borne, and the night wherin it was sayd: A man is conceiued. 4Be that day turned into darkenesse, God require it not from aboue, and let it not be lightened with light. 5Let darkenes, and the shadow of death obscure it, let a mist possesse it, and be it wrapped in bitternesse. 6A darkesome hurlewind possesse that night, be it not counted in the daies of the yeare, not numbred in the monethes. 7Be that night solitarie, nor prayse worthie. 8Let them curse it which curse the day, which are readie to raise vp Leuiathan. 9Let the starres be darkened with the mist therof: let it expect light and let it not see, neither the rysing of the appearing morning. 10Because it shut not vp the doores of the wombe, that bare me, nor tooke away euils from myne eies. 11Why died I not in the matrice, perished not forthwith being come forth of the wombe? 12Why receiued vpon the knees? why nurced with the breastes? 13For now sleping I should be quiet, and should rest in my sleepe: 14With kinges and consules of the earth, which build themselues solitarie places: 15Or with princes, that possess gold, and replenish their houses with siluer: 16Or as a thing vntimely borne that is hid I should not be, or as they that being conceiued haue not seene the light. 17There the impious haue ceased from tumult. & there the wearied with strength haue rested. 18And they sometime bound together without griefe, haue not heard the voyce of the exactor. 19Litle and great are there, and the seruant free from his master. 20Why is there light geuen to a miserable man, and life to them, that are in bitternesse of soule? 21That expect death, and it cometh not, as they that dig vp treasure. 22And they reioyce excedingly when they haue found the graue. 23To a man whose life is hid, and God hath compassed him with darkenes? 24Before I eate I sigh: and as it were ouerflowing waters so my roaring: 25Because the feare which I feared, hath chanced to me: and that which I was afrayd of, hath happened. 26haue I not dissembled? haue I not kept silence? haue I not beene at ease? and indignation is come vpon me.
Chap. IIII
Eliphaz blameth Iob as guiltie of impatience, arguing thereupon that he was not so perfect in vertue as he semed. 7. and therfore is now punished by God, who (as Ehiphaz falsly supposeth) afflicteth not innocent men. 12. alleaging for proofe an imaginarie vision.
