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Bishops' Bible of 1568
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1 After this opened Iob his mouth, and cursed his day, After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
2 And Iob aunswered, and sayde: And Job said: He said:
3 Let the day perishe wherin I was borne, and the night in the whiche it was sayd, There is a man childe conceaued. “Let the day perish on which I was born, and the night that said, ‘A man is conceived.’ “May the day of my birth perish, and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’
4 The same day be turned to darknesse, and not regarded of God from aboue, neither let the light shyne vpon it: Let that day be darkness! May God above not seek it, nor light shine upon it. That day—may it turn to darkness; may God above not care about it; may no light shine on it.
5 But let it be stayned with darknesse and the shadowe of death, let the dimme cloude fall vpon it, whiche may make it terrible as a most bitter day. Let gloom and deep darkness claim it. Let clouds dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. May gloom and utter darkness claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelm it.
6 Let the darke storme ouercome that night, and let it not be ioyned vnto the dayes of the yere, nor counted in the number of the monethes. That night—let thick darkness seize it! Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months. That night—may thick darkness seize it; may it not be included among the days of the year nor be entered in any of the months.
7 Desolate be that night, and without gladnesse. Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful cry enter it. May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it.
8 Let them that curse the day, and that be redy to rayse vp mourning, geue it also their curse. Let those curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up Leviathan. May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
9 Let the starres of that night be dimme thorowe darkenesse of it, let it loke for light, but haue none, neither let it see the dawning of the day: Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light, but have none, nor see the eyelids of the morning, May its morning stars become dark; may it wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn,
10 Because it shut not vp the doores of my mothers wombe, nor hyd sorowe from myne eyes. because it did not shut the doors of my mother’s womb, nor hide trouble from my eyes. for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me to hide trouble from my eyes.
11 Alas why died I not in the birth? why dyd not I perishe assoone as I came out of my mothers wombe? “Why did I not die at birth, come out from the womb and expire? “Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the womb?
12 Why set they me vpon their knees? why gaue they me sucke with their brestes? Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should nurse? Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed?
13 Then should I nowe haue lyen stil, I shoulde haue slept, and ben at rest, For then I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept; then I would have been at rest, For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest
14 Lyke as the kinges and lordes of the earth, which haue buylded them selues speciall places, with kings and counselors of the earth who rebuilt ruins for themselves, with kings and rulers of the earth, who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,
15 Or as the princes that haue had golde, and their houses full of siluer: or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver. with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.
16 Or why was not I hyd, as a thing borne out of tune, either as young children which neuer sawe the light? Or why was I not as a hidden stillborn child, as infants who never see the light? Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of day?
17 There must the wicked ceasse from their tyrannie, and there such as laboured valiauntly be at rest: There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest. There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.
18 There the prisoners rest together, they heare no more the voyce of the oppressour: There the prisoners are at ease together; they hear not the voice of the taskmaster. Captives also enjoy their ease; they no longer hear the slave driver’s shout.
19 There are small and great, and the seruaunt is free from his maister. The small and the great are there, and the slave is free from his master. The small and the great are there, and the slaves are freed from their owners.
20 Wherefore is the light geuen to hym that is in miserie? & lyfe vnto them that haue heauy heartes? “Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul, “Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,
21 Whiche long for death and finde it not, though they search more for it than for treasures: who long for death, but it comes not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures, to those who long for death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure,
22 Which reioyce exceedingly, and be glad when they can finde the graue, who rejoice exceedingly and are glad when they find the grave? who are filled with gladness and rejoice when they reach the grave?
23 From whom their endes are hyd, and consealed by God? Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in? Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
24 For my sighes come before I eate, and my roringes are powred out like the water: For my sighing comes instead of my bread, and my groanings are poured out like water. For sighing has become my daily food; my groans pour out like water.
25 For the thing that I feared is come vpon me, and the thing that I was afrayde of is happened vnto me, For the thing that I fear comes upon me, and what I dread befalls me. What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me.
26 Was I not happy? Had I not quietnesse? Was I not in rest? And nowe commeth such miserie vpon me. I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, but trouble comes.” I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil.”
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