Wycliffe - Job - 30

30:1  But now yongere men in tyme scornen me, whos fadris Y deynede not to sette with the doggis of my flok.

30:2  Of whiche men the vertu of hondis was for nouyt to me, and thei weren gessid vnworthi to that lijf.

30:3  Thei weren bareyn for nedynesse and hungur; that gnawiden in wildirnesse, and weren pale for pouert and wretchidnesse;

30:4  and eeten eerbis, aud the ryndis of trees; and the roote of iunyperis was her mete.

30:5  Whiche men rauyschiden these thingis fro grete valeis; and whanne thei hadden foundun ony of alle, thei runnen with cry to tho.

30:6  Thei dwelliden in deseertis of strondis, and in caues of erthe, ethir on grauel, `ethir on cley.

30:7  Whiche weren glad among siche thingis, and arettiden delices to be vndur buschis.

30:8  The sones of foolis and of vnnoble men, and outirli apperynge not in erthe.

30:9  But now Y am turned in to the song of hem, and Y am maad a prouerbe to hem.

30:10  Thei holden me abhomynable, and fleen fer fro me, and dreden not to spete on my face.

30:11  For God hath openyd his arowe caas, and hath turmentid me, and hath set a bridil in to my mouth.

30:12  At the riytside of the eest my wretchidnessis risiden anoon; thei turneden vpsedoun my feet, and oppressiden with her pathis as with floodis.

30:13  Thei destrieden my weies; thei settiden tresoun to me, and hadden the maistri; and `noon was that helpide.

30:14  Thei felden in on me as bi a brokun wal, and bi yate openyd, and weren stretchid forth to my wretchidnessis.

30:15  Y am dryuun in to nouyt; he took awei my desir as wynd, and myn helpe passide awei as a cloude.

30:16  But now my soule fadith in my silf, and daies of turment holden me stidfastly.

30:17  In nyyt my boon is persid with sorewis; and thei, that eten me, slepen not.

30:18  In the multitude of tho my cloth is wastid, and thei han gird me as with coler of a coote.

30:19  Y am comparisound to cley, and Y am maad lijk to a deed sparcle and aisch.

30:20  Y schal cry to thee, and thou schalt not here me; Y stonde, and thou biholdist not me.

30:21  Thou art chaungid in to cruel to me, and in the hardnesse of thin hond thou art aduersarie to me.

30:22  Thou hast reisid me, and hast set as on wynd; and hast hurtlid me doun strongli.

30:23  Y woot, that thow schalt bitake me to deeth, where an hows is ordeyned to ech lyuynge man.

30:24  Netheles thou sendist not out thin hond to the wastyng of hem; and if thei fallen doun, thou schalt saue.

30:25  Y wepte sum tyme on him, that was turmentid, and my soule hadde compassioun on a pore man.

30:26  Y abood goodis, and yuelis ben comun to me; Y abood liyt, and derknessis braken out.

30:27  Myn ynnere thingis buyliden out with outen my reste; daies of turment camen bifor me.

30:28  Y yede morenynge, and Y roos with out woodnesse in the cumpenye, and criede.

30:29  Y was the brother of dragouns, and the felow of ostrigis.

30:30  My skyn was maad blak on me, and my boonys drieden for heete.

30:31  Myn harpe is turned in to morenyng, and myn orgun in to the vois of weperis.