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Though he dwell in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, but are become heapes,

His branch shall not be greene, but shall be cut off before his day.

I could also speake as yee doe: (but woulde God your soule were in my soules stead) I could keepe you company in speaking, and could shake mine head at you,

But I woulde strengthen you with my mouth, and the comfort of my lips should asswage your sorowe.

But now hee maketh mee wearie: O God, thou hast made all my congregation desolate,

I was in welth, but he hath brought me to nought: he hath taken me by the necke, and beaten me, and set me as a marke for himselfe.

My friends speake eloquently against me: but mine eye powreth out teares vnto God.

There are none but mockers with mee, & mine eye continueth in their bitternesse.

But the righteous wil holde his way, & he whose hands are pure, shall increase his strength.

But in deede if ye will aduance your selues against me, and rebuke me for my reproche,

Beholde, I crie out of violence, but I haue none answere: I crie, but there is no iudgement.

I called my seruant, but he would not answere, though I prayed him with my mouth.

But yee sayde, Why is hee persecuted? And there was a deepe matter in me.

That the reioycing of the wicked is short, and that the ioy of hypocrites is but a moment?

And fauoured it, and would not forsake it, but kept it close in his mouth,

He shall be about to fill his belly, but God shall sende vpon him his fierce wrath, and shall cause to rayne vpon him, euen vpon his meate.

But the wicked is kept vnto the day of destruction, and they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.

How then comfort ye me in vaine, seeing in your answeres there remaine but lyes?

But the mightie man had the earth, and he that was in autoritie, dwelt in it.

But thou sayest, How should God know? can he iudge through the darke cloude?