c Deut. 4. 32. d Gen. 47. 9.

can hinder him? who will say to him, What doest thou?

13 If God will not withdraw his anger, the 5 proud helpers do stoop under him. 14 How much less shall I answer him,

him?

10 Will they not teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart? 11 Can the rush grow without mire? can the flag grow without water?

12 Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the 'hypocrite's hope shall perish:

14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be 3 a spider's web.

15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

16 He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden. 17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones. 18 If he shall destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.

19 Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow. 20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he 4 help the

evil doers:

21 Till he shall fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with 5 rejoicing.

22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked 6 shall come to naught. CHAP. IX.

1 Job acknowledging God's justice, showeth there is no contending with him. 22 Man's innocence is not to be condemned by afflic tions.

HEN Job answered and said,

Tar know it to be so of a truth: but

how should a man be just 1 with God?

2

3

4

6

1

c. 7.6. Ps. 39. 5. & 144. 4.

Heb. not. Ps. 129. 6. Jer. 17. 6.

19. 14.

15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.

16 If I had called, and he had answerc. 11.20. &ed me; yet I would not believe that he Ps. 112. 10. had hearkened to my voice. Prov. 10.28.

der's house.

cause.

17 For he breaketh me with a temHeb. a spi-pest, and multiplieth my wounds without Heb. take the ungod ly by the hand.

5 Heb.shouting for joy. Heb. shall

not be.

a Ps. 143. 2.

or, before

God?

Gen. 1. 6.

2 Heb. heights. c.38.31,&c. Amos 5.8. Heb. Ash,, Cesil, and Cimah

3

dc. 5. 9.

e Is. 45. 9. Jer. 18. 6.

Rom. 9. 20. Heb. who

can turn

him away?

5 Heb. helpers of pride, or, strength.

6 Heb. ships of desire.

8 or, make me to be ab.

in his anger.

that should argue.

10 or, um.

the sea.

18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.

19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead ?

20 If I justify myself, my own mouth will condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, that also will prove me perverse.

21 Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: 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 shall slay suddenly, 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 its judges; if not, where, and who is he?

25 Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.

26 They are passed away as the 67 swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.

27 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:

28 I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.

29 If I am wicked, why then do I la

while I live.

leave my complaint upon myself;

I will speak in the bitterness of my soul." 2 I will say to God, Do not condemn

2 Heb. the

4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thy eyes.

5 But Oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

6 And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to

5 Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man's days,

6 That thou inquirest after my iniquity, and searchest after my sin?

73 Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thy hand.

8 Thy hands 4 have made me and fashioned me in all my parts; yet thou dost destroy me.

9 Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?

10a Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?

11 Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast s fenced me with bones and sinews.

12 Thou hast granted me life and favor, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.

hands?

13 And these things hast thou hid in thy heart: I know that this is with thee. 14 If I sin, then thou markest me, and 1 thou wilt not acquit me from my ini- man of lips. quity.

15 If I be wicked, woe to me; and if I 2 or, devices. be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore

me as a fierce lion and again thou 3 Heb. the showest thyself wonderful upon me.

17 Thou renewest 6 thy witnesses against me, and increasest thy indignation upon me; changes and war are against me.

18 Why then hast thou brought me forth from the womb? O that I had ex-6 pired, and no eye had seen me!

19 I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave. 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 shall not return, even to the land of darkness, and the shades of death;

22 A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shades of death, without any order, and where the light is as

darkness.

hights of heaven.

4 or, the lower region.

5 or, make a

change.
Heb. who

can turn

him away? 7Heb.empty.

8 Heb. shall

arise above

the noon-
day.

a Lev. 26. 5.

9 Heb. en.

treat thy face.

10

Heb. flight shall perish from them.

b c. 8. 14. & 18. 14.

11 or, a puff of breath.

1 Heb. a heart.

3

Heb. I fall

not lower than you. Heb. with

whom are

not such as thee?

exacteth of thee less than thy iniquity deserveth.

7 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?

It is 3 as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than 4 hell; what canst thou know?

9 The measure of it is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

10 If he s shall cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?

11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?

12 For 7 vain man would be wise, though man is born like a wild ass's colt. 13 If thou preparest thy heart, and stretchest out thy hands towards him;

14 If iniquity is in thy hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

15 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yes, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

16 Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

17 And thy age 8 shall be clearer than the noonday: thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.

18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yes, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yes, many shall 9 make suit to thee.

20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and 10 they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as 11 the expiration of the breath.

3

CHAP. XII.

