Job 37
1 Myn herte dredde of this thing, and is moued out of his place.
At this also my heart is troubled, and moved out of its place.
2 It schal here an heryng in the feerdfulnesse of his vois, and a sown comynge forth of his mouth.
Hear thou a report by the anger of the Lord's wrath, and a discourse shall come out of his mouth.
3 He biholdith ouere alle heuenes; and his liyt is ouere the termes of erthe.
His dominion is under the whole heaven, and his light is at the extremities of the earth.
4 Sown schal rore aftir hym, he schal thundre with the vois of his greetnesse; and it schal not be souyt out, whanne his vois is herd.
After him shall be a cry with a [loud] voice; he shall thunder with the voice of his excellency, yet he shall not cause men to pass away, for one shall hear his voice.
5 God schal thundre in his vois wondurfulli, that makith grete thingis and that moun not be souyt out.
The Mighty One shall thunder wonderfully with his voice: for he has done great things which we knew not;
6 Which comaundith to the snow to come doun on erthe, and to the reynes of wijntir, and to the reynes of his strengthe.
commanding the snow, Be thou upon the earth, and the stormy rain, and the storm of the showers of his might.
7 Which markith in the hond of alle men, that alle men knowe her werkis.
He seals up the hand of every man, that every man may know his own weakness.
8 An vnresonable beeste schal go in to his denne, and schal dwelle in his caue, `ethir derke place.
And the wild beasts come in under the covert, and rest in [their] lair.
9 Tempestis schulen go out fro the ynnere thingis, and coold fro Arturus.
Troubles come on out of the secret chambers, and cold from the mountain-tops.
10 Whanne God makith blowyng, frost wexith togidere; and eft ful brood watris ben sched out.
And from the breath of the Mighty One he will send frost; and he guides the water in whatever way he pleases.
11 Whete desirith cloudis, and cloudis spreeden abrood her liyt.
And [if] a cloud obscures [what is] precious [to him], his light will disperse the cloud.
12 Whiche cloudes cumpassen alle thingis bi cumpas, whidur euere the wil of the gouernour ledith tho, to al thing which he comaundith `to tho on the face of the world;
And he will carry round the encircling [clouds] by his governance, to [perform] their works: whatsoever he shall command them,
13 whether in o lynage, ethir in his lond, ether in what euer place of his merci he comaundith tho to be foundun.
this has been appointed by him on the earth, whether for correction, [or] for his land, or if he shall find him [an object] for mercy.
14 Joob, herkene thou these thingis; stonde thou, and biholde the meruels of God.
Hearken to this, O Job: stand still, and be admonished of the power of the Lord.
15 Whethir thou woost, whanne God comaundide to the reynes, that tho schulen schewe the liyt of hise cloudis?
We know that god has disposed his works, having made light out of darkness.
16 Whether thou knowist the grete weies of cloudis, and perfit kunnyngis?
And he knows the divisions of the clouds, and the signal overthrows of the ungodly.
17 Whether thi cloothis ben not hoote, whanne the erthe is blowun with the south?
But thy robe is warm, and there is quiet upon the land.
18 In hap thou madist with hym heuenes, which moost sad ben foundid, as of bras.
Wilt thou establish with him [foundations] for the ancient [heavens? they are] strong as a molten mirror.
19 Schewe thou to vs, what we schulen seie to hym; for we ben wlappid in derknessis.
Wherefore teach me, what shall we say to him? and let us cease from saying much.
20 Who schal telle to hym, what thingis Y speke? yhe, if he spekith, a man schal be deuourid.
Have I a book or a scribe my me, that I may stand and put man to silence?
21 And now men seen not liyt; the eir schal be maad thicke sudenli in to cloudis, and wynd passynge schal dryue awei tho.
But the light is not visible to all: it shines afar off in the heavens, as that which is from him in the clouds.
22 Gold schal come fro the north, and ferdful preisyng of God.
From the [north] come the clouds shining like gold: in these great are the glory and honour of the Almighty;
23 For we moun not fynde him worthili; he is greet in strengthe, and in doom, and in riytfulnesse, and may not be teld out.
and we do not find another his equal in strength: [as for] him that judges justly, dost thou not think that he listens?
24 Therfor men schulen drede hym; and alle men, that semen to hem silf to be wise, schulen not be hardi to biholde.
Wherefore men shall fear him; and the wise also in heart shall fear him.
