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The vngodly despayreth all the dayes of his life, & the nombre of a tyrauntes yeares is vnknowne.

A fearfull sounde is euer in his eares, & when it is peace, yet feareth he destruccion:

He beleueth neuer to be delyuered out of darcknesse, the swearde is allwaye before his eyes.

When he goeth forth to get his lyuinge, he thinketh planely, that the daye of darcknesse is at honde.

Sorow and carefulnesse make him afrayed, & copasse him rounde aboute, like as it were a kinge with his hoost redy to the battayll.

For he hath stretched out his honde agaynst God, & armed himself agaynst ye Allmightie.

where as he couereth his face with fatnesse, and maketh his body well lykynge.

Therfore shall his dwellynge be in desolate cities, & in houses which no ma inhabiteth, but are become heapes of stones.

He shall not be rich, nether shall his substaunce continue, ner encrease vpon earth.

He shal neuer come out of darcknesse, the flame shal drye vp his braunches, with ye blast of the mouth of God shal he be take awaie.

He shall perish, afore his tyme be worne out, and his honde shal not be grene.

He shalbe pluckte of as an vntymely grape from ye vyne, and shal let his floure fall, as the olyue doth.

He conceaueth trauayle, he beareth myschefe, & his body bryngeth forth disceate.

He is angrie at me, he hateth me, and gnassheth vpon me with his teth. Myne enemy skouleth vpon me with his eyes.

He hath compased me rounde aboute with his dartes, he hath wounded my loynes, & not spared. My bowels hath he poured vpon the grounde.

He promiseth his fredes parte of his good, but his owne childre spende it.

He hath made me as it were a byworde of the comon people, I am his gestinge stocke amoge the.

The rightuous wil kepe his waye, and he yt hath cleane handes, wil euer be stronger & stronger.

Shal not the light of the vngodly be put out? yee the flame of his fyre shal not burne.

The light shalbe darcke in his dwellinge, & his candle shalbe put out with him.