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Job 26:1 414 Job 28:17
26 nomber, the sworde shall destroy them, and
1 Bvt Iob answered, and sayde, Whom helpest his posteritie shall not be satisfied with bread.
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thou? him that hath no power? sauest thou 15 His remnant shall be buried in death, and his
the arme that hath no strength? Whome coun- widowes shall not weepe. 16 Though he shoulde
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sellest thou? him that hath no wisedome? thou heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment
shewest right well as the thing is. 4 To whom as the clay, 17 He may prepare it, but the iust shall
doest thou declare these words? or whose spirit put it on, and the innocent shall deuide the siluer.
commeth out of thee? 5 The dead things are 18 He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a
formed vnder the waters, and neere vnto them. lodge that the watchman maketh. 19 When the
6 The graue is naked before him, and there is no rich man sleepeth, he shall not be gathered to
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couering for destruction. He stretcheth out the his fathers: they opened their eyes, and he was
North ouer the emptie place, and hangeth the gone. 20 Terrours shall take him as waters, and a
earth vpon nothing. 8 He bindeth the waters in tempest shall cary him away by night. 21 The East
his cloudes, and the cloude is not broken vnder winde shall take him away, and he shall depart:
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them. He holdeth backe the face of his throne: and it shall hurle him out of his place. 22 And
and spreadeth his cloude vpon it. 10 He hath God shall cast vpon him and not spare, though
set bounds about the waters, vntil the day and he would faine flee out of his hand. 23 Euery man
night come to an ende. 11 The pillars of heauen shall clap their hands at him, and hisse at him out
tremble and quake at his reproofe. 12 The sea of their place.
is calme by his power, and by his vnderstanding
he smiteth the pride thereof. 13 His Spirite hath 28
garnished the heauens, and his hand hath formed 1 The siluer surely hath his veyne, and ye gold
the crooked serpent. 14 Loe, these are part of his his place, where they take it. 2 Yron is taken
wayes: but how litle a portion heare we of him? out of the dust, and brasse is molten out of
and who can vnderstand his fearefull power? the stone. 3 God putteth an end to darkenesse,

27 and he tryeth the perfection of all things: he
setteth a bond of darkenesse, and of the shadowe
1 Moreouer Iob proceeded and continued his of death. 4 The flood breaketh out against the
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parable, saying, The liuing God hath taken away inhabitant, and the waters forgotten of the foote,
my iudgement: for the Almightie hath put my being higher then man, are gone away. 5 Out of
soule in bitternesse. 3 Yet so long as my breath the same earth commeth bread, and vnder it, as
is in me, and the Spirit of God in my nostrels, it were fire is turned vp. 6 The stones thereof
4 My lips surely shall speake no wickednesse, and are a place of saphirs, and the dust of it is golde.
my tongue shall vtter no deceite. 5 God forbid, 7 There is a path which no foule hath knowen,
that I should iustifie you: vntill I dye, I will neuer neyther hath the kites eye seene it. 8 The lyons
take away mine innocencie from my selfe. I will whelpes haue not walked it, nor the lyon passed
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keepe my righteousnesse, and wil not forsake it: thereby. 9 He putteth his hand vpon the rockes,
mine heart shall not reprooue me of my dayes. and ouerthroweth the mountaines by the rootes.
7 Mine enemie shall be as the wicked, and he that 10 He breaketh riuers in the rockes, and his eye
riseth against me, as the vnrighteous. For what seeth euery precious thing. 11 He bindeth the
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hope hath the hypocrite when he hath heaped floods, that they doe not ouerflowe, and the thing
vp riches, if God take away his soule? 9 Will that is hid, bringeth he to light. 12 But where is
God heare his cry, when trouble commeth vpon wisdome found? and where is the place of vnder-
him? 10 Will he set his delight on the Almightie? standing? 13 Man knoweth not the price thereof:
will he call vpon God at all times? 11 I will for it is not found in the land of the liuing. 14 The
teache you what is in the hande of God, and I wil depth sayth, It is not in mee: the sea also sayth,
not conceale that which is with the Almightie. It is not with me. 15 Golde shall not be giuen for
12 Beholde, all ye your selues haue seene it: why it, neyther shall siluer be weighed for the price
then doe you thus vanish in vanitie? 13 This thereof. 16 It shall not be valued with the wedge
is the portion of a wicked man with God, and of golde of Ophir, nor with the precious onix, nor
the heritage of tyrants, which they shall receiue the saphir. 17 The golde nor the chrystall shall be
of the Almightie. 14 If his children be in great equall vnto it, nor the exchange shalbe for plate