Job 34
1 After proclaiming these things, Eliu now had this to say:
And Helyu pronounside, and spak also these thingis,
2 May the wise hear my words, and may the educated listen to me.
Wise men, here ye my wordis, and lerned men, herkne ye me; for the eere preueth wordis,
3 For the ear examines words, and the mouth discerns foods by the taste.
and the throte demeth metis bi taast.
4 Let us choose judgment for ourselves, and let us consider among ourselves what is best.
Chese we doom to vs; and se we among vs, what is the betere.
5 For Job has said: “I am just, yet God has subverted my judgment.
For Job seide, Y am iust, and God hath distried my doom.
6 For, within my judgment, there is a lie: my vehement barbs are without any sin.”
For whi lesynge is in demynge me, and myn arowe is violent with out ony synne.
7 What man is there that is like Job, who drinks up derision as if it were water,
Who is a man, as Joob is, that drynkith scornyng as watir?
8 who accompanies those who work iniquity, and who walks with impious men?
that goith with men worchynge wickidnesse, and goith with vnfeithful men?
9 For he has said, “Man will not please God, even if he should travel with him.”
For he seide, A man schal not plese God, yhe, thouy he renneth with God.
10 Therefore, prudent men, hear me: impiety is far from God, and iniquity is far from the Almighty.
Therfor ye men hertid, `that is, vndurstonde, here ye me; vnpite, `ethir cruelte, be fer fro God, and wickidnesse fro Almyyti God.
11 For he will restore to man his works, and according to the ways of each, he will repay them.
For he schal yelde the werk of man to hym; and bi the weies of ech man he schal restore to hym.
12 For truly, God will not condemn in vain, nor will the Almighty repudiate judgment.
For verili God schal not condempne with out cause; nether Almyyti God schal distrie doom.
13 What other is established over the earth? Or whom has he placed over the world, which he made?
What othere man hath he ordeyned on the lond? ether whom hath he set on the world, which he made?
14 But, if he directs his heart towards him, he will draw his spirit and breath to himself.
If God dressith his herte to hym, he schal drawe to hym silf his spirit and blast.
15 All flesh will fail together, and man will return to ashes.
Ech fleisch schal faile togidere; `and a man schal turne ayen in to aisch.
16 Therefore, if you have understanding, hear what is said, and heed the sound of my eloquence.
Therfor if thou hast vndurstondyng, here thou that that is seid, and herkne the vois of my speche.
17 Is he that does not love judgment able to be corrected? And how can you so greatly condemn him who is just?
Whether he that loueth not doom may be maad hool? and hou condempnest thou so myche him, that is iust?
18 He says to the king, “You are an apostate.” He calls commanders impious.
Which seith to the kyng, Thou art apostata; which clepith the duykis vnpitouse, `ethir vnfeithful.
19 He does not accept the reputation of leaders; nor does he recognize the tyrant as he contends against the poor. For 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 They will die suddenly, and the people will be troubled in the middle of the night, but they will pass through it, and the violent will be 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 upon the ways of men, and he examines all of their steps.
For the iyen of God ben on the weies of men, and biholdith alle goyngis of hem.
22 There is no darkness and no shadow of death, where those who work iniquity may be hidden.
No derknessis ben, and no schadewe of deeth is, that thei, that worchen wickidnesse, be hid there;
23 For it is no longer within the power of man to enter into judgment with God.
for it is `no more in the power of man, that he come to God in to doom.
24 He will break into many innumerable pieces, and he will cause others to stand up in their place.
God schal al to-breke many men and vnnoumbrable; and schal make othere men to stonde for hem.
25 For he knows their works, and, as a result, he will bring the night, and they will be crushed.
For he knowith the werkis of hem; therfor he schal brynge yn niyt, and thei schulen be al to-brokun.
26 Just as the impious do, he has struck them in a place where they can be seen.
He smoot hem, as vnpitouse men, in the place of seinge men.
27 They, as if with great diligence, have withdrawn from him, and they refused to understand all his ways,
Whiche yeden awei fro hym bi `castyng afore, and nolden vndurstonde alle hise weies.
28 so that they caused the outcry of the needy to reach him, and he heard the voice of the poor.
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 For, when he grants peace, who is there that can condemn? When he hides his face, who is there that can contemplate him, either among the nations, or among all men?
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 He causes a hypocritical man to reign because of the sins of the people.
Which makith `a man ypocrite to regne, for the synnes of the puple.
31 Therefore, since I have been speaking about God, I will not prevent you from doing the same.
Therfor for Y haue spoke to God, also Y schal not forbede thee.
32 If I have erred, you may teach me; if I have spoken unfairly, I will add no more.
If Y erride, teche thou me; if Y spak wickidnesse, Y schal no more adde.
33 Does God require this of you because it is displeasing to you? For you were the first to speak, and not I. But if you know something better, speak.
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 Let men of understanding speak to me, and let a wise man listen to me.
Men vndurstondynge, speke to me; and a wise man, here me.
35 But Job has been speaking foolishly, and his words contain unsound teaching.
Forsothe Joob spak folili, and hise wordis sownen not techyng.
36 My father, let Job be tested even to the end; may you not retreat from a man of iniquity.
My fadir, be Joob preuede `til to the ende; ceesse thou not fro the man of wickidnesse,
37 For he adds blasphemy on top of his sins; nevertheless, let him be constrained to be among us, and then let him provoke God to judgment with his speeches.
`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.
