C. about

And thou shalt_pay thy vows. 1520,
°8 Thou shalt also decree a thing, And it shall_be_established unto
thee: And the light shall_shine upon thy ways. e 2 When men -are_cast_down, then thou shalt_say, There is lifting_up ;’
‘man.of_ And He shall_save the mhumble ownecast erson. yes. Luke Pp : - 13. 80 He shall_deliver the_island_of the innocent: And it -is_delivered by the_pure- ness_of thine hands.” JOBS 2 THEN Job answered and said, REPLY. 2“Even to day is my ¢com- eupisin: plaint bitter : and My ‘stroke -is_heavier than my groaning. 3 Oh that I knew where I might_find Him! - That I might_come even to His seat !
4I would_order my cause before
im. And fill my mouth with arguments. 5 I would_know the words which He would_answer me, And understand what He would_ say unto me. 6 Will_He plead against me with His great power ? No; but He would_put strength in
me. 7 There the -righteous might_dispute with Him ; So should_I_be_delivered for ever from my judge.
8 Behold, 1 'go forward, but He is
not there ; i And backward, but I cannot per- ceive Him: 4 2 On the left_hand, where He doth_ - work, but I cannot behold Him: x He thideth_Himself on the right_ f hand, that I cannot see Him: 10 But He -knoweth the way vthat_I_ take : When He -hath_tried me, I shall_ come_forth as gold. il My foot shath_held His xsteps, His way -have_I_kept, and not de- clined. 2 Neither thave_I_gone_back from i the_commandment_of His lips ; I _have_testeemed the_s words_of His mouth more than my « neces- sary food. B But He is in one mind, and who Fean_turn Him ? And what His soul desireth, even that He doeth. 14For He wvi'performeth the thing that 7s appointed for me: And many such things are with
i. Will. perfect,
Him. 15 Therefore tam_I_troubled at His presence : When I ‘consider, I am_afraid of
im. 16 For e~God maketh my heart soft, And shthe =Almighty -troubleth __ me: F. V7 Because I was not cut_off before the darkness,
. Shadday.
Jos XXIV. 19.
Neither hath_He-_covered the . (darkness from my face. WHY, seeing times-are not hidden 24 from sh the =Almighty, -Do they_that_know Him, not see His days? 2 Some tremove the landmarks ; They -violently _ take away flocks, and feed thereof. -3 They tdrive_.away the_ass_of the =fatherless, They take the -widow’s ox for a pledge.’ 4 They ‘turn the =needy out_of the
way: The_=poor_of the earth hide_them- selves together.
B.C. about 1520.
t. thick. darkness.
CONTINUA- TION.
sh. Shadday.
5 Behold, as wild_asses in the desert, |
-go_they_forth to their work ; Rising_betimes for @ xprey : The wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children. 6 They treap every one his / corn in the field : And they ‘gather the_vintage_of . _thel-wicked. ; 7 They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, That they have no covering in the cold. 8s They tare_wet with the_showers_ of the mountains, And embrace the rock for want of a shelter. : 9° They ‘pluck the -fatherless from the breast, And Hake_a_pledge of the -poor. 10 They :cause_him_to_go naked with- out clothing, And they -take_away the sheaf Srom the =hungry ; Il Which ‘make oil within their walls, And tread their winepresses, y and suffer_thirst. 122mMen tgroan from_out of the
city,
And the_soul_of the =wounded terieth_out :
Yet eh~God Hayeth not folly to them.
hep sare of _ those _that_rebel_ against the_light ;
They -know not the_ways thereof,
Nor -abide in the_paths thereof.
14 The murderer ‘rising with the light tkilleth the -poor and needy,
And in the night tis as a «thief.
15 The_eye also_of the adulterer -wait- eth for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye shall_see me :”
And 'disguiseth his face. S
16In the dark they -dig_throug houses, :
Which they had_marked for them- Selves in the daytime:
They know not the light.
17 For the morning is to them even as the_shadow_of_death :
If one know them, they are in the_ terrors_of the_shadow_of_death.
18 He is swift as the waters ;
Their portion ‘is_cursed in the earth: he ¢'beholdeth not the_ way_of the vineyards. :
19 Drought and heat tconsume the snow waters:
F. fodder.
1. lawless.
8. so that they.
y. yet.
m. mortal men.
eh. Eloah.
14. Thelong tense indi- cates con- tinwance, habit.
t. or turn- eth.
411
JoB XXIV. 20.
