whos wraththe no man may withstonde; and vndur whom thei ben bowid, that beren the world.
god not to return: turn back face: anger his (underneath: under him *Q(k)*) to bow to help Rahab monster
14 Hou greet am Y, that Y answere to hym, and speke bi my wordis with hym?
also for I to answer him to choose word my with him
15 Which also schal not answere, thouy Y haue ony thing iust; but Y schal biseche my iuge.
which if to justify not to answer to/for to judge me be gracious
16 And whanne he hath herd me inwardli clepynge, Y bileue not, that he hath herd my vois.
if to call: call to and to answer me not be faithful for to listen voice my
17 For in a whirlewynd he schal al to-breke me, and he schal multiplie my woundis, yhe, without cause.
which in/on/with storm to bruise me and to multiply wound my for nothing
18 He grauntith not, that my spirit haue reste, and he fillith me with bittirnesses.
not to give: allow me to return: return spirit: breath my for to satisfy me bitterness
19 If strengthe is souyt, `he is moost strong; if equyte of doom is souyt, no man dar yelde witnessynge for me.
if to/for strength strong behold and if to/for justice who? to appoint me
20 If Y wole make me iust, my mouth schal dampne me; if Y schal schewe me innocent, he schal preue me a schrewe.
if to justify lip my be wicked me complete I and to twist me
21 Yhe, thouy Y am symple, my soule schal not knowe this same thing; and it schal anoye me of my lijf.
complete I not to know soul my to reject life my
22 O thing is, which Y spak, he schal waste `bi deth also the innocent and wickid man.
one he/she/it upon so to say complete and wicked he/she/it to end: destroy
23 If he betith, sle he onys, and leiye he not of the peynes of innocent men.
if whip to die suddenly to/for despair innocent to mock
24 The erthe is youun in to the hondis of the wickid; he hilith the face of iugis; that if he is not, who therfor is?
land: country/planet to give: give in/on/with hand: power wicked face to judge her to cover if not then who? he/she/it
25 Mi daies weren swiftere than a corour; thei fledden, and sien not good.
and day my to lighten from to run: run to flee not to see: see welfare
26 Thei passiden as schippis berynge applis, as an egle fleynge to mete.
to pass with fleet papyrus like/as eagle to dart upon food
27 Whanne Y seie, Y schal not speke so; Y chaunge my face, and Y am turmentid with sorewe.
if to say I to forget complaint my to leave: release face my and be cheerful
28 Y drede alle my werkis, witynge that thou `woldist not spare the trespassour.
to fear all injury my to know for not to clear me
29 Sotheli if Y am also thus wickid, whi haue Y trauelid in veyn?
I be wicked to/for what? this vanity be weary/toil
30 Thouy Y am waischun as with watris of snow, and thouy myn hondis schynen as moost cleene,
if to wash: wash (in/on/with water *Q(K)*) snow and be clean in/on/with lye palm my
31 netheles thou schalt dippe me in filthis, and my clothis, `that is, werkis, schulen holde me abhomynable.
then in/on/with pit: grave to dip me and to abhor me garment my
32 Trewli Y schal not answere a man, which is lijk me; nether that may be herd euenli with me in doom.
for not man like me to answer him to come (in): come together in/on/with justice: judgement
33 `Noon is, that may repreue euer eithir, and sette his hond in bothe.
not there between us to rebuke to set: put hand his upon two our
34 Do he awei his yerde fro me, and his drede make not me aferd.
to turn aside: remove from upon me tribe: staff his and terror his not to terrify me
35 Y schal speke, and Y schal not drede hym; for Y may not answere dredynge.
to speak: speak and not to fear him for not so I with me me
