Job 9
1 Joob answeride, and seide, Verili Y woot, that it is so,
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 and that a man comparisound to God schal not be maad iust.
| אׇמְנָם יָדַעְתִּי כִי־כֵן וּמַה־יִּצְדַּק אֱנוֹשׁ עִם־אֵֽל׃ |
3 If he wole stryue with God, he may not answere to God oon for a thousynde.
| אִם־יַחְפֹּץ לָרִיב עִמּוֹ לֹֽא־יַעֲנֶנּוּ אַחַת מִנִּי־אָֽלֶף׃ |
4 He is wiys in herte, and strong in myyt; who ayenstood hym, and hadde pees?
| חֲכַם לֵבָב וְאַמִּיץ כֹּחַ מִֽי־הִקְשָׁה אֵלָיו וַיִּשְׁלָֽם׃ |
5 Which bar hillis fro o place to anothir, and thei wisten not; whiche he distriede in his strong veniaunce.
| הַמַּעְתִּיק הָרִים וְלֹא יָדָעוּ אֲשֶׁר הֲפָכָם בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃ |
6 Which stirith the erthe fro his place, and the pilers therof schulen `be schakun togidere.
| הַמַּרְגִּיז אֶרֶץ מִמְּקוֹמָהּ וְעַמּוּדֶיהָ יִתְפַּלָּצֽוּן׃ |
7 Which comaundith to the sunne, and it risith not; and he closith the sterris, as vndur a signet.
| הָאֹמֵר לַחֶרֶס וְלֹא יִזְרָח וּבְעַד כּוֹכָבִים יַחְתֹּֽם׃ |
8 Which aloone stretchith forth heuenes, and goith on the wawis of the see.
| נֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם לְבַדּוֹ וְדוֹרֵךְ עַל־בָּמֳתֵי יָֽם׃ |
9 Which makith Ariture, and Orionas, and Hiadas, `that is, seuene sterris, and the innere thingis of the south.
| עֹֽשֶׂה־עָשׁ כְּסִיל וְכִימָה וְחַדְרֵי תֵמָֽן׃ |
10 Which makith grete thingis, and that moun not be souyt out, and wondurful thingis, of whiche is noon noumbre.
| עֹשֶׂה גְדֹלוֹת עַד־אֵין חֵקֶר וְנִפְלָאוֹת עַד־אֵין מִסְפָּֽר׃ |
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.
| הֵן יַעֲבֹר עָלַי וְלֹא אֶרְאֶה וְיַחֲלֹף וְֽלֹא־אָבִין לֽוֹ׃ |
12 If he axith sodeynli, who schal answere to hym? ethir who may seie to hym, Whi doist thou so?
| הֵן יַחְתֹּף מִי יְשִׁיבֶנּוּ מִי־יֹאמַר אֵלָיו מַֽה־תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ |
13 `God is he, whos wraththe no man may withstonde; and vndur whom thei ben bowid, that beren the world.
| אֱלוֹהַּ לֹא־יָשִׁיב אַפּוֹ תַּחְתָּו שָׁחֲחוּ עֹזְרֵי רָֽהַב׃ |
14 Hou greet am Y, that Y answere to hym, and speke bi my wordis with hym?
| אַף כִּֽי־אָנֹכִי אֶעֱנֶנּוּ אֶבְחֲרָה דְבָרַי עִמּֽוֹ׃ |
15 Which also schal not answere, thouy Y haue ony thing iust; but Y schal biseche my iuge.
| אֲשֶׁר אִם־צָדַקְתִּי לֹא אֶעֱנֶה לִמְשֹׁפְטִי אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃ |
