Wycliffe - Job - 6

6:1  Forsothe Joob answeride, and seide,

6:2  Y wolde, that my synnes, bi whiche Y `desseruede ire, and the wretchidnesse which Y suffre, weren peisid in a balaunce.

6:3  As the grauel of the see, this wretchidnesse schulde appere greuousere; wherfor and my wordis ben ful of sorewe.

6:4  For the arowis of the Lord ben in me, the indignacioun of whiche drynkith vp my spirit; and the dredis of the Lord fiyten ayens me.

6:5  Whether a feeld asse schal rore, whanne he hath gras? Ethir whether an oxe schal lowe, whanne he stondith byfor a `ful cratche?

6:6  Ether whethir a thing vnsauery may be etun, which is not maad sauery bi salt? Ether whether ony man may taaste a thing, which tastid bryngith deeth? For whi to an hungri soule, yhe, bittir thingis semen to be swete; tho thingis whiche my soule nolde touche bifore, ben now my meetis for angwisch.

6:8  Who yyueth, that myn axyng come; and that God yyue to me that, that Y abide?

6:9  And he that bigan, al to-breke me; releesse he his hond, and kitte me doun?

6:10  And `this be coumfort to me, that he turmente me with sorewe, and spare not, and that Y ayenseie not the wordis of the hooli.

6:11  For whi, what is my strengthe, that Y suffre? ethir which is myn ende, that Y do pacientli?

6:12  Nethir my strengthe is the strengthe of stoonus, nether my fleisch is of bras.

6:13  Lo! noon help is to me in me; also my meyneal frendis `yeden awey fro me.

6:14  He that takith awei merci fro his frend, forsakith the drede of the Lord.

6:15  My britheren passiden me, as a stronde doith, that passith ruschyngli in grete valeis.

6:16  Snow schal come on hem, that dreden frost.

6:17  In the tyme wherynne thei ben scaterid, thei schulen perische; and as thei ben hoote, thei schulen be vnknyt fro her place.

6:18  The pathis of her steppis ben wlappid; thei schulen go in veyn, and schulen perische.

6:19  Biholde ye the pathis of Theman, and the weies of Saba; and abide ye a litil.

6:20  Thei ben schent, for Y hopide; and thei camen `til to me, and thei ben hilid with schame.

6:21  Now ye ben comun, and now ye seen my wounde, and dreden.

6:22  Whether Y seide, Brynge ye to me, and yiue ye of youre catel to me? ethir,

6:23  Delyuere ye me fro the hond of enemy, and rauysche ye me fro the hond of stronge men?

6:24  Teche ye me, and Y schal be stille; and if in hap Y vnknew ony thing, teche ye me.

6:25  Whi han ye depraued the wordis of trewthe? sithen noon is of you, that may repreue me.

6:26  Ye maken redi spechis oneli for to blame, and ye bryngen forth wordis in to wynde.

6:27  Ye fallen in on a fadirles child, and enforsen to peruerte youre frend.

6:28  Netheles fille ye that, that ye han bigunne; yyue ye the eere, and se ye, whether Y lie.

6:29  Y biseche, answere ye with out strijf, and speke ye, and deme ye that, that is iust.

6:30  And ye schulen not fynde wickidnesse in my tunge, nethir foli schal sowne in my chekis.