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and the wonderous workes of him, that is perfite knowest all this. 19 Where is the way where light
in knowledge? 17 Or howe thy clothes are warme, dwelleth? and where is the place of darkenesse,
when he maketh the earth quiet through the 20 That thou shouldest receiue it in the boundes
South winde? 18 Hast thou stretched out the thereof, and that thou shouldest knowe the paths
heaues, which are strong, and as a molten glasse? to the house thereof? 21 Knewest thou it, because
19 Tell vs what we shall say vnto him: for we thou wast then borne, and because the nomber
can not dispose our matter because of darknes. of thy dayes is great? 22 Hast thou entred into
20 Shall it be told him when I speake? or shall the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seene the
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man speake when he shalbe destroyed? 21 And treasures of ye haile, Which I haue hid against
nowe men see not the light, which shineth in the time of trouble, against the day of warre and
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the cloudes, but the winde passeth and clenseth battell? By what way is the light parted, which
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them. 22 The brightnesse commeth out of the scattereth the East winde vpon the earth? Who
North: the praise thereof is to God, which is hath deuided the spowtes for the raine? or the
way for the lightning of ye thunders,
To cause
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terrible. 23 It is the Almightie: we can not finde it to raine on the earth where no man is, and
him out: he is excellent in power and iudgement, in the wildernes where there is no man? 27 To
and aboundant in iustice: he afflicteth not. 24 Let fulfil the wilde and waste place, and to cause the
men therefore feare him: for he will not regarde bud of the herbe to spring forth? 28 Who is the
any that are wise in their owne conceit. father of the rayne? or who hath begotten the
38 droppes of the dewe? 29 Out of whose wombe
1 Then answered the Lord vnto Iob out of the came the yee? who hath ingendred the frost of
whirle winde, and said, Who is this that dark- the heauen? 30 The waters are hid as with a stone:
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eneth the counsell by wordes without knowl- and the face of the depth is frosen. 31 Canst thou
edge? 3 Girde vp nowe thy loynes like a man: I restraine the sweete influences of the Pleiades?
will demande of thee and declare thou vnto me. or loose the bandes of Orion? 32 Canst thou
4 Where wast thou when I layd the foundations of bring foorth Mazzaroth in their time? canst thou
the earth? declare, if thou hast vnderstanding, also guide Arcturus with his sonnes? 33 Knowest
5 Who hath layde the measures thereof, if thou thou the course of heauen, or canst thou set the
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Canst thou lift vp
rule thereof in the earth?
knowest, or who hath stretched the line ouer it:
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof set: or thy voice to the cloudes that the aboundance
who layed the corner stone thereof: When the of water may couer thee? 35 Canst thou sende
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starres of the morning praysed me together, and the lightenings that they may walke, and say
all the children of God reioyced: 8 Or who hath vnto thee, Loe, heere we are? 36 Who hath put
shut vp the Sea with doores, when it yssued and wisedome in the reines? or who hath giuen
came foorth as out of the wombe: When I made the heart vnderstanding? 37 Who can nomber
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the cloudes as a couering thereof, and darkenesse cloudes by wisedome? or who can cause to cease
as the swadeling bands thereof: 10 When I stab- the bottels of heaue, 38 When the earth groweth
lished my commandement vpon it, and set barres into hardnesse, and the clottes are fast together?
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and doores, And said, Hitherto shalt thou come,
but no farther, and here shall it stay thy proude 39
waues. 12 Hast thou commanded the morning 1 Wilt thou hunt the pray for the lyon? or
since thy dayes? hast thou caused the morning to fill the appetite of the lyons whelpes, 2 When
knowe his place, 13 That it might take hold of the they couch in their places, and remaine in the
corners of the earth, and that the wicked might couert to lye in waite? 3 Who prepareth for
beshakenoutofit? 14 Itisturnedasclaytofacion, the rauen his meate, when his birdes crie vnto
and all stand vp as a garment. 15 And from the God, wandering for lacke of meate? 4 Knowest
wicked their light shall be taken away, and the thou the time when the wilde goates bring foorth
hie arme shalbe broken. 16 Hast thou entred into yong? or doest thou marke when the hindes
the bottomes of the sea? or hast thou walked doe calue? 5 Canst thou nomber the moneths
to seeke out the depth? 17 Haue the gates of that they fulfill? or knowest thou the time when
death bene opened vnto thee? or hast thou seene they bring foorth? They bow them selues: they
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the gates of the shadowe of death? 18 Hast thou bruise their yong and cast out their sorowes.
perceiued the breadth of the earth? tell if thou 7 Yet their yong waxe fatte, and growe vp with