16 And whanne he hath herd me inwardli clepynge, Y bileue not, that he hath herd my vois.
| אִם־קָרָאתִי וַֽיַּעֲנֵנִי לֹֽא־אַאֲמִין כִּֽי־יַאֲזִין קוֹלִֽי׃ |
17 For in a whirlewynd he schal al to-breke me, and he schal multiplie my woundis, yhe, without cause.
| אֲשֶׁר־בִּשְׂעָרָה יְשׁוּפֵנִי וְהִרְבָּה פְצָעַי חִנָּֽם׃ |
18 He grauntith not, that my spirit haue reste, and he fillith me with bittirnesses.
| לֹֽא־יִתְּנֵנִי הָשֵׁב רוּחִי כִּי יַשְׂבִּעַנִי מַמְּרֹרִֽים׃ |
19 If strengthe is souyt, `he is moost strong; if equyte of doom is souyt, no man dar yelde witnessynge for me.
| אִם־לְכֹחַ אַמִּיץ הִנֵּה וְאִם־לְמִשְׁפָּט מִי יוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃ |
20 If Y wole make me iust, my mouth schal dampne me; if Y schal schewe me innocent, he schal preue me a schrewe.
| אִם־אֶצְדָּק פִּי יַרְשִׁיעֵנִי תׇּֽם־אָנִי וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃ |
21 Yhe, thouy Y am symple, my soule schal not knowe this same thing; and it schal anoye me of my lijf.
| תׇּֽם־אָנִי לֹֽא־אֵדַע נַפְשִׁי אֶמְאַס חַיָּֽי׃ |
22 O thing is, which Y spak, he schal waste `bi deth also the innocent and wickid man.
| אַחַת הִיא עַל־כֵּן אָמַרְתִּי תָּם וְרָשָׁע הוּא מְכַלֶּֽה׃ |
23 If he betith, sle he onys, and leiye he not of the peynes of innocent men.
| אִם־שׁוֹט יָמִית פִּתְאֹם לְמַסַּת נְקִיִּם יִלְעָֽג׃ |
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?
| אֶרֶץ ׀ נִתְּנָה בְֽיַד־רָשָׁע פְּנֵֽי־שֹׁפְטֶיהָ יְכַסֶּה אִם־לֹא אֵפוֹא מִי־הֽוּא׃ |
25 Mi daies weren swiftere than a corour; thei fledden, and sien not good.
| וְיָמַי קַלּוּ מִנִּי־רָץ בָּרְחוּ לֹא־רָאוּ טוֹבָֽה׃ |
26 Thei passiden as schippis berynge applis, as an egle fleynge to mete.
| חָלְפוּ עִם־אֳנִיּוֹת אֵבֶה כְּנֶשֶׁר יָטוּשׂ עֲלֵי־אֹֽכֶל׃ |
27 Whanne Y seie, Y schal not speke so; Y chaunge my face, and Y am turmentid with sorewe.
| אִם־אׇמְרִי אֶשְׁכְּחָה שִׂיחִי אֶעֶזְבָה פָנַי וְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃ |
28 Y drede alle my werkis, witynge that thou `woldist not spare the trespassour.
| יָגֹרְתִּי כׇל־עַצְּבֹתָי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־לֹא תְנַקֵּֽנִי׃ |
29 Sotheli if Y am also thus wickid, whi haue Y trauelid in veyn?
| אָנֹכִי אֶרְשָׁע לָמָּה־זֶּה הֶבֶל אִיגָֽע׃ |
30 Thouy Y am waischun as with watris of snow, and thouy myn hondis schynen as moost cleene,
| אִם־הִתְרָחַצְתִּי (במו) [בְמֵי־]שָׁלֶג וַהֲזִכּוֹתִי בְּבֹר כַּפָּֽי׃ |
31 netheles thou schalt dippe me in filthis, and my clothis, `that is, werkis, schulen holde me abhomynable.
| אָז בַּשַּׁחַת תִּטְבְּלֵנִי וְתִעֲבוּנִי שַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃ |
32 Trewli Y schal not answere a man, which is lijk me; nether that may be herd euenli with me in doom.
| כִּֽי־לֹא־אִישׁ כָּמוֹנִי אֶעֱנֶנּוּ נָבוֹא יַחְדָּו בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ |
33 `Noon is, that may repreue euer eithir, and sette his hond in bothe.
| לֹא יֵשׁ־בֵּינֵינוּ מוֹכִיחַ יָשֵׁת יָדוֹ עַל־שְׁנֵֽינוּ׃ |
34 Do he awei his yerde fro me, and his drede make not me aferd.
| יָסֵר מֵעָלַי שִׁבְ ט וֹ וְאֵמָתוֹ אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃ |
35 Y schal speke, and Y schal not drede hym; for Y may not answere dredynge.
| אֲֽדַבְּרָה וְלֹא אִירָאֶנּוּ כִּי לֹא־כֵן אָנֹכִי עִמָּדִֽי׃ |
