The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

Behold, the mighty God casteth away none that is mighty and valiant of courage.

He mainteineth not the wicked, but he giueth iudgement to the afflicted.

He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, but they are with Kings in ye throne, where he placeth them for euer: thus they are exalted.

And if they bee bound in fetters and tyed with the cordes of affliction,

Then will he shewe them their worke and their sinnes, because they haue bene proude.

He openeth also their eare to discipline, and commandeth them that they returne from iniquity.

If they obey and serue him, they shall end their dayes in prosperity, and their yeres in pleasures.

But if they wil not obey, they shall passe by the sworde, and perish without knowledge.

But the hypocrites of heart increase the wrath: for they call not when he bindeth them.

Their soule dyeth in youth, and their life among the whoremongers.

He deliuereth the poore in his affliction, and openeth their eare in trouble.

Euen so woulde he haue taken thee out of the streight place into a broade place and not shut vp beneath: and that which resteth vpon thy table, had bene full of fat.

But thou art ful of the iudgement of the wicked, though iudgement and equitie maintaine all things.

For Gods wrath is, least hee should take that away in thine abundance: for no multitude of giftes can deliuer thee.

Wil he regard thy riches? he regardeth not golde, nor all them that excel in strength.

Be not carefull in the night, howe he destroyeth the people out of their place.

Take thou heede: looke not to iniquitie: for thou hast chosen it rather then affliction.

Beholde, God exalteth by his power: what teacher is like him?

Who hath appointed to him his way? or who can say, Thou hast done wickedly?

Remember that thou magnifie his worke, which men behold.

All men see it, and men beholde it afarre off.

Beholde, God is excellent, and we knowe him not, neither can the nomber of his yeres bee searched out.

When he restraineth the droppes of water, the rayne powreth down by the vapour thereof,

Which raine the cloudes do droppe and let fall abundantly vpon man.

Who can know the diuisions of ye clouds and the thunders of his tabernacle?

Beholde, he spreadeth his light vpon it, and couereth the bottome of the sea.

For thereby hee iudgeth the people, and giueth meate abundantly.

He couereth the light with the clouds, and commandeth them to go against it.

His companion sheweth him thereof, and there is anger in rising vp.

At this also mine heart is astonied, and is mooued out of his place.

Heare the sound of his voyce, and the noyse that goeth out of his mouth.

He directeth it vnder the whole heauen, and his light vnto the endes of the world.

After it a noyse soundeth: hee thundereth with the voyce of his maiestie, and hee will not stay them when his voyce is heard.

God thundereth marueilously with his voyce: he worketh great things, which we know not.

For he sayth to the snowe, Be thou vpon the earth: likewise to the small rayne and to the great rayne of his power.

With the force thereof he shutteth vp euery man, that all men may knowe his worke.

Then the beastes go into the denne, and remaine in their places.

The whirlewind commeth out of the South, and the colde from the North winde.

At the breath of God the frost is giuen, and the breadth of the waters is made narrowe.

He maketh also the cloudes to labour, to water the earth, and scattereth the cloude of his light.

And it is turned about by his gouernment, that they may doe whatsoeuer he commandeth them vpon the whole worlde:

Whether it be for punishment, or for his lande, or of mercie, he causeth it to come.

Hearken vnto this, O Iob: stand and consider the wonderous workes of God.

Diddest thou knowe when God disposed them? and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

Hast thou knowen the varietie of the cloude, and the wonderous workes of him, that is perfite in knowledge?

Or howe thy clothes are warme, when he maketh the earth quiet through the South winde?

Hast thou stretched out the heaues, which are strong, and as a molten glasse?

Tell vs what we shall say vnto him: for we can not dispose our matter because of darknes.

Shall it be told him when I speake? or shall man speake when he shalbe destroyed?

And nowe men see not the light, which shineth in the cloudes, but the winde passeth and clenseth them.

The brightnesse commeth out of the North: the praise thereof is to God, which is terrible.

It is the Almightie: we can not finde him out: he is excellent in power and iudgement, and aboundant in iustice: he afflicteth not.

Let men therefore feare him: for he will not regarde any that are wise in their owne conceit.

Then answered the Lord vnto Iob out of the whirle winde, and said,

Who is this that darkeneth the counsell by wordes without knowledge?

Girde vp nowe thy loynes like a man: I will demande of thee and declare thou vnto me.

Where wast thou when I layd the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast vnderstanding,

Who hath layde the measures thereof, if thou knowest, or who hath stretched the line ouer it:

Whereupon are the foundations thereof set: or who layed the corner stone thereof:

When the starres of the morning praysed me together, and all the children of God reioyced:

Or who hath shut vp the Sea with doores, when it yssued and came foorth as out of the wombe:

When I made the cloudes as a couering thereof, and darkenesse as the swadeling bands thereof:

When I stablished my commandement vpon it, and set barres and doores,

And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no farther, and here shall it stay thy proude waues.

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy dayes? hast thou caused the morning to knowe his place,

That it might take hold of the corners of the earth, and that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

It is turned as clay to facion, and all stand vp as a garment.

And from the wicked their light shall be taken away, and the hie arme shalbe broken.

Hast thou entred into the bottomes of the sea? or hast thou walked to seeke out the depth?

Haue the gates of death bene opened vnto thee? or hast thou seene the gates of the shadowe of death?

Hast thou perceiued the breadth of the earth? tell if thou knowest all this.

Where is the way where light dwelleth? and where is the place of darkenesse,

That thou shouldest receiue it in the boundes thereof, and that thou shouldest knowe the paths to the house thereof?

Knewest thou it, because thou wast then borne, and because the nomber of thy dayes is great?

Hast thou entred into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seene the treasures of ye haile,

Which I haue hid against the time of trouble, against the day of warre and battell?

By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the East winde vpon the earth?

Who hath deuided the spowtes for the raine? or the way for the lightning of ye thunders,

To cause it to raine on the earth where no man is, and in the wildernes where there is no man?

To fulfil the wilde and waste place, and to cause the bud of the herbe to spring forth?

Who is the father of the rayne? or who hath begotten the droppes of the dewe?

Out of whose wombe came the yee? who hath ingendred the frost of the heauen?

The waters are hid as with a stone: and the face of the depth is frosen.

Canst thou restraine the sweete influences of the Pleiades? or loose the bandes of Orion?

Canst thou bring foorth Mazzaroth in their time? canst thou also guide Arcturus with his sonnes?

Knowest thou the course of heauen, or canst thou set the rule thereof in the earth?

Canst thou lift vp thy voice to the cloudes that the aboundance of water may couer thee?

Canst thou sende the lightenings that they may walke, and say vnto thee, Loe, heere we are?

Who hath put wisedome in the reines? or who hath giuen the heart vnderstanding?

Who can nomber cloudes by wisedome? or who can cause to cease the bottels of heaue,

When the earth groweth into hardnesse, and the clottes are fast together?

Wilt thou hunt the pray for the lyon? or fill the appetite of the lyons whelpes,

When they couch in their places, and remaine in the couert to lye in waite?

Who prepareth for the rauen his meate, when his birdes crie vnto God, wandering for lacke of meate?

Knowest thou the time when the wilde goates bring foorth yong? or doest thou marke when the hindes doe calue?

Canst thou nomber the moneths that they fulfill? or knowest thou the time when they bring foorth?

They bow them selues: they bruise their yong and cast out their sorowes.

Yet their yong waxe fatte, and growe vp with corne: they goe foorth and returne not vnto them.

Who hath set the wilde asse at libertie? or who hath loosed the bondes of the wilde asse?

It is I which haue made the wildernesse his house, and the salt places his dwellings.