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Thou speakest like a foolish woman: what? shall laboured valiantly, are at rest. 18 The prisoners
we receiue good at the hande of God, and not rest together, and heare not the voyce of the
receiue euill? In all this did not Iob sinne with his oppressour. 19 There are small and great, and the
lippes. 11 Nowe when Iobs three friends heard of seruant is free from his master. 20 Wherefore is
all this euill that was come vpon him, they came the light giuen to him that is in miserie? and
euery one from his owne place, to wit, Eliphaz the life vnto them that haue heauie hearts? 21 Which
Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar long for death, and if it come not, they would
the Naamathite: for they were agreed together euen search it more then treasures: 22 Which ioy
to come to lament with him, and to comfort him. for gladnes, and reioyce, when they can finde
12 So when they lift vp their eyes a farre off, the graue. 23 Why is the light giuen to the man
they knewe him not: therefore they lift vp their whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
voyces and wept, and euery one of them rent 24 For my sighing commeth before I eate, and my
his garment, and sprinkled dust vpon their heads roarings are powred out like the water. 25 For the
toward the heauen. 13 So they sate by him vpon thing I feared, is come vpon me, and the thing
the ground seuen dayes, and seuen nights, and that I was afraid of, is come vnto me. 26 I had
none spake a worde vnto him: for they sawe, that no peace, neither had I quietnesse, neither had
the griefe was very great. I rest, yet trouble is come.
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1 Afterward Iob opened his mouth, and cursed sayde, 2 If we assay to commune with thee,
his day. 2 And Iob cryed out, and sayd, 3 Let wilt thou be grieued? but who can withholde
the day perish, wherein I was borne, and the himselfe from speaking? 3 Behold, thou hast
night when it was sayde, There is a man childe taught many, and hast strengthened the wea-
conceiued. 4 Let that day bee darkenesse, let rie hands. 4 Thy wordes haue confirmed him
not God regarde it from aboue, neyther let the that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the
light shine vpon it, 5 But let darkenesse, and weake knees. 5 But now it is come vpon thee,
the shadowe of death staine it: let the cloude and thou art grieued: it toucheth thee, and
remayne vpon it, and let them make it fearefull as thou art troubled. 6 Is not this thy feare, thy
a bitter day. Let darkenesse possesse that night, confidence, thy pacience, and the vprightnesse
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let it not be ioyned vnto the dayes of the yeere, of thy wayes? 7 Remember, I pray thee: who
nor let it come into the count of the moneths. euer perished, being an innocent? or where
7 Yea, desolate be that night, and let no ioy be in were the vpright destroyed? 8 As I haue seene,
it. Let them that curse the day, (being readie to they that plow iniquitie, and sowe wickednesse,
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renue their mourning) curse it. Let the starres reape the same. 9 With the blast of God they
of that twilight be dimme through darkenesse of perish, and with the breath of his nostrels are
it: let it looke for light, but haue none: neither they cosumed. 10 The roaring of the Lion, and
let it see the dawning of the day, 10 Because it the voyce of the Lionesse, and the teeth of the
shut not vp the dores of my mothers wombe: nor Lions whelpes are broken. 11 The Lyon perisheth
hid sorowe from mine eyes. 11 Why died I not for lacke of pray, and the Lyons whelpes are
in the birth? or why dyed I not, when I came scattered abroade. 12 But a thing was brought to
out of the wombe? 12 Why did the knees preuent me secretly, and mine eare hath receiued a litle
me? and why did I sucke the breasts? 13 For so thereof. 13 In the thoughtes of ye visions of the
shoulde I now haue lyen and bene quiet, I should night, when sleepe falleth on men, 14 Feare came
haue slept then, and bene at rest, 14 With the vpon me, and dread which made all my bones
Kings and counselers of the earth, which haue to tremble. 15 And the wind passed before me,
buylded themselues desolate places: 15 Or with and made the heares of my flesh to stande vp.
the princes that had golde, and haue filled their 16 Then stoode one, and I knewe not his face:
houses with siluer. 16 Or why was I not hid, as an image was before mine eyes, and in silence
an vntimely birth, either as infants, which haue heard I a voyce, saying, 17 Shall man be more iust
not seene the light? 17 The wicked haue there then God? or shall a man be more pure then his
ceased from their tyrannie, and there they that maker? 18 Beholde, he founde no stedfastnesse