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980 with his bones be broken. For I haue alwaies feared God as waues swelling vpon me, & his weight I could not beare. If I haue thought gold my strength, and haue said to fine gold: My confidence. If I haue reioysed vpon my great riches, and because my hand found manie things. If I saw the sunne when it shined, and the moone going cleerly: And my hart in secret reioysed, and I kissed my hand with my mouth. Which is most great iniquitie, and a denial against God the most high? If I haue been glad of his fal that hated me, and haue reioysed that euil had found him. For I haue not giuen my throte to sinne, that cursing I wished his soule. If the men of my tabernacle haue not sayd: Who wil giue of his flesh that we may be filled? The stranger taried not without, my doore was open to the wayfaring man. If as man I haue hid my sinne, and haue concealed my iniquitie in my bosome. If I haue been afrayd at a verie great multitude, and the contempt of kinsmen hath terrified me: and I haue not rather held my peace, & not gone out of the doore. Who wil grant me an hearer, that the Omnipotent would heare my desire: and that himself that iudgeth would write a Book. That I may carie it on my shoulder, and put it about me as a crowne? At euerie step of mine I wil pronounce it, and as to the prince I wil offer it. If my land cry against me, & with it the furrowes therof lament: If I haue eaten the fruits therof without money, and haue afflicted the soul of the tillers therof. For wheate let the bryar grow to me, and for barlie the thronethorne [sic].

The words of Iob are ended.

CHAP. XXXII.

VT these three men omitted to answer Iob, for that he seemed iust to himself. And Eliu the sonne of Barachel a Buzite, of the kinred of Ram, was angrie and tooke indignation: and he was angrie against Iob, for that he sayd himself to be iust before God. Moreouer against his freinds he had indignation, for that they had not found a reasonable answer, but onlie had condemned Iob. Therfore Eliu expected Iob speaking, because they were his elders that spake. But when he saw that the three were not able to answer, he was wrath exceedingly. And Eliu the sonne of Barachel a Buzite answering, sayd: I am yonger in time, and you more Rh