Job 26:1–3

³¶ Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

⁴Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

³¶ ^*Strengthen yee the weake hands, and confirme the feeble knees.

^4†Say to them that are of a fearefull heart; Be strong, feare not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, euen God with a recompence, he will come and saue you.

³Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

⁴Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.

³Beholde, Thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weake hands.

⁴Thy words haue vpholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened ^†the feeble knees.

²⁷And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.

²⁷And it came to passe at noone, that Eliiah mocked them, and saide, Crie ^†aloud: for he is a god, either ^‖he is talking, or he ^†is pursuing, or hee is in a iourney, or peraduenture he sleepeth, and must be awaked.

⁵The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.

⁶They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.

⁷So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.

⁵The yles saw it and feared, the ends of the earth were afraid, drew neere, and came.

^6†They helped euery one his neighbour, and euery one sayd to his brother, Be of good courage.

^7‖‖‖So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anuill, saying; It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nayles that it should not be moued.

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

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

⁴I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.

⁵But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.

⁴I 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.

¹²Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?

¹² Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh ^†of brasse?

²⁵How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

²⁵How forcible are right wordes? but what doeth your arguing reproue?

⁹Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

⁹Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

¹⁴With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?

^14††With whom tooke he counsell, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of iudgement? and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of vnderstanding?

²⁰And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,

²⁰ And how I kept backe nothing that was profitable vnto you, but haue shewed you, and haue taught you publikely, and from house to house,

²⁷For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

²⁷For I haue not shunned to declare vnto you all the counsell of God.

³But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

³But I haue ^†vnderstanding as well as you, ^†I am not inferiour to you: yea, ^†who knoweth not such things as these?

⁵O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

⁵O that you would altogether hold your peace, & it should be your wisdome.

⁸Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?

⁹What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?

¹⁰With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.

^8*Hast thou heard the secret of God? and doest thou restraine wisedome to thy selfe?

⁹What knowest thou that we know not? what vnderstandest thou, which is not in vs?

¹⁰With vs are both the gray headed, and very aged men, much elder then thy father.

¹⁰But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.

¹⁰But as for you all, doe you returne, and come now, for I cannot find one wise man among you.

¹¹Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.

¹²Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:

¹³Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.

¹¹Behold, I waited for your words: I gaue eare to your ^†reasons, whilest you searched out ^†what to say.

¹²Yea, I attended vnto you: and beholde, there was none of you that conuinced Iob, or that answered his words:

¹³Lest ye should say, We haue found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.

³My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

³My words shalbe of the vprightnesse of my heart: and my lippes shall vtter knowledge clearely.

³³If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.

³³If not, hearken vnto me: holde thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisedome.

²Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

²Who is this that darkneth counsell by words without knowledge?

¹³Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?

¹³ Is not my helpe in me? and is wisedome driuen quite from me?

⁶Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

⁷For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

⁸All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

⁹They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

⁶Heare, for I will speake of excellent things: and the opening of my lippes shalbe right things.

^7†For my mouth shall speake truth, and wickednesse is an abomination to my lippes.

^8†All the words of my mouth are in righteousnes, there is nothing froward or peruerse in them.

⁹They are all plaine to him that vnderstandeth: and right to them that find knowledge.

¹HEAR this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

²Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

³My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

⁴I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

¹¶ Heare this, all yee people, giue eare all yee inhabitants of the world:

²Both low, and high, rich and poore together.

³My mouth shall speake of wisedome: and the meditation of my heart shalbe of vnderstanding.

^4*I will incline mine eare to a parable; I will open my darke saying vpon the harpe.

¹⁵My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

¹⁶I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

¹⁷O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

¹⁸Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

¹⁵My mouth shall shew foorth thy righteousnesse, and thy saluation all the day: for I know not the numbers thereof.

¹⁶I will goe in the strength of the LORD God: I will make mention of thy righteousnesse, euen of thine onely.

¹⁷O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto haue I declared thy wonderous workes.

^18††Now also when I am old and gray headed, O God, forsake me not: vntill I haue shewed thy strength vnto this generation, and thy power to euery one that is to come.