Job 5 Parallel Bible Translations

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Bishops' Bible of 1568
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1 Crye I pray thee, if there be any that will aunswere thee, & loke thou vpon any of the holy. “Call now; is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn? “Call if you will, but who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
2 As for the foolish ma, wrathfulnesse killeth him, and enuie slayeth the ignorant. Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple. Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
3 I haue seene my selfe when the foolish was deepe rooted, and sodenly I cursed his habitation. I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling. I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
4 His children were without prosperitie, and they were slayne in the gate, and there was no man to deliuer them. His children are far from safety; they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them. His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
5 His haruest was eaten of the hungrie, & taken from among the thornes, and the thurstie drunke vp their labour: It is not the earth that bringeth foorth iniquitie, The hungry eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth. The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
6 Neither commeth sorowe out of the ground: For affliction does not come from the dust, nor does trouble sprout from the ground, For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground.
7 But man is borne vnto labour, like as the sparkes flee vp out of the hot coles, but man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward. Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
8 But I woulde aske counsell at the Lorde, and talke with God? “As for me, I would seek God, and to God would I commit my cause, “But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.
9 Whiche doth great thinges and vnsearcheable, and maruels without number. who does great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number: He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.
10 He geueth rayne vpon the earth, and powreth water vpon the streetes, he gives rain on the earth and sends waters on the fields; He provides rain for the earth; he sends water on the countryside.
11 To set vp them that be of lowe degree, and that those which are in heauinesse may be exalted to saluation. he sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety. The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12 He destroyeth the deuices of the subtyll, so that their handes are not able to perfourme that which they do enterprise. He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success. He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.
13 He compasseth the wise in their owne craftinesse, & maketh foolishe the counsell of the wicked. He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end. He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.
14 They runne into darknesse by fayre day, and grope at the noone day as in the night. They meet with darkness in the daytime and grope at noonday as in the night. Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; at noon they grope as in the night.
15 But he deliuereth the poore from the sworde, from their threatninges, and from the violence of the mightie. But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the mighty. He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
16 He is the hope of the poore, & the mouth of the wicked shalbe stopped. So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts her mouth. So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
17 Behold, blessed is the man whom God correcteth, therefore refuse not thou the chastening of the almightie: “Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty. “Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
18 For be maketh a wounde and he healeth: he smiteth, and his hande maketh whole againe. For he wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal. For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.
19 He shall deliuer thee in sixe troubles, & in the seuenth there shall no euil come to thee. He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no evil shall touch you. From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will touch you.
20 In hunger he shall saue thee from death, and when it is warre, from the power of the sworde. In famine he will redeem you from death, and in war from the power of the sword. In famine he will deliver you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
21 Thou shalt be hyd from the scourge of the tongue, & when destruction commeth thou shalt not neede to feare. You shall be hidden from the lash of the tongue, and shall not fear destruction when it comes. You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes.
22 In destruction and dearth thou shalt be mery, and shalt not be afrayde of the beastes of the earth. At destruction and famine you shall laugh, and shall not fear the beasts of the earth. You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the wild animals.
23 For the stones of the land shalbe confederate with thee, and the beastes of the fielde shalbe at peace with thee. For you shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you. For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
24 And thou shalt knowe that thy dwelling place shalbe in rest, and thou shalt visite thy habitation, & shalt not sinne. You shall know that your tent is at peace, and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing. You will know that your tent is secure; you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.
25 Thou shalt see also that thy seede shall be great, and thy posteritie as the grasse vpon the earth. You shall know also that your offspring shall be many, and your descendants as the grass of the earth. You will know that your children will be many, and your descendants like the grass of the earth.
26 Thou shalt come also to thy graue in a full age, like a corne sheafe cut downe in due season. You shall come to your grave in ripe old age, like a sheaf gathered up in its season. You will come to the grave in full vigor, like sheaves gathered in season.
27 Lo, this we our selues haue proued by experience, and euen thus it is: Hearken thou to it also, that thou mayest take heede to thy selfe. Behold, this we have searched out; it is true. Hear, and know it for your good.” “We have examined this, and it is true. So hear it and apply it to yourself.”
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