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he chasteneth him with sicknesse, & bringeth him to his bed: he laieth sore punyshmet vpo his bones,

so that his life maye awaye wt no bred, & his soule abhorreth to eate eny dayntie meate:

In so moch, that his body is clene consumed awaye, & his bones appeare nomore.

His soule draweth on to destruccion, & his life to death.

Than his flesh (which hath bene in misery & trouble) shalbe, as it was in his youth.

For yf he submitte himself vnto God, he is gracious, & sheweth him his countenaunce ioyfully, & rewardeth man for his rightuousnes.

that he kepeth his soule from perishinge, & latteth him enioye the light of ye lyuinge.

Eliu proceaded forth in his comunicacion, & sayde:

but he rewardeth the workes of man, and causeth euery man to fynde acordinge to his wayes.

Who ruleth the earth in his steade? Or, whom hath he set to gouerne the whole worlde?

To whom hath he geuen his herte, for to drawe his sprete and breth vnto him?

Vngodly men are ye He hath no respecte vnto the personnes of ye lordly, & regardeth not the rich more the poore. For they be all the worke of his hondes.

And why? his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seyth all his goinges.

Therfore turned they back traytorously and vnfaithfully fro hi, & wolde not receaue his wayes.

Yf he delyuer & graunte pardo, who will iudge or condemne? But yf he hyde awaye his countenaunce, who wil turne it aboute agayne, whether it be to the people or to eny man?

yee aboue his synnes he hath blasphemed, which offence he hath done euen before vs, in yt he stryueth agaynst God with his wordes.

Yf thou synnest, what dost thou vnto him? Yf thine offences be many, how gettest thou his fauoure?

But yf a man call vpon God, doth not he heare him? Doth not the Almightie accepte his crie?

Then vseth he no violence in his wrath nether hath he pleasure in curious and depe inquisicions.

Therfore hath Iob opened his mouth but in vayne, ad folishly hath he made so many wordes.