1 Job maintaineth himself against his friends that reprove him: 7 He acknowledgeth the general doctrine of God's omnipotence.

AND Job answered and said,

2 No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

3 But I have understanding as well as you; 2 I am not inferior to you: yes, who knoweth not such things as these? 4 I am as one mocked by his neighbor, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is derided.

5 He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.

7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:

8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare to thee.

9 Who knoweth not in all these that

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the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? 4 or, life. 10 In whose hand is the 4 soul of every living thing, and the breath of 5 all mankind.

11. Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste its food?

12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. 137With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.

14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth 8 up a man, and there can be no opening.

15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his. 17 He leadeth counselors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.

5 Heb. all flesh of

mun.

a c. 34. 3.

6 Heb. pal. ate.

7

That is, with God. Is. 22. 22.

Rev. 3. 7.

8 Heb. upon.

c. 32. 9.

9 Heb. the

lip of the faithful.

10 or, looseth

11 Shall not his excellence make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you? 12 Your remembrances are like to ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.

13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.

14 Why do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?

15 Though he shall slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain my own ways before him.

16 He also shall be my salvation: for a hypocrite shall not come before him. 17 Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.

18 Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.

19 Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall expire.

20 Only do not two things to me: then will I not hide myself from thee.

21 Withdraw thy hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid. 22 Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me. 23 How many are my iniquities and

of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and 10 weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

of the strong.

sion and my sin.

12 Heb. wan

22 He revealeth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth to light the shades "der. of death.

23 He increaseth nations, and destroyeth them he enlargeth nations, and u straiteneth them again.

24 He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to 12 stagger like a drunken man.

CHAP. XIII.

Heb. Be si lent from

me.

2 Heb.prove, or, argue.

a Ps. 25. 7.

3 Heb.. observest.

1 Job reproveth his friends of partiality: 14 He professeth his confidence in God, 20 and entreateth to know his own sins, and God's 4 Heb. roots. purpose in afflicting him.

Lo, altoos, O, my eye hath seen all this, my ear 1 Heb. short of days.

2 What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior to you.

3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. 4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

50 that ye would altogether hold your peace and it would be your wisdom. 6 Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

7 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

8 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?

9 Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?

10 He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

a c. 8. 9.

Ps. 102. 11.

& 103. 15.

& 144. 4.

will give

2 Heb. Who

b Ps. 51. 5.

c. 7. 1.

3 Heb. cease.

25 Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?

a

26 For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.

27 Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and 3 lookest narrowly to all my paths; thou settest a print upon the 4 heels of my feet.

28 And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth-eaten.

CHAP. XIV.

1 Job entreateth God for favor, by the shortness of life, and certainty of death. 7 Though life once lost is irrecoverable, yet he waiteth for his change. 16 By sin the creature is subject to corruption.

AN that is born of a woman is 1 of

MAN that is born of womble.

2 a He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

3 And dost thou open thy eyes upon such one, and bring me into judgment with thee?

4 2 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

the number of his months is with thee, 5 Seeing his days are determined, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

6 Turn from him, that he may 3 rest, till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day. For there is hope of a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its tender branch will not cease. 8 Though its root shall become old in the earth, and its stock die in the ground; 9 Yet through the scent of water it

will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.

10 But man dieth, and 4 wasteth away: yes, man yieldeth his breath, and where is he?

11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:

12 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens shall be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

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4 Heb. is

weakened, or, cut off.

d Ps. 139. 2.3.

5 Heb. fad eth.

edge of

wind.

2 Heb. thou makest

3

or, speech.

Heb.

teacheth.

mourn.

CHAP. XV.

1 Kings 8.

46.

2 Chr. 6. 36.

c. 14. 4. Ps. 14. 3.

Prov. 20. 9. 1 John 1. 8.

TH

HEN answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

2 Should a wise men utter 1 vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches with which he can do no good?

4 Yes, 2 thou castest off fear, and restrainest a prayer before God.

5 For thy mouth 4 uttereth thy iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

6 Thy own mouth condemneth thee, and not I yes, thy own lips testify against thee.

5 Heb. A

sound of fears.

11 Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?

12 Why doth thy heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at, 13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth?

14 What is man, that he should be clean? and he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

16 How much more abominable and filthy is man, who drinketh iniquity like water?

17 I will show thee, hear me; and that which I have seen, I will declare;

18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:

19 To whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them. 20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

21 5 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for by the sword.

23 He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

24 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

25 For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.

26 He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:

27 Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.

28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.

29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection of it upon the earth.

30 He shall not depart out of darkness; 6 or, cut off the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go