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CHAP. XV.

VT Eliphaz the Themanite answering, sayd: Wil a wise man answer as it were speaking into the wind, and fil his stomacke with burning? Thou reprouest him in words, that is not equal to thee, & speakest that which is not expedient for thee. As much as is in thee, thou hast euacuated feare, and hast taken away prayers before God. For thine iniquitie hath taught thy mouth, and thou doest imitate the tongue of blasphemers. Thine owne mouth shal condemne thee, and not I: and thy lippes shal answer thee. Wast thou the first man borne, and formed before the litle hils? Hast thou heard Gods counsel, and shal his wisedome be inferiour to thee? What doest thou know, that we are ignorant of? what doest thou vnderstand that we know not? There are both old men & ancients among vs, much elder then thy fathers. Is it a great matter that God should comfort thee: but thy naughtie words hinder it. Why doth thy hart eleuate thee, & as thinking great things, hast thou astonied eies? Why doeth thy spirit swel agaynst God, to vtter such words out of thy mouth? What is man, that he should be without spot, & that the borne of a woman should appeare iust? Behold among his saints none is immutable, & the heauens are not cleane in his sight. How much more is man abominable, and vnprofitable, who drinketh iniquitie as it were water? I wil shew thee, heare me: that which I haue seen I wil tel thee. Wise men confesse and hide not their fathers: to whom onlie the earth was giuen, and stranger hath not passed by them. The impious is proud al his daies, and the number of the yeares of his tyrannie is vncertaine. The sound of terrour is alwaies in his eares: and when there is peace, he alwaies suspecteth treason. He belieueth not that he may returne from darkenesse to light, looking round about for the sword on euerie side. When he shal moue himself to seeke bread, he knoweth that the day of darkenesse is prepared in his hand. Tribulation shal terrifie him, and distresse shal compasse him, as a King that is prepared to battel. For he hath stretched his hand against God, & is strengthned against the Omnipotent. He hath run against him with necke set vpright, and is armed with a fatte necke. Fatnesse hath couered his face, and from his sides there hangeth tallow. He hath dwelt in desolate cities, and in desert houses, that are brought into hillocks. Rh