1 WYC Forsothe Sophar Naamathites answeride, and seide, BSB BSB: Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
2 WYC Whether he, that spekith many thingis, schal not also here? ether whethir a man ful of wordis schal be maad iust? BSB BSB: “Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
3 WYC Schulen men be stille to thee aloone? whanne thou hast scorned othere men, schalt thou not be ouercomun of ony man? BSB BSB: Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?
4 WYC For thou seidist, My word is cleene, and Y am cleene in thi siyt. BSB BSB: You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’
5 WYC And `Y wolde, that God spak with thee, and openyde hise lippis to thee; BSB BSB: But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,
6 WYC to schewe to thee the priuetees of wisdom, and that his lawe is manyfold, and thou schuldist vndurstonde, that thou art requirid of hym to paie myche lesse thingis, than thi wickidnesse disserueth. BSB BSB: and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.
7 WYC In hap thou schalt comprehende the steppis of God, and thou schalt fynde Almyyti God `til to perfeccioun. BSB BSB: Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
8 WYC He is hiyere than heuene, and what schalt thou do? he is deppere than helle, and wherof schalt thou knowe? BSB BSB: They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
9 WYC His mesure is lengere than erthe, and brodere than the see. BSB BSB: Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
10 WYC If he distrieth alle thingis, ethir dryueth streitli `in to oon, who schal ayenseie hym? Ethir who may seie to hym, Whi doest thou so? BSB BSB: If He comes along to imprison you, or convenes a court, who can stop Him?
11 WYC For he knowith the vanyte of men; and whether he seynge byholdith not wickidnesse? BSB BSB: Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?
12 WYC A veyn man is reisid in to pride; and gessith hym silf borun fre, as the colt of a wilde asse. BSB BSB: But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
13 WYC But thou hast maad stidefast thin herte, and hast spred abrood thin hondis to hym. BSB BSB: As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
14 WYC If thou doest awei `fro thee the wickidnesse, which is in thin hond, and vnriytfulnesse dwellith not in thi tabernacle, BSB BSB: if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,
15 WYC thanne thou schalt mowe reise thi face with out wem, and thou schalt be stidefast, and thou schalt not drede. BSB BSB: then indeed you will lift up your face without blemish; you will stand firm and unafraid.
16 WYC And thou schalt foryete wretchidnesse, and thou schalt not thenke of it, as of watris that han passid. BSB BSB: For you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by.
17 WYC And as myddai schynynge it schal reise to thee at euentid; and whanne thou gessist thee wastid, thou schalt rise vp as the dai sterre. BSB BSB: Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
18 WYC And thou schalt haue trist, while hope schal be set forth to thee; and thou biried schalt slepe sikurli. BSB BSB: You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
19 WYC Thou schalt reste, and `noon schal be that schal make thee aferd; and ful many men schulen biseche thi face. BSB BSB: You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.
20 WYC But the iyen of wickid men schulen faile; and socour schal perische fro hem, and the hope of hem schal be abhominacyioun of soule. BSB BSB: But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
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