Job 7:11–16

¹⁰And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.

¹⁰And shee was ^†in bitternesse of soule, and prayed vnto the LORD, and wept sore.

⁹I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.

⁹I haue preached righteousnesse in the great congregation: loe, I haue not refrained my lippes, O LORD, thou knowest.

¹MY soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

¹¶ My soule is ^‖weary of my life, I will leaue my complaint vpon my selfe; I will speake in the bitternesse of my soule.

¹⁵What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.

¹⁵What shall I say? hee hath both spoken vnto mee, and himselfe hath done it: I shall goe softly, all my yeeres in the bitternesse of my soule.

¹⁷Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

^17‖†Behold, for peace I had great bitternesse, but thou hast in loue to my soule deliuered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sinnes behinde thy backe.

²⁵And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.

²⁵And another dieth in the bitternesse of his soule, and neuer eateth with pleasure.

²⁶Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?

²⁶Do ye imagine to reproue words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as winde?

⁴For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

⁴For out of much affliction and anguish of heart, I wrote vnto you with many teares, not that you should bee grieued, but that yee might knowe the loue which I haue more abundantly vnto you.

²⁷And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

²⁸Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?

²⁷And when shee came to the man of God to the hill, shee caught ^†him by the feet: but Gehazi came neere to thrust her away. And the man of God saide, Let her alone, for her soule is ^†vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

²⁸Then shee said, Did I desire a sonne of my LORD? did I not say, Doe not deceiue me?

²¹¶ And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

²¹¶ And they said one to another, We are verily guiltie concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soule, when he besought vs, and we would not heare: therefore is this distresse come vpon vs.

¹⁵If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;

¹⁵If I be wicked, woe vnto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift vp my head: I am full of confusion, therefore see thou mine affliction:

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

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

⁶Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?

⁶Though I speake, my griefe is not asswaged: and though I forbeare; ^†what am I eased?

³Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.

⁴As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?

³Suffer me that I may speake, and after that I haue spoken, mocke on.

⁴As for mee, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be ^†troubled?

⁴⁴And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

⁴⁴And being in an agonie, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling downe to the ground.

³⁷And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

³⁸Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

³⁷And hee tooke with him Peter, and the two sonnes of Zebedee, and beganne to be sorrowful, and very heauie.

³⁸Then saith he vnto them, My soule is exceeding sorrowfull, euen vnto death: tary ye heere, & watch with me.

³My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,

³My heart was hot within mee, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue.

²Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.

³Thus saith the Lord God; I will therefore spread out my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall bring thee up in my net.

^2‖Sonne of man, take vp a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say vnto him; Thou art like a young lyon of the nations, & thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy riuers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their riuers.

^3*Thus saith the LORD God; I will therefore spread out my net ouer thee, with a company of many people, and they shall bring thee vp in my net.

⁶Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;

⁷When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

⁸Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

⁹When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

¹⁰And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

¹¹And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

⁶Wherepuon are the ^†foundations thereof ^†fastened? or who layd the corner stone thereof?

⁷When the morning starres sang together, and all the sonnes of God shouted for ioy.

^8*Or who shut vp the sea with doores, when it brake foorth as if it had issued out of the wombe?

⁹When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thicke darknesse a swadling band for it,

¹⁰And ^‖brake vp for it my decreed place, and set barres and doores,

¹¹And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and heere shall ^†thy proud waues be stayed.

¹⁷What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

^17*What is man, that thou shouldest magnifie him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart vpon him?

⁷He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.

⁷He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: hee hath made my chaine heauie.

¹CANST thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

²Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

³Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?

⁴Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?

⁵Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

⁶Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?

⁷Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?

⁸Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.

⁹Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

¹⁰None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?

¹¹Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

¹²I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

¹³Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?

¹⁴Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

¹⁵His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

¹⁶One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.

¹⁷They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.

¹⁸By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

¹⁹Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

²⁰Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

²¹His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

²²In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.

²³The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

²⁴His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

²⁵When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.

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.

³⁰Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

³¹He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.

³²He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.

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

³⁴He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.

¹¶ Canst thou draw out ^†Leuiathan with an hooke? or his tongue with a corde ^† which thou lettest downe?

²Canst thou put an hooke into his nose? or bore his iawe through with a thorne?

³Will he make many supplications vnto thee? will he speake soft words vnto thee?

⁴Will he make a couenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a seruant for euer?

⁵Wilt thou play with him as with a birde? wilt thou binde him for thy maydens?

⁶Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?

⁷Canst thou fill his skinne with barbed irons? or his head with fishspeares?

⁸Lay thine hand vpon him, remember the battell: doe no more.

⁹Behold, the hope of him is in vaine: shall not one be cast downe euen at the sight of him?

¹⁰None is so fierce that dare stirre him vp: who then is able to stand before me?

^11*Who hath preuented me that I should repay him? whatsoeuer is vnder the whole heauen, is mine.

¹²I will not conceale his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

¹³Who can discouer the face of his garment? or who can come to him, ^‖with his double bridle?

¹⁴Who can open the doores of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

¹⁵ His ^†scales are his pride, shut vp together as with a close seale.

¹⁶One is so neere to another, that no ayre can come betweene them.

