- 1. Then Iob answered, and said,
- 2. I know it is so of a trueth: but howe should man be iust with God.
- 3. If he will contend with him, he cannot answere him one of a thousand.
- 4. He is wise in heart, and mightie in strength: who hath hardened himselfe against him, and hath prospered?
- 5. Which remoueth the mountains, and they know not: which ouerturneth them in his anger:
- 6. Which shaketh the earth out of her place, & the pillars thereof tremble:
- 7. Which commandeth the Sunne, and it riseth not: and sealeth vp the starres.
- 8. Which alone spreadeth out the heauens, and treadeth vpon the waues of the Sea.
- 9. Which maketh Arcturus, Orion and Pleiades, and the chambers of the South.
- 10. Which doeth great things past finding out, yea and wonders without number.
- 11. Loe, hee goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceiue him not.
- 12. Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say vnto him, What doest thou?
- 13. If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers doe stoupe vnder him.
- 14. How much lesse shall I answere him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
- 15. Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answere, but I would make supplication to my Iudge.
- 16. If I had called, and had answered me, yet would I not beleeue that he had hearkened vnto my voice:
- 17. For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
- 18. Hee will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitternesse.
- 19. If I speake of strength, loe, hee is strong: and if of iudgement, who shall set me a time to pleade?
- 20. If I iustifie my selfe, mine owne mouth shall condemne me: If I say, I am perfect, it shall also prooue me peruerse.
- 21. Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soule: I would despise my life.
- 22. This is one thing, therefore I said it; he destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
- 23. If the scourge slay suddenly, hee will laugh at the triall of the innocent.
- 24. The earth is giuen into the hand of the wicked: he couereth the faces of the Iudges thereof; if not, where, and who is hee?
- 25. Now my dayes are swifter then a Poste: they flee away, they see no good.
- 26. They are passed away as the ships: as the Eagle that hasteth to the pray.
- 27. If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leaue off my heauinesse, and comfort my selfe.
- 28. I am afraid of all my sorrowes, I know that thou wilt not holde me innocent.
- 29. If I be wicked, why then labour I in vaine?
- 30. If I wash my selfe with snow water, and make my handes neuer so cleane:
- 31. Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine owne clothes shall abhorre me.
- 32. For he is not a man as I am, that I should answere him, and we should come together in iudgement.
- 33. Neither is there any dayes-man betwixt vs, that might lay his hand vpon vs both.
- 34. Let him take his rodde away from me, & let not his feare terrifie me:
- 35. Then would I speake, and not feare him; but it is not so with me.
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