Job 37
1 Also, at this my heart trembleth, And it moveth from its place.
Myn herte dredde of this thing, and is moued out of his place.
2 Hearken diligently to the trembling of His voice, Yea, the sound from His mouth goeth forth.
It schal here an heryng in the feerdfulnesse of his vois, and a sown comynge forth of his mouth.
3 Under the whole heavens He directeth it, And its light [is] over the skirts of the earth.
He biholdith ouere alle heuenes; and his liyt is ouere the termes of erthe.
4 After it roar doth a voice — He thundereth with the voice of His excellency, And He doth not hold them back, When His voice is heard.
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.
5 God thundereth with His voice wonderfully, Doing great things and we know not.
God schal thundre in his vois wondurfulli, that makith grete thingis and that moun not be souyt out.
6 For to snow He saith, 'Be [on] the earth.' And the small rain and great rain of His power.
Which comaundith to the snow to come doun on erthe, and to the reynes of wijntir, and to the reynes of his strengthe.
7 Into the hand of every man he sealeth, For the knowledge by all men of His work.
Which markith in the hond of alle men, that alle men knowe her werkis.
8 And enter doth the beast into covert, And in its habitations it doth continue.
An vnresonable beeste schal go in to his denne, and schal dwelle in his caue, `ethir derke place.
9 From the inner chamber cometh a hurricane, And from scatterings winds — cold,
Tempestis schulen go out fro the ynnere thingis, and coold fro Arturus.
10 From the breath of God is frost given, And the breadth of waters is straitened,
Whanne God makith blowyng, frost wexith togidere; and eft ful brood watris ben sched out.
11 Yea, by filling He doth press out a cloud, Scatter a cloud doth His light.
Whete desirith cloudis, and cloudis spreeden abrood her liyt.
12 And it is turning itself round by His counsels, For their doing all He commandeth them, On the face of the habitable earth.
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;
13 Whether for a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness — He doth cause it to come.
whether in o lynage, ethir in his lond, ether in what euer place of his merci he comaundith tho to be foundun.
14 Hear this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God.
Joob, herkene thou these thingis; stonde thou, and biholde the meruels of God.
15 Dost thou know when God doth place them, And caused to shine the light of His cloud?
Whethir thou woost, whanne God comaundide to the reynes, that tho schulen schewe the liyt of hise cloudis?
16 Dost thou know the balancings of a cloud? The wonders of the Perfect in knowledge?
Whether thou knowist the grete weies of cloudis, and perfit kunnyngis?
17 How thy garments [are] warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?
Whether thi cloothis ben not hoote, whanne the erthe is blowun with the south?
18 Thou hast made an expanse with Him For the clouds — strong as a hard mirror!
In hap thou madist with hym heuenes, which moost sad ben foundid, as of bras.
19 Let us know what we say to Him, We set not in array because of darkness.
Schewe thou to vs, what we schulen seie to hym; for we ben wlappid in derknessis.
20 Is it declared to Him that I speak? If a man hath spoken, surely he is swallowed up.
Who schal telle to hym, what thingis Y speke? yhe, if he spekith, a man schal be deuourid.
21 And now, they have not seen the light, Bright it [is] in the clouds, And the wind hath passed by and cleanseth them.
And now men seen not liyt; the eir schal be maad thicke sudenli in to cloudis, and wynd passynge schal dryue awei tho.
22 From the golden north it cometh, Beside God [is] fearful honour.
Gold schal come fro the north, and ferdful preisyng of God.
23 The Mighty! we have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He doth not answer! And abundant in righteousness,
For we moun not fynde him worthili; he is greet in strengthe, and in doom, and in riytfulnesse, and may not be teld out.
24 Therefore do men fear Him, He seeth not any of the wise of heart.
Therfor men schulen drede hym; and alle men, that semen to hem silf to be wise, schulen not be hardi to biholde.
