with his bones be broken. 23For I haue alwaies feared God as waues swelling vpon me, & his weight I could not beare. 24If I haue thought gold my strength, and haue said to fine gold: My confidence. 25If I haue reioysed vpon my great riches, and because my hand found manie things. 26If I saw the sunne when it shined, and the moone going cleerly: 27And my hart in secret reioysed, and I kissed my hand with my mouth. 28Which is [1] most great iniquitie, and a denial against God the most high? 29If I haue been glad of his fal that hated me, and haue reioysed that euil had found him. 30For I haue not giuen my throte to sinne, that cursing I wished his soule. 31If the men of my tabernacle haue not sayd: Who wil giue of his flesh that we may be filled? 32The stranger taried not without, my doore was open to the wayfaring man. 33If as man I haue hid my sinne, and haue concealed my iniquitie in my bosome. 34If I haue been afrayd at a verie great multitude, and the contempt of kinsmen hath terrified me: and I haue not rather held my peace, & not gone out of the doore. 35Who wil grant me an hearer, that the Omnipotent would heare my desire: and that himself that iudgeth would write a Book. 36That I may carie it on my shoulder, and put it about me as a crowne? 37At euerie step of mine I wil pronounce it, and as to the prince I wil offer it. 38If my land cry against me, & with it the furrowes therof lament: 39If I haue eaten the fruits therof without money, and haue afflicted the soul of the tillers therof. 40For wheate let the bryar grow to me, and for barlie the throne.
[2] The words of Iob are ended.
CHAP. XXXII.
The ninth conflict.BVT these three men omitted to answer Iob, for that he seemed iust to himself. 2And [3] Eliu the sonne of Barachel a Buzite, of the kinred of Ram, was angrie and tooke indignation: and he was angrie against Iob, for that he sayd himself to be iust before God. 3Moreouer against his freinds he had indignation, for that they had not found a reasonable answer, but onlie had condemned Iob. 4Therfore Eliu expected Iob speaking, because they were his elders that spake. 5But when he saw that the three were not able to answer, he was wrath exceedingly. 6And Eliu the sonne of Barachel a Buzite answering, sayd: I am yonger in time, and you more
- ↑ By this demand he prouoked his aduersaries to produce what they could to conuince him of idolatrie or denying God, wherwith they indirectly charged him.
- ↑ Iob disputeth no more with his friends but afterward submitted himself to God, acknowledging some unaduised speach c. 39. v. 37. c. 42. v. 3
- ↑ This young man wittie & learned, but proud withal, was a figure of the hote and arrogant disputers, who wil seeme to know more then their elders. S. Greg. l. 23. c. 2.
