Job 34
1 Moreover Elihu answered,
And Helyu pronounside, and spak also these thingis,
2 "Hear my words, you sages. Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.
Wise men, here ye my wordis, and lerned men, herkne ye me; for the eere preueth wordis,
3 For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.
and the throte demeth metis bi taast.
4 Let us choose for us that which is right. Let us know among ourselves what is good.
Chese we doom to vs; and se we among vs, what is the betere.
5 For Job has said, 'I am righteous, God has taken away my right:
For Job seide, Y am iust, and God hath distried my doom.
6 Notwithstanding my right I am considered a liar. My wound is incurable, though I am without disobedience.'
For whi lesynge is in demynge me, and myn arowe is violent with out ony synne.
7 What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water,
Who is a man, as Joob is, that drynkith scornyng as watir?
8 Who goes in company with evildoers, and walks with wicked men?
that goith with men worchynge wickidnesse, and goith with vnfeithful men?
9 For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.'
For he seide, A man schal not plese God, yhe, thouy he renneth with God.
10 "Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from Shaddai, that he should commit iniquity.
Therfor ye men hertid, `that is, vndurstonde, here ye me; vnpite, `ethir cruelte, be fer fro God, and wickidnesse fro Almyyti God.
11 For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
For he schal yelde the werk of man to hym; and bi the weies of ech man he schal restore to hym.
12 Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, neither will Shaddai pervert justice.
For verili God schal not condempne with out cause; nether Almyyti God schal distrie doom.
13 Who put him in charge of the earth? or who has appointed him over the whole world?
What othere man hath he ordeyned on the lond? ether whom hath he set on the world, which he made?
14 If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,
If God dressith his herte to hym, he schal drawe to hym silf his spirit and blast.
15 all flesh would perish together, and man would turn again to dust.
Ech fleisch schal faile togidere; `and a man schal turne ayen in to aisch.
16 "If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.
Therfor if thou hast vndurstondyng, here thou that that is seid, and herkne the vois of my speche.
17 Shall even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty?—
Whether he that loueth not doom may be maad hool? and hou condempnest thou so myche him, that is iust?
18 Who says to a king, 'Vile.' or to nobles, 'Wicked.'?
Which seith to the kyng, Thou art apostata; which clepith the duykis vnpitouse, `ethir vnfeithful.
19 Who doesn't respect the persons of princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.
`Which takith not the persoones of princes, nether knew a tyraunt, whanne he stryuede ayens a pore man; for alle men ben the werk of hise hondis.
20 In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand.
Thei schulen die sudeynli, and at mydnyyt puplis schulen be troblid, `ethir schulen be bowid, as othere bookis han; and schulen passe, and schulen take `awei `a violent man with out hond.
21 "For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.
For the iyen of God ben on the weies of men, and biholdith alle goyngis of hem.
22 There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, where evildoers may hide themselves.
No derknessis ben, and no schadewe of deeth is, that thei, that worchen wickidnesse, be hid there;
23 For he doesn't need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment.
for it is `no more in the power of man, that he come to God in to doom.
24 He breaks in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out, and sets others in their place.
God schal al to-breke many men and vnnoumbrable; and schal make othere men to stonde for hem.
25 Therefore he takes knowledge of their works. He overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
For he knowith the werkis of hem; therfor he schal brynge yn niyt, and thei schulen be al to-brokun.
26 He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
He smoot hem, as vnpitouse men, in the place of seinge men.
27 because they turned aside from following him, and wouldn't pay attention to any of his ways,
Whiche yeden awei fro hym bi `castyng afore, and nolden vndurstonde alle hise weies.
28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him. He heard the cry of the afflicted.
That thei schulden make the cry of a nedi man to come to hym, and that he schulde here the vois of pore men.
29 When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? Alike whether to a nation, or to a man,
For whanne he grauntith pees, who is that condempneth? Sithen he hidith his cheer, who is that seeth hym? And on folkis and on alle men `he hath power `to do siche thingis.
30 that the godless man may not reign, that there be no one to ensnare the people.
Which makith `a man ypocrite to regne, for the synnes of the puple.
31 "For has any said to God, 'I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.
Therfor for Y haue spoke to God, also Y schal not forbede thee.
32 Teach me that which I do not see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more'?
If Y erride, teche thou me; if Y spak wickidnesse, Y schal no more adde.
33 Shall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it? For you must choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.
Whether God axith that wickidnesse of thee, for it displeside thee? For thou hast bigunne to speke, and not Y; that if thou knowist ony thing betere, speke thou.
34 Men of understanding will tell me, yes, every wise man who hears me:
Men vndurstondynge, speke to me; and a wise man, here me.
35 'Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.'
Forsothe Joob spak folili, and hise wordis sownen not techyng.
36 I wish that Job were tried to the end, because of his answering like wicked men.
My fadir, be Joob preuede `til to the ende; ceesse thou not fro the man of wickidnesse,
37 For he adds rebellion to his sin. He claps his hands among us, and multiplies his words against God."
`that addith blasfemye ouer hise synnes. Be he constreyned among vs in the meene tyme; and thanne bi hise wordis stire he God to the doom.
