Job 28
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| 1 | Siluer hath bigynnyngis of his veynes; and a place is to gold, in which it is wellid togidere. |
| 2 | Irun is takun fro erthe, and a stoon resolued, `ethir meltid, bi heete, is turned in to money. |
| 3 | God hath set tyme to derknessis, and he biholdith the ende of alle thingis. |
| 4 | Also a stronde departith a stoon of derknesse, and the schadewe of deth, fro the puple goynge in pilgrymage; it departith tho hillis, whiche the foot of a nedi man foryat, and hillis with out weie. |
| 5 | The erthe, wher of breed cam forth in his place, is destried bi fier. |
| 6 | The place of saphir ben stoonys therof, and the clottis therof ben gold. |
| 7 | A brid knewe not the weie, and the iye of a vultur, ethir rauenouse brid, bihelde it not. |
| 8 | The sones of marchauntis tretiden not on it, and a lyonesse passide not therbi. |
| 9 | God stretchide forth his hond to a flynt; he distriede hillis fro the rootis. |
| 10 | He hewide doun ryuers in stoonys; and his iye siy al precious thing. |
| 11 | And he souyte out the depthis of floodis; and he brouyte forth hid thingis in to liyt. |
| 12 | But where is wisdom foundun, and which is the place of vndurstondyng? |
| 13 | A man noot the prijs therof, nether it is foundun in the lond of men lyuynge swetli, `ether delicatli. |
| 14 | The depthe of watris seith, It is not in me; and the see spekith, It is not with me. |
| 15 | Gold ful cleene schal not be youun for wisdom, nether siluer schal be weied in the chaungyng therof. |
| 16 | It schal not be comparysound to the died colours of Iynde, not to the moost preciouse stoon of sardius, nether to saphir. |
| 17 | Nether gold, nether glas schal be maad euene worth therto; |
| 18 | and hiye and fer apperynge vessels of gold schulen not be chaungid for wisdom, nether schulen be had in mynde in comparisoun therof. Forsothe wisdom is drawun of pryuy thingis; |
| 19 | topasie of Ethiope schal not be maad euene worth to wisdom, and moost preciouse diyngis schulen not be set togidere in prijs, `ether comparisound, therto. |
| 20 | Therfor wherof cometh wisdom, and which is the place of vndurstondyng? |
| 21 | It is hid fro the iyen of alle lyuynge men; also it is hid fro briddis of heuene. |
| 22 | Perdicioun and deeth seiden, With oure eeris we herden the fame therof. |
| 23 | God vndurstondith the weye therof, and he knowith the place therof. |
| 24 | For he biholdith the endis of the world, and biholdith alle thingis that ben vndur heuene. |
| 25 | `Which God made weiyte to wyndis, and weiede watris in mesure. |
| 26 | Whanne he settide lawe to reyn, and weie to tempestis sownynge; |
| 27 | thanne he siy wisdom, and telde out, and made redi, and souyte out. |
| 28 | And he seide to man, Lo! the drede of the Lord, thilke is wisdom; and to go awei fro yuel, is vndurstondyng. |