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1072 thy lippes with iubilation. They that hate thee, shal be clothed with confusion: and the tabernacle of the impious shal not stand.

C. IX.

''Iob approueth that no man auouching his owne iustice before God is iustified. 22. Teacheth that affliction of the innocent standeth wel with Gods iustice, wisdom, and powre.''

N Iob answering, said: ∷ In deede I know it is so, & that man can not be iustified compared with God. If he wil contend with him, he can not answer him one for a thousand. He is wise of hart, and strong of force: who hath resisted him, & hath had peace? He that transported mountaynes, and they whom he subuerted in his furie, knew not. He that remoueth the earth out of her place, and the pillers therof are shaken. He that commandeth the sunne, & it riseth not: and shutteth vp the starres as it were vnder a seale: He that alone spreadeth the heauens, and goeth vpon the waues of the sea. He that maketh Arcturus, and Orion, and Hyades, and the inner partes of the soul. He that doth great thinges, and incomprehensible, and meruelous of the which there is no number. If he come to me, I shal not see him: if he depart, I shal not vnderstand. If sodenly he aske, who shal answer him? or who can say: Why doest thou so? God whose wrath no man can resist, and vnder whom they stoope that ∷ carie the world. How great am I then, that I may answer him, and speake in my wordes with him? Who although I haue anie iust thing, wil not answer, ∷ but wil besech my iudge And when he shal heare me inuocating, I doe not beleue that he hath heard my voice. For in a hurlewinde shal he breake me, and shal multiplie my woundes yea without cause. He graunteth not my spirit to rest, and he filleth me with bitternesse. If strength be demaunded, he is most strong: if equitie of iudgement, not man dare geue testimonie for me. If I wil iustifie my self, mine owne mouth shal condemne me. If I wil shew my self innocent, he shal proue me wicked. Although I shal be simple, the self same shal my soul be ignorant of, and I shal be wearie of my life. ∷ One thing there is that I haue spoken, both the innocent and the impious he consumeth. If he scourge, let him kil at once, and not laugh at the paynes of inno-