Job 30:7–9

¹²And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

¹²And he will be a wilde man; his hand will be against euery man, and euery mans hand against him: ^*& he shal dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

¹²For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.

¹²For ^†vaine man would be wise; though man be borne like a wilde asses coult.

⁵Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?

⁵Doeth the wilde asse bray ^†when he hath grasse? or loweth the oxe ouer his fodder?

²²Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

^22*Understanding is a well-spring of life vnto him that hath it: but the instruction of fooles is folly.

⁶For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the Lord, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

⁶For the vile person wil speake villenie, and his heart will worke iniquitie, to practise hypocrisie, and to vtter errour against the LORD, to make emptie the soule of the hungry, and hee will cause the drinke of the thirstie to faile.

¹⁸The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

^18*‖The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, & the women knead their dough to make cakes to the Queene of heauen, and to powre out drinke offerings vnto other gods, that they may prouoke me to anger.

⁴Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

⁴Behold, I am vile, what shall I answere thee? I wil lay my hand vpon my mouth.

²⁴And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

²⁴And she went forth, and said vnto her mother, What shall I aske? And she said, The head of Iohn y ^e Baptist.

²²How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

²²How long, ye simple ones, will ye loue simplicitie? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fooles hate knowledge?

⁷¶ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

⁷¶ ^*The feare of the LORD is ^‖the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.

³He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counseller to do wickedly.

³Hee also walked in the wayes of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counseller to doe wickedly.

¹⁸And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.

¹⁸And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife, and hee did euill in the sight of the LORD.

²⁷And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab.

²⁷And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did euill in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for hee was the sonne in law of the house of Ahab.

⁴In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.

⁴In whose eies a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that feare the LORD: he that sweareth to his owne hurt, and changeth not.

¹⁰For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

¹²Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

¹³This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

¹⁰For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the foole, and the brutish person perish, and leaue their wealth to others.

^11†Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for euer, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their owne names.

¹²Neuerthelesse man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beastes that perish.

^13†This their way is their follie; yet their posteritie approue their sayings. Selah.

⁶He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.

⁶He hath made me also a by-word of the people, and ^‖afore time I was as a tabret.

⁶³Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick.

⁶³Behold, their sitting downe and their rising vp, I am their musicke.

¹⁴I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.

^14*I was a derision to all my people, and their song all the day.

⁴I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

⁴I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth vpon God, and he answereth him: the iust vpright man is laughed to scorne.

¹⁵But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

¹⁶With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

^15†But in mine aduersitie they reioyced, and gathered themselues together: yea, the abiects gathered themselues together against me, & I knew it not, they did teare me, and ceased not,

¹⁶With hypocriticall mockers in feasts: they gnashed vpon mee with their teeth.

¹¹I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.

¹²They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

¹¹I made sackecloth also my garment: & I became a prouerbe to them.

^12†They that sit in the gate, speake against mee; and I was the song of the drunkards.

¹⁴Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

^14*Thou makest vs a by-word among the heathen: a shaking of the head among the people.