¹⁷They are ioyned one to another, they sticke together, that they cannot be sundred.

¹⁸By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eye-liddes of the morning.

¹⁹Out of his mouth goe burning lampes, and sparkes of fire leape out.

²⁰Out of his nostrels goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

²¹His breath kindleth coales, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

²²In his necke remaineth strength, and ^†sorrowe is turned into ioy before him.

^23†The flakes of his flesh are ioyned together: they are firme in themselues, they cannot be moued.

²⁴His heart is as firme as a stone, yea as hard as a peece of the nether mil-stone.

²⁵When he rayseth vp himselfe, the mightie are afraid: by reason of breakings they purifie themselues.

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.

^30†Sharpe stones are vnder him: he spreadeth sharpe pointed things vpon the mire.

³¹He maketh the deepe to boyle like a pot: hee maketh the sea like a pot of oyntment.

³²Hee maketh a path to shine after him; one would thinke the deepe to bee hoarie.

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

³⁴He beholdeth all high things: he is a king ouer all the children of pride.

⁶I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

^6‖I am weary with my groning, all the night make I my bed to swim: I water my couch with my teares.

⁴Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

⁴Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speake.

³So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

⁴When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

³So am I made to possesse moneths of vanitie, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

⁴When I lie downe, I say, When shall I arise, and the ^†night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro, vnto the dawning of the day.

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

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

²⁷If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leaue off my heauinesse, and comfort my selfe.

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

¹AND in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.

¹¶ And in the second yeere of the reigne of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchad-nezzar dreamed dreames, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleepe brake from him.

⁵¶ And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

⁶And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.

⁷And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?

⁵¶ And they dreamed a dreame both of them, each man his dreame in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dreame, the Butler and the Baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

⁶And Ioseph came in vnto them in the morning, and looked vpon them, and behold, they were sad.

⁷And he asked Pharaohs officers that were with him in the warde of his lords house, saying, wherefore ^†looke ye so sadly to day?

⁸And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

⁸And it came to passe in the morning, that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the Magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh tolde them his dreame; but there was none that could interprete them vnto Pharaoh.

¹³And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.

¹⁴And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.

¹³And when Gideon was come, beholde, there was a man that tolde a dreame vnto his fellow, and sayd, Behold, I dreamed a dreame, and loe, a cake of Barley bread tumbled into the hoste of Midian, and came vnto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and ouerturned it, that the tent lay along.

¹⁴And his fellow answered, and said, Th is is nothing els saue the sword of Gideon the sonne of Ioash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God deliuered Midian, and all the hoste.

¹⁹¶ When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

¹⁹¶ When he was set downe on the Iudgement seate, his wife sent vnto him, saying, Haue thou nothing to doe with that iust man: for I haue suffered many things this day in a dreame, because of him.

²³¶ And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

²³¶ And when Ahithophel sawe that his counsell was not ^†followed, he sadled his asse, and arose, and gate him home to his house, to his citie, and ^†put his houshold in order, and hanged himselfe, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

⁵And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

⁵And hee cast downe the pieces of siluer in the Temple, ^*and departed, and went and hanged himselfe.

⁴¶ But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.

⁴¶ But he himselfe went a dayes iourney into the wildernesse, and came and sate downe vnder a Iuniper tree: and hee requested ^†for himselfe that hee might die, and sayd, It is enough, now O LORD, take away my life: for I am not better then my fathers.

¹MY soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

¹¶ My soule is ^‖weary of my life, I will leaue my complaint vpon my selfe; I will speake in the bitternesse of my soule.

⁶Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.

⁶Turne from him that hee may ^†rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hircling, his day.

²¹Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.

²¹ Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soule: I would despise my life.

²⁰Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

^20* Are not my dayes few? cease then, and let me alone that I may take comfort a litle,

⁹Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

⁹Euen that it would please God to destroy mee, that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off.

⁸And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

^8‖And it came to passe when the Sunne did arise, that God prepared a vehement East wind; and the Sunne beat vpon the head of Ionah, that hee fainted, and wished in himselfe to die, and said, It is better for me to die, then to liue.

¹³O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.

¹³O spare me, that I may recouer strength: before I goe hence, and be no more.

⁹Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

^9‖Surely men of low degree are vanitie, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the ballance, they are altogether lighter then vanitie.

¹¹¶ Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

¹²For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

¹¹¶ Seeing there be many things that increase vanitie, what is man the better?

^12†*For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the dayes of his vaine life, which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shal be after him vnder the sunne?

⁴⁶And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

⁴⁶And Rebekah said to ^*Isaac, I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of Heth: If Iacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life doe me?

²⁰Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

²¹Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

²²Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?

²⁰Wherefore is light giuen to him that is in misery, and life vnto the bitter in soule?

²¹Which ^†long for death, but it commeth not, and dig for it more then for hid treasures:

²²Which reioice exceedingly, and are glad when they can finde the graue?

³Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

³Therefore now, O LORD, Take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die then to liue.

⁴Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

^4*Man is like to vanity: his dayes are as a shadow that passeth away.

¹⁰Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

^10†Remooue thy stroke away from mee: I am consumed by the blowe of thine hand.

³³Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

³³Therefore their dayes did he consume in vanitie, and their yeeres in trouble.