upon the waves of the fea. judgment, who fhall fet me 20 If I justify myself, my 10 Which doeth great things paft finding out; yea, and wonders without num-verse. ber. II Lo, he goeth by me, and I fee him not: he paffeth on alfo, but I perceive him not. 12 Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will fay unto him, What doeft thou? 13 If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do ftoop under him. ,་ 14 How much lefs fhall I answer him, and choose out my words to reafon with . him? 15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not anfwer, but I would make fupplication to my judge. 21 Though I were perfe, yet would I not know my foul; I would despise my life. 22 This is one thing, therefore I faid it, he deftroyeth the perfect, and the wicked. 23 If the fcourge flay fuddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent. 24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof: if not, where, and who is he? 25 Now my days are fwifter than a poft: they flee away, they fee no good. 26 They are paffed away as the fwift fhips; as the eagle that hafteth to the prey. 16 If I had called, and he had anfwered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice. 27 If I fay, I will forget 17 For he breaketh me my complaint, I will leave with a tempeft, and multi-off my heavinefs, and complieth my wounds without fort myself; caufe. 18 He will not fuffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. 19 If I speak of ftrength, lo, he is ftrong and if of 28 I am afraid of all my forrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent. 29 If I be wicked, why 30 If I wash myself with fnow-water, and make my hands never fo clean; 31 Yet fhalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes fhall abhor me. 32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment. 33 Neither is there any days-man betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both. 34 Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me: 35 Then would I fpeak, and not fear him: but it is not so with me. Y foul is weary of my life: I will leave complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my foul. of man? are thy years as man's days, 6 That thou enquirest after mine iniquity, and fearcheft after my fin? 7 Thou knoweft that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand. 8 Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou doft destroy me. 9 Remember, I beseech thee, that thou haft made me as the clay, and wilt thou bring me into duft again? 10 Haft thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese ? II Thou haft clothed me with fkin and flefh, and haft fenced me with bones and finews. 12 Thou haft granted me life and favour, and thy vifitation hath preserved my fpi rit. 2 I will fay unto God, Do not condemn me; fhew me wherefore thou contend-thou hid in thine heart t; I 13 And these things haft know that this is with thee. 14 If I fin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity. 15 If I be wicked, wo unto me! and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up head: I am full of confufion; therefore fee thou my mine affliction: 16 For it increaseth: thou huntest me as a fierce lion; and again thou fhewest thyfelf marvellous upon me. 17 Thou reneweft thy witneffes against me, and increafeft thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me. 18 Wherefore then haft ག thou brought me forth out of the womb? O that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had feen me! 19 I fhould have been as though I had not been, I fhould have been carried from the womb grave. the 20 Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little, 21 Before I go whence I fhall not return, even to the land of darkness, and the fhadow of death; 22 A land of darkness as darkness itself, and of the fhadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness. CHAP. XI. tude of words be answered? and fhould a man full of talk be justified? 3 Should thy lyes make men hold their peace? and when thou mockeft, fhall no man make thee ashamed? 4 For thou haft faid, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 5 But, O that God would fpeak, and open his lips against thee; 6 And that he would fhew thee the feecrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deferveth. 7 Canft thou by fearching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? 8 It is as high as heaven; what canft thou do? deeper than hell; what canft thou know? 9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the fea. 10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? II For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness HEN anfwered Zo- alfo will he not then confiphar the Naamathite, der it? and faid, 12 For vain man would 2 Should not the multi-be wife, though man be born T like a wild afs's colt. 13 ¶ If thou prepare thine heart, and ftretch out thine hands towards him; 14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickednefs dwell in thy tabernacles. 15 For then fhalt thou lift up thy face without fpot; yea, thou fhalt be ftedfaft, and fhalt not fear: 16 Because thou shalt forget thy mifery, and remember it as waters that pafs away: [the people, and wisdom shall die with you. 3 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you yea, who knoweth not such things as these? 4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the juft upright man is laughed to fcorn. 5 He that is ready to flip with his feet, is as a lamp defpifed in the thought of him that is at ease. 6 The tabernacles of rob 17 And thine age fhall be clearer than the noon-bers profper, and they that day: thou fhalt fhine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. 18 And thou shalt be fecure, because there is hope; yea, thou fhalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy reft in fafety. 19 Alfo thou fhalt lie down, and none fhall make thee afraid; yea, many fhall make fuit unto thee. 20 But the eyes of the wicked fhall fail, and they fhall not escape, and their hope fhall be as the givingup of the ghoft. provoke God are fecure; into whofe hand God bringeth abundantly. 7 ¶ But ask now the beafts, and they fhall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they fhall tell thee: 8 Or fpeak to the earth, and it fhall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. 9 Who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this? 10 In whofe hand is the foul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. II Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth tafte 2 No doubt but ye are his meat? 12 With 12 With the ancient is wifdom; and in length of days, understanding. 13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counfel and understanding. 14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. 15 Behold, he with-holdeth the waters, and they dry alfo he fendeth them up: out, and they overturn the earth. tions, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and ftraiteneth them again. 24 He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and caufeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way. 25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to ftagger like a drunken man. CHAP. XIII. 16 With him is ftrength, mine eye hath feen all this, mine ear hath and wisdom: the deceived heard and understood it. and the deceiver are his. 17 He leadeth counfellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. 18 He looseth the bonds of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle. 19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. 20 He removeth away the fpeech of the trufty, and taketh away the underftanding of the aged. 21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the ftrength of the mighty. 22 He difcovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the fhadow of death. 23 He increafeth the na 2 What ye know, the fame do I know alfo. I am not inferior unto you. 3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I defire to reafon with God, 4 But ye are forgers of lyes, ye are all phyficians of no value. 5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace; and it fhall be your wifdom. 6 Hear now my reafoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips. 7 Will ye fpeak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? 8 Will ye accept his perfon? will ye contend for God? 9 Is it good that he should fearch |