ancient, therfore casting downe my head, I was afrayd to shew you my sentence. 7For I hoped that longer age would speake, and that a multitude of yeares would teach wisdome. 8But as I see, there is a Spirit in men, and the inspiration of the Omnipotent giueth vnderstanding. 9They of many yeares are not the wise men, neither doe the ancients vnderstand iudgement. 10Therfore wil I speake: Heare ye me, I also wil shew you my wisedom. 11For I haue expected your words, I haue heard your wisdome, as long as you contended in words. 12And as long as I thought you said somewhat, I considered: but as I see, [1] here is none of you that can reproue Iob, and answer to his words. 13Lest perhaps you may say: We haue found wisedom, God hath reiected him, not man. 14He hath spoken nothing [2] to me, and I wil not answer him according to your words. 15They were afrayd, and answered no more, and they haue taken away talke from themselues. 16Therfore because I haue expected, and they spake not: they stood, and answered no more: 17I also wil answer my part, & wil shew my knowledge. 18For I am ful of words, and the spirit of my bellie streytneth me. 19Behold, my bellie is as new wine without a vent, which breaketh new vessels. 20I wil speake, and take breath a litle: I wil open my lippes, and wil answer. 21I wil not accept the person of a man, & I wil not make God equal to man. 22For I know not how long I shal continue, and whether after a while my maker wil take me away.
CHAP. XXXIII.
HEARE therfore Iob my sayings, and harken to al my words. 2Behold I haue opened my mouth, let my tongue speake within my iawes. 3My words are of my simple hart, and my lippes shal speake a pure sentence. 4The Spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Omnipotent gaue me life. 5If thou canst, answer me, and stand against my face. 6Behold God hath made me also euen as thee, and of the same clay I also was formed. 7But yet let not my [3] miracle terrifie thee, and let not my eloquence be burdenous to thee. 8Thou therfore hast sayd in my eares, and I haue heard the voice of thy words: 9I am cleane, and without sinne: vnspotted, and there is no iniquitie in me. 10Because he hath found quarrels in me, therfore hath he thought me his
- ↑ A notorious arrogancie to hold himselfe wiser then any man, either of his owne sect, or of his aduersaries.
- ↑ Those that neither credit Catholike Doctours, nor yet relie vpon their owne elders, but euery one vpon his owne priuate spirit, denie that to perteyne to them which is spoken to others in the same errours. S. Greg. li. 23. c. 8.
- ↑ Arrogant men imagine their owne conceits and vtterance to be more meruelous then other mens, not knowing how foolish their owne pride is. S. Greg. li. 23. c. 16.
