Job 32:1–5

⁷Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand.

^7†Thou knowest that I am not wicked, and there is none that can deliuer out of thine hand.

⁹I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.

⁹I am cleane without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquitie in me.

²I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.

²I will say vnto God, Doe not condemne mee; shewe me wherefore thou contendest with me.

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

¹⁵Though hee slay mee, yet will I trust in him: but I will ^†maintaine mine owne wayes before him.

⁴My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

⁵God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

⁶My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

⁴My lips shall not speake wickednesse, nor my tongue vtter deceit.

⁵God forbid that I should iustifie you: till I die, I will not remoue my integritie from me.

⁶My righteousnesse I hold fast, and will not let it goe: my heart shall not reproach me ^†so long as I liue.

⁷There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

⁷There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be deliuered for euer from my Iudge.

¹¹When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

¹²Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

¹³The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

¹⁴I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

¹⁵I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

¹⁶I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

¹⁷And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

¹¹When the eare heard mee, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gaue witnesse to me:

¹²Because I deliuered the poore that cried, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him.

¹³The blessing of him that was readie to perish, came vpon me: and I caused the widowes heart to sing for ioy.

¹⁴I put on righteousnesse, and it clothed me: my iudgement was as a robe and a diademe.

¹⁵I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

¹⁶I was a father to the poore: and the cause which I knewe not, I searched out.

¹⁷And I brake the ^†iawes of the wicked, and ^†pluckt the spoile out of his teeth.

¹I MADE a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

²For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

³Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?

⁴Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?

⁵If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;

⁶Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.

⁷If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;

⁸Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

⁹If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;

¹⁰Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

¹¹For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

¹²For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

¹³If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;

¹⁴What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

¹⁵Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?

¹⁶If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

¹⁷Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

¹⁸(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother’s womb;)

¹⁹If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;

²⁰If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

²¹If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:

²²Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.

²³For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

²⁴If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

²⁵If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

²⁶If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;

²⁷And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:

²⁸This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.

²⁹If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

³⁰Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.

³¹If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.

³²The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.

³³If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:

³⁴Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

³⁵Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.

³⁶Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.

³⁷I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.

³⁸If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;

³⁹If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

⁴⁰Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

¹¶ I made a couenant with mine eyes; why then should I thinke vpon a mayd?

²For what portion of God is there from aboue? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

³ Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquitie?

^4*Doeth not he see my wayes, and count all my steps?

⁵If I haue walked with vanitie, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;

^6†Let me bee weighed in an euen ballance, that God may know mine integritie.

⁷If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaued to my hands:

⁸ Then let mee sow, and let another eate, yea let my off-spring be rooted out.

⁹If mine heart haue bene deceiued by a woman, or if I haue layde wait at my neighbours doore:

¹⁰ Then let my wife grind vnto another, and let others bow downe vpon her.

¹¹For this is an heinous crime, yea, it is an iniquitie to bee punished by the Iudges.

¹²For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would roote out all mine encrease.

¹³If I did despise the cause of my man-seruant, or of my mayd-seruant, when they contended with me:

¹⁴What then shall I do, when God riseth vp? and when hee visiteth, what shall I answere him?

¹⁵Did not hee that made mee in the wombe, make him? and ^‖did not one fashion vs in the wombe?

¹⁶If I haue withhelde the poore from their desire, or haue caused the eyes of the widow to faile:

¹⁷Or haue eaten my morsell my selfe alone, and the fatherlesse hath not eaten thereof:

¹⁸(For from my youth hee was brought vp with me as with a father, and I haue guided ^†her from my mothers wombe.)

¹⁹If I haue seene any perish for want of cloathing, or any poore without couering:

²⁰If his loynes haue not blessed me, and if hee were not warmed with the fleece of my sheepe:

²¹If I haue lift vp my hand against the fatherlesse, when I saw my helpe in the gate:

²² Then let mine arme fall from my shoulder-blade, and mine arme be broken from the ^‖bone.

²³For destruction from God was a terrour to mee: and by reason of his highnesse, I could not endure.

²⁴If I haue made golde my hope, or haue said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence:

²⁵If I reioyced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had ^†gotten much:

²⁶If I beheld ^†the Sunne when it shined, or the Moone walking ^† in brightnesse:

²⁷And my heart hath bene secretly enticed, or ^†my mouth hath kissed my hand:

²⁸This also were an iniquitie to be punished by the Iudge: For I should haue denied the God that is aboue.

²⁹If I reioyced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lift vp my selfe when euill found him:

³⁰(Neither haue I suffered ^†my mouth to sinne by wishing a curse to his soule.)

³¹If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! wee cannot be satisfied.

³²The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doores ^‖to the trauailer.

³³If I couered my transgressions, ^‖as Adam: by hiding mine iniquitie in my bosome:

³⁴Did I feare a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrifie me: that I kept silence, and went not out of the doore?

³⁵O that one would heare me! ^‖beholde, my desire is, that the Almightie would answere me, and that mine aduersary had written a booke.

³⁶Surely I would take it vpon my shoulder, and bind it as a crowne to me.

³⁷I would declare vnto him the number of my steps, as a prince would I goe neere vnto him.

³⁸If my land cry against me, or that the furrowes likewise thereof ^†complaine:

³⁹If I haue ^†eaten the fruits thereof without money, or haue ^†caused the owners thereof to loose their life:

⁴⁰Let thistles grow in stead of wheat, and ^‖cockle in stead of barley. The words of Iob are ended.

²⁹Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.

²⁹Returne, I pray you, let it not be iniquitie; yea returne againe: my righteousnesse ^† is in it.

