Job 39:21–24

⁶I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.

⁶I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickednesse, saying, What haue I done? euery one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battell.

⁴¶ And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

⁵And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

⁶And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.

⁷And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.

⁸And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.

⁹If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.

¹⁰And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

⁴¶ And there went out a champion out of the campe of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath: whose height was sixe cubites and a span.

⁵And he had an helmet of brasse vpon his head, and he was ^†armed with a coate of male: and the weight of the coat was fiue thousand shekels of brasse.

⁶And he had greaues of brasse vpon his legs, and a ^‖target of brasse betweene his shoulders.

⁷And the staffe of his speare was like a weauers beame, and his speares head weighed sixe hundred shekels of yron: and one bearing a shield, went before him.

⁸And hee stood and cried vnto the armies of Israel, and said vnto them, Why are yee come out to set your battell in aray? am not I a Philistine, and you seruants to Saul? chuse you a man for you, and let him come downe to me.

⁹If he be able to fight with mee, and to kill me, then will we be your seruants: but if I preuaile against him, and kill him, then shall yee be our seruants, and serue vs.

¹⁰And the Philistine said, I defie the armies of Israel this day; giue me a man, that we may fight together.

⁴²And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.

⁴²And when the Philistine looked about, and saw Dauid, hee disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a faire countenance.

²³¶ Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:

²³¶ ^*Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches.

²²Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.

²²Then were the horse hoofes broken, by the meanes of the ^‖pransings, the pransings of their mightie ones.

³¹The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord.

^31**‖The horse is prepared against the day of battell: but safetie is of the LORD.

⁵Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

⁵Which is as a bridegrome comming out of his chamber, and reioyceth as a strong man to runne a race.

¹⁶She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;

¹⁶She is hardened against her yong ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vaine without feare.

¹⁸What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

¹⁸What time she lifteth vp her selfe on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

³³Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

³³Upon earth there is not his like: ^‖who is made without feare.

²⁶The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.

²⁷He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

²⁸The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

²⁹Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

²⁶The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the speare, the dart, nor the ^‖habergeon.

²⁷He esteemeth iron as straw, and brasse as rotten wood.

²⁸The arrow cannot make him flee: sling-stones are turned with him into stubble.

²⁹Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a speare.

⁶Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?

⁶Shall a trumpet be blowen in the citie, and the ^‖people not be afraid? shall there be euill in a citie, and the ^‖ LORD hath not done it?

¹⁹¶ My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

¹⁹¶ ^*†My bowels, my bowels, I am pained at my very heart, my heart maketh a noise in mee, I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soule, the sound of the Trumpet, the alarme of warre.

²⁴If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

²⁴ If I laughed on them, they beleeued it not, and the light of my countenance they cast not downe.

²⁰Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

²⁰Shall it bee told him that I speake? if a man speake, surely he shalbe swallowed vp.

¹⁶If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.

¹⁶If I had called, and had answered me, yet would I not beleeue that he had hearkened vnto my voice:

⁴¹And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

⁴¹And while they yet beleeued not for ioy, and wondered, hee saide vnto them, Haue ye here any meat?

⁸Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.

⁹They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.

⁸Their horses also are swifter then the leopards, and are more ^†fierce then the ^*euening wolues: & their horsemen shall spread themselues, and their horsemen shall come from farre, they shall flie as the Eagle that hasteth to eate.

⁹They shall come all for violence: ^†their faces shall sup vp as the East winde, and they shall gather the captiuitie as the sand.