Job 23

1 And Job made answer and said,

Sotheli Joob answeride, and seide,

2 Even today my outcry is bitter; his hand is hard on my sorrow.

Now also my word is in bitternesse, and the hond of my wounde is agreggid on my weilyng.

3 If only I had knowledge of where he might be seen, so that I might come even to his seat!

Who yyueth to me, that Y knowe, and fynde hym, and come `til to his trone?

4 I would put my cause in order before him, and my mouth would be full of arguments.

Y schal sette doom bifor hym, and Y schal fille my mouth with blamyngis;

5 I would see what his answers would be, and have knowledge of what he would say to me.

that Y kunne the wordis, whiche he schal answere to me, and that Y vnderstonde, what he schal speke to me.

6 Would he make use of his great power to overcome me? No, but he would give attention to me.

Y nyle, that he stryue with me bi greet strengthe, nether oppresse me with the heuynesse of his greetnesse.

7 There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.

Sette he forth equite ayens me, and my doom come perfitli to victorie.

8 See, I go forward, but he is not there; and back, but I do not see him;

If Y go to the eest, God apperith not; if Y go to the west, Y schal not vndurstonde hym; if Y go to the left side,

9 I am looking for him on the left hand, but there is no sign of him; and turning to the right, I am not able to see him.

what schal Y do? Y schal not take hym; if Y turne me to the riyt side, Y schal not se hym.

10 For he has knowledge of the way I take; after I have been tested I will come out like gold.

But he knowith my weie, and he schal preue me as gold, that passith thorouy fier.

11 My feet have gone in his steps; I have kept in his way, without turning to one side or to the other.

My foot suede hise steppis; Y kepte his weie, and Y bowide not awey fro it.

12 I have never gone against the orders of his lips; the words of his mouth have been stored up in my heart.

Y yede not awei fro the comaundementis of hise lippis; and Y hidde in my bosum the wordis of his mouth.

13 But his purpose is fixed and there is no changing it; and he gives effect to the desire of his soul.

For he is aloone, and no man may turne awei hise thouytis; and what euer thing he wolde, his wille dide this thing.

14 For what has been ordered for me by him will be gone through to the end: and his mind is full of such designs.

Whanne he hath fillid his wille in me, also many othere lijk thingis ben redi to hym.

15 For this cause I am in fear before him, my thoughts of him overcome me.

And therfor Y am disturblid of his face, and Y biholdynge hym am anguyschid for drede.

16 For God has made my heart feeble, and my mind is troubled before the Ruler of all.

God hath maad neische myn herte, and Almyyti God hath disturblid me.

17 For I am overcome by the dark, and by the black night which is covering my face.

For Y perischide not for derknessis neiyynge; nethir myist hilide my face.