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For wrath killeth the foolish man, and enuy slayeth the silly one.

For he maketh sore, and bindeth vp: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

Loe this, wee haue searched it, so it is; heare it, and know thou it for thy good.

For now it would be heauier then the sand of the sea, therefore my words are swallowed vp.

For the arrowes of the Almightie are within me, the poyson whereof drinketh vp my spirit: the terrors of God doe set themselues in aray against mee.

O that I might haue my request! and that God would graunt mee the thing that I long for!

Then should I yet haue comfort, yea I would harden my selfe in sorrow; let him not spare, for I haue not concealed the words of the holy One.

The troupes of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting downe, and are afraid.

Did I say, Bring vnto mee? or giue a reward for me of your substance?

Yea, ye ouerwhelme the fatherlesse, and you digge a pit for your friend.

Now therefore be content, looke vpon mee, for it is euident vnto you, if I lie.

As a seruant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his worke:

I loath it, I would not liue alway: let me alone, for my dayes are vanitie.

And why doest thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquitie? for now shall I sleepe in the dust, and thou shalt seeke me in the morning, but I shall not be.

If thy children haue sinned against him, and he haue cast them away for their transgression:

If thou wert pure and vpright, surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousnes prosperous.

For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thy selfe to the search of their fathers.

(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our dayes vpon earth are a shadow.)