Wycliffe - Sirach - 49

49:1  The mynde of Josie maad in the makyng of odour, is the werk of a pyment makere.

49:2  In ech mouth his mynde schal be maad swete as hony, and as musik in the feeste of wyn.

49:3  He was dressid of God in the penaunce of folk; and he took awei the abhomynaciouns of wickidnesse.

49:4  And the herte of hym gouernede to the Lord; and in the daies of synnes he strengthide pitee.

49:5  Outakun Dauid, Ezechie and Josie, alle kyngis diden synne.

49:6  For whi the kyngis of Juda leften the lawe of myyti God, and dispisiden the drede of God.

49:7  For thei yauen her rewme to othere men, and her glorie to an alien folk.

49:8  Thei brenten the chosun citee of hoolynesse; and thei maden the weies therof forsakun in the hond of Jeremye.

49:9  For thei tretiden yuel hym, which from the wombe of the modir was halewid a profete, to turne vpsedoun, and to leese, and efte to bilde, and make newe.

49:10  Ezechiel, that siy the siyt of glorie, which the Lord schewide to hym in the chare of cherubyn.

49:11  For he made mynde of enemyes in reyn, to do wel to hem, that schewiden riytful weies.

49:12  And the boonys of twelue profetis apperen fro her place; and thei strengthiden Jacob, and ayenbouyten hem in the feith of her vertu.

49:13  Hou schulen we alarge Zorobabel? for whi and he was a signe in the riyt hond of God to Israel;

49:14  and Jhesu, the sone of Josedech? whiche in her daies bildiden an hous, and enhaunsiden the hooli temple to the Lord, maad redi in to euerlastynge glorie.

49:15  And Neemye in the mynde of myche tyme, that reiside to vs the wallis, `that weren cast doun, and made the yatis and lockis to stonde; which Neemye reiside oure housis.

49:16  No man borun in erthe was such as Enok; for whi and he was resseyued fro the erthe.

49:17  And Joseph, that was borun a man, the prince of britheren, the stidfastnesse of folk, the gouernour of britheren, the stablischyng of puple;

49:18  and his boonys weren visitid, and profesieden after deth.

49:19  Seth and Sem, these gaten glorie anentis men, and ouer ech man in the generacioun of Adam.