²¹Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

²¹Huz his first borne, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

²⁶Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

²⁶Be ye angry and sinne not, let not the Sunne go down vpon your wrath:

²As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

² As God liueth, who hath taken away my iudgment, and the Almighty, who hath ^†vexed my soule;

⁵God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

⁵God forbid that I should iustifie you: till I die, I will not remoue my integritie from me.

²Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?

²Thinkest thou this to bee right, that thou saydest, My righteousnesse is more then Gods?

⁸Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

^8*Wilt thou also disanul my iudgement? Wilt thou condemne mee, that thou mayest be righteous?

³Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

³ Is it good vnto thee, that thou shouldest oppresse? that thou shouldest despise ^†the worke of thine hands? and shine vpon the counsell of the wicked?

²¹Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.

²¹Thou art ^†become cruell to me: with ^†thy strong hand thou opposest thy selfe against me.

¹⁷Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?

¹⁸Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?

^17†Shall euen he that hateth right, gouerne? and wilt thou condemne him that is most iust?

¹⁸ Is it fit to say to a King, Thou art wicked? and to Princes, Ye are vngodly?

⁵For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.

⁶Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.

⁵For Iob hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my iudgement.

⁶Should I lye against my right? ^†my wound is incurable without transgression.

²⁹But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

²⁹But he willing to iustifie himselfe, said vnto Iesus, And who is my neighbour?

⁵And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

⁵And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieued for the ^‖hardnesse of their hearts, He saith vnto the man, Stretch foorth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

⁹For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

^9**For the zeale of thine house hath eaten mee vp; and the reproches of them that reproched thee, are fallen vpon me.

⁶If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

⁶If thou wert pure and vpright, surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousnes prosperous.

⁵Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?

⁶For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

⁷Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

⁸But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

⁹Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

¹⁰Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

¹¹Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

¹²Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

¹³And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

¹⁴Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

¹⁵Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

¹⁶Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

¹⁷Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?

¹⁸Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

¹⁹The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

²⁰Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.

²¹Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

²²Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

²³If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

²⁴Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

²⁵Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

²⁶For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.

²⁷Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

²⁸Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

²⁹When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

³⁰He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

⁵ Is not thy wickednesse great? and thine iniquities infinite?

⁶For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and ^†stripped the naked of their clothing.

⁷Thou hast not giuen water to the wearie to drinke, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

⁸But as for the ^†mightie man, hee had the earth, and the ^†honourable man dwelt in it.

⁹Thou hast sent widowes away emptie, and the armes of the fatherlesse haue bene broken.

¹⁰Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden feare troubleth thee,

¹¹Or darkenes that thou canst not see, and abundance of waters couer thee.

¹² Is not God in the height of heauen? and behold the ^†height of the starres how high they are.

¹³And thou sayest, ^‖How doth God know? can he iudge through the darke cloude?

¹⁴Thicke cloudes are a couering to him that he seeth not, and hee walketh in the circuit of heauen.

¹⁵Hast thou marked the olde way which wicked men haue troden?

¹⁶Which were cut downe out of time, ^†whose foundation was ouerflowen with a flood.

^17*Which said vnto God, Depart from vs, and what can the Almightie doe ^‖for them?

^18*Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsell of the wicked is farre from me.

^19*The righteous see it, and are glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorne.

²⁰Whereas our ^‖substance is not cut downe, but the ^‖remnant of them the fire consumeth.

²¹Acquaint now thy selfe with ^†him, and be at peace: thereby good shal come vnto thee.

²²Receiue, I pray thee, the Lawe from his mouth, and lay vp his words in thine heart.

^23*If thou returne to the Almightie, thou shalt be built vp, thou shalt put away iniquitie farre from thy tabernacles.

²⁴Then shalt thou lay vp golde ^‖as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brookes.

²⁵Yea the Almightie shall bee thy ^‖defence, and thou shalt haue ^†plenty of siluer.

²⁶For then shalt thou haue thy delight in the Almightie, and shalt lift vp thy face vnto God.

²⁷Thou shalt make thy prayer vnto him, and he shall heare thee, and thou shalt pay thy vowes.

²⁸Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shal be established vnto thee: and the light shall shine vpon thy wayes.

²⁹When men are cast downe, then thou shalt say, There is lifting vp: and he shall saue the ^†humble person.

^30‖He shall deliuer the Iland of the innocent: and it is deliuered by the purenesse of thine hands.

²⁵And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?

²⁵And if it be not so now, who will make mee a liar, and make my speach nothing worth?

¹³Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

¹³Neither can they proue the things whereof they now accuse me.

⁵For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

⁵For we haue found this man a pestilent fellow, and a moouer of sedition among all the Iewes throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

³⁴For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.

³⁴For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of briberie.

²Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.

³Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?

⁴How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

⁵Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.

⁶How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?

²Dominion and feare are with him, hee maketh peace in his high places.

³Is there any number of his armies? and vpon whom doeth not his light arise?

^4*How then can man bee iustified with God? or how can he be cleane that is borne of a woman?

⁵Behold euen to the moone, and it shineth not, yea the starres are not pure in his sight.

⁶How much lesse man, that is a worme: and the sonne of man which is a ^*worme?

²How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

³How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?

⁴To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?

²Howe hast thou helped him that is without power? how sauest thou the arme that hath no strength?

³How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisedome? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing, as it is?

⁴To whom hast thou vttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?

¹SO these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

¹¶ So these three men ceased ^†to answere Iob, because he was righteous in his owne eyes.

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:

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:

¹³He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

^13†He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame vnto him.

¹⁹¶ And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

¹⁹¶ And it came to passe, assoone as he came nigh vnto the campe, that he saw the Calfe, and the dancing: and Moses anger waxed hot, and he cast the Tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

²Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

²Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu, the sonne of Barachel the Buzite, of the kinred of Ram: against Iob was his wrath kindled, because he iustified ^†himselfe rather then God.