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God hath deliuered me to the vniust, and hath made mee to turne out of the way by the hands of the wicked.

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

Oh that a man might pleade with God, as man with his neighbour!

Surely such are the habitations of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.

Know nowe, that God hath ouerthrowen me, and hath compassed me with his net.

Haue pitie vpon me: haue pitie vpon me, (O yee my friendes) for the hande of God hath touched me.

Why do ye persecute me, as God? & are not satisfied with my flesh?

And though after my skin wormes destroy this bodie, yet shall I see God in my flesh.

Knowest thou not this of olde? and since God placed man vpon the earth,

He hath deuoured substance, and hee shall vomit it: for God shall drawe it out of his bellie.

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.

This is the portion of the wicked man fro God, and the heritage that he shal haue of God for his wordes.

Their houses are peaceable without feare, and the rod of God is not vpon them.

They say also vnto God, Depart fro vs: for we desire not the knowledge of thy wayes.

God wil lay vp the sorowe of the father for his children: when he rewardeth him, hee shall knowe it.

Shall any teache God knowledge, who iudgeth the hiest things?

May a man be profitable vnto God, as he that is wise, may be profitable to himselfe?

Is not God on hie in the heauen? and behold the height of the starres how hie they are.

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

Which sayd vnto God, Depart from vs, & asked what the Almightie could do for them.