B.C. about 1520.
h. Heb. sheol, @. hades.
7 ANSWER OF BILDAD.
en. enosh, frail, mor- tal man.
e. El, cod;
| singular.
p. pure.
m, maggot. a. ahdahm. | wo, worm,
Heb. tole-
hah.
JOB'S REPLY.
So doth the hgrave those which have_sinned. 20 The womb shall_forget him ; The worm shall _ feed _ sweetly _on
him
He shall_be no more remembered ; and wickedness shall_be_broken as @ xtree.
21 He evil_entreateth the -barren that beareth not:
And tdoeth not good to the widow.
22 He -draweth also the =mighty with his power :
He ‘riseth_up, and no man tis_ sure of «life.
3 Though it 'be_given him to be in_ safety, whereon he resteth ;
Yet His eyes are upon their ways.
2% They -are_exalted for_a_little_ we but are_gone and brought_ low ;
They fare _taken.out_of_the_way as all other, and tcut_offas the_tops_ of the_ears_of corn.
% And if it be not so now, who will_ make_me_a_liar,
And make my ‘speech nothing worth ?
THEN answered Bildad the Shu- hite, and said, 2“xDominion and *xfear are with
2
Him, He_+maketh peace in His high_ places. 3 Js there any number of His ar- mies? And upon whom Fdoth not His light arise ? 4 How then rean en man be_justified with e-God Or how can fe hee 8 clean that is born of a woman ? » Behold even to the moon, and it 'shineth not ; Yea, the stars -are not pure in His
sight. 6 How much less en man, that is a m worm ? And the_ son. of aman, which is a wo worm ?
26 BUT Job answered and said, 2“ How hast_thou_helped "him that is without power ? How savyest thou the arm that hath no strength ? ® How 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 ? 5 tx=Dead things tare_formed from under the waters, And the_ inhabitants thereof. 6 h Hell is naked before Him, And «destruction hath no covering. 7 4He_stretcheth out the north over the empty_place, And +hangeth the earth upon no- thing. 8 4He_bindeth_up the waters in His thick_clouds ; And the cloud is not rent under them.
2
Jop XXVII.
° sHe_holdeth_back the_face_of His) B.C. throne, 16! And -spreadeth His cloud upon it. 10He hath_compassed the waters with bounds, Until the day’ and night come_to_
an_en 1 The_ pillars_ of =heaven tremble en ae astonished at His re-
12 He val ideth the sea with His power, And by His understanding He ssmiteth_through the -proud. 13 By His Spirit He hath ™ garnished the heavens ; m. His hand hath formed the crooked serpent, 14 Lo, these are ephes of His ways: w But how little a portion -is_heard of Him ? But the_thunder_of His power who ‘can_understand ?”
MOREOVER Job continued his} Co: parable, and said, 244s e-God liveth, who *hath_taken_ away my judgment ; And s the =Almighty, ‘who mshath_ vexed my soul ; 3 All the “while my breath is in me, |*-) And the. ‘rca of eh-God is in my nostri 4 My ag shall not speak wicked- ness, Nor my tongue utter deceit. 5 ¢ God forsia that I should_justify 4 Fae Q
pou Till I ex die I will not remove mine | ez. expire. integrity from me. 6 My-righteousness I hold_fast, and will not let_it_go : My heart shall not reproach sad #r so_long_as_I_live. 'r. from. 7 tLet mine enemy beas the!-wicked, awe ; And +he_that_riseth_up_against me |" “”* as the —unrighteous. 8 For what 7s the_hope_of the hypo- crite though he thath_gained, When ¢h-God ttaketh_away his| eh. Eldal soul? 9 Will ¢-God hear his ery When trouble cometh upon him ? 10 Will_he_ delight himself in s the|s. Shadday =Almighty ? Will he always call upon ¢ ~God ? | eh. Eloah. uy wif teach pou by the_hand_of
e~God e. That which is with s the =Almighty will I not conceal. Rn Benet a ye_yourselves -have_ seen Why then tare ye thus altogether vain ? 18 This is the_portion_of a wicked «man with e~God, a. And the_ heritage _ * of oppressors, +. which suey shall_receive of «the =Alm
mighty. 14 Tf his sochildren be_multiplied, it is|s0- onl for the sword: - ; And his offspring shall not be_ * satisfied with bread. 4
15 Those_that_remain of him shall be_buried in xdeath : And his widows,shall not weep. 16 gots he heap_up silver as the ust,
412
OB XXVII. 17.