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1092 that liue pleasently. The depth sayth: It is not in me: and the sea speaketh: It is not with me. The finest gold shal not be geuen for it, neither shal siluer be weyed in the change therof. It shal not be compared with the died colours of India, nor with Sardonyx the most pretious stone, or with the Sapphire. Gold or glasse shal not be equal to it, neither shal vessels of gold be changed for it. High and eminent thinges shal not be mentioned in comparison of it: and wisedom is drawen out of secrete places. The topazius of Æthiopia shal not be equal to it, neither shal it be compared to the cleanest diyng. From whence then cometh wisedom? and what is the place of vnderstanding? It is hid from the eies of al liuing, the foules of the ayre also know it not. Perdition and death haue sayd: With our eares we haue heard the fame therof. God vnderstandeth the way of it, and he knoweth the place therof. For he beholdeth the endes of the world: & looketh on al thinges that are vnder heauen. Who made a poise to the windes, and weyed the waters in a measure. When he gaue a lawe to the raynes, and a way to the sounding stormes. Then he saw it, and declared, and prepared and searched it. And he sayd to man: Behold ∷ the feare of our Lord, that is wisedom: and to ∷ depart from euil vnderstanding.

. XXIX.

''Againe Iob recounteth Gods former benefites, as wel his grace, wherby he did good workes, 5. as temporal prosperitie. 9. and wisdome aboue other princes.''

also added, taking ∷ his parable, and sayd: Who wil grant me, that I may be according to the former monethes, according to the daies in which God kept me? When his lampe shined ouer my head, & I walked by his light in darknes? As I was in the daies of my youth, when God was secretly in my tabernacle? When the Omnipotent was with me: and my seruantes round about me? When I washed my feete with butter, and the rocke powred me riuers of oile? When I went forth to the gatte of the citie, and in the streate they prepared me a chaire? Yong men sawe me, and hid them selues: and old men rising vp stoode. The princes ceased to speake, and did put the finger vpon their mouth. Dukes held in their voice, and their tongue cleaued to their throate