- 1. Then Iob answered, and said,
- 2. I haue heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.
- 3. Shall vaine words haue an ende? or what emboldeneth thee, that thou answerest?
- 4. I also could speake as yee doe: if your soule were in my soules stead, I could heape vp words against you, and shake mine head at you.
- 5. But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the mouing of my lips should asswage your griefe.
- 6. Though I speake, my griefe is not asswaged: and though I forbeare; what am I eased?
- 7. But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate al my companie.
- 8. And thou hast filled mee with wrinckles, which is a witnesse against me: and my leannesse rising vp in me, beareth witnesse to my face.
- 9. He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth vpon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes vpon me.
- 10. They haue gaped vpon me with their mouth, they haue smitten me vpon the cheeke reprochfully, they haue gathered themselues together against mee.
- 11. God hath deliuered me to the vngodly, and turned me ouer into the hands of the wicked.
- 12. I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my necke, and shaken me to pieces, and set me vp for his marke.
- 13. His archers compasse me round about, he cleaueth my reines asunder, and doeth not spare; he powreth out my gall vpon the ground.
- 14. He breaketh me with breach vpon breach, he runneth vpon me like a giant.
- 15. I haue sowed sackcloth vpon my skin, and defiled my horne in the dust.
- 16. My face is fowle with weeping, and on mine eye-lids is the shadow of death;
- 17. Not for any iniustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.
- 18. O earth couer not thou my blood, and let my cry haue no place.
- 19. Also now, behold my witnesse is in heauen, and my record is on high.
- 20. My friends scorne me: but mine eye powreth out teares vnto God.
- 21. O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour.
- 22. When a few yeeres are come, then I shall goe the way whence I shall not returne.
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