the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Job 32
1 Forsothe these thre men leften of to answere Joob, for he semyde a iust man to hem.2 And Helyu, the sone of Barachel Buzites, of the kynrede of Ram, was wrooth, and hadde indignacioun; forsothe he was wrooth ayens Joob, for he seide hym silf to be iust bifor God.3 Sotheli Helyu hadde indignacioun ayens the thre frendis of hym, for thei hadden not founde resonable answere, but oneli hadde condempned Joob.4 Therfor Helyu abood Joob spekynge, for thei, that spaken, weren eldere men.5 But whanne he hadde seyn, that thre men myyten not answere, he was wrooth greetly.
6 And Helyu, the sone of Barachel Buzites, answeride, and seyde, Y am yongere in tyme, sotheli ye ben eldere; therfor with heed holdun doun Y dredde to schewe to you my sentence.7 For Y hopide that lengere age schulde speke, and that the multitude of yeeris schulden teche wisdom.8 But as Y se, spirit is in men, and the enspiryng `ether reuelacioun, of Almyyti God yyueth vndurstondyng.9 Men of long lijf ben not wise, and elde men vndurstonden not doom.10 Therfor Y schal seie, Here ye me, and Y also schal schewe my kunnyng to you.11 For Y abood youre wordis, Y herde youre prudence, as long as ye dispuytiden in youre wordis.12 And as long as Y gesside you to seie ony thing, Y bihelde; but as Y se, `noon is of you, that may repreue Joob, and answere to hise wordis;13 lest perauenture ye seien, We han founde wisdom; God, and not man, hath cast hym awei.14 Joob spak no thing to me, and Y not bi youre wordis schal answere hym.
15 Thei dredden, and answeriden no more, and token awei speche fro hem silf.16 Therfor for Y abood, and thei spaken not, thei stoden, and answeriden no more; also Y schal answere my part,17 and Y schal schewe my kunnyng.18 For Y am ful of wordis, and the spirit of my wombe, `that is, mynde, constreyneth me.19 Lo! my wombe is as must with out `spigot, ether a ventyng, that brekith newe vessels.20 Y schal speke, and brethe ayen a litil; Y schal opene my lippis, and Y schal answere.21 Y schal not take the persoone of man, and Y schal not make God euene to man.22 For Y woot not hou long Y schal abide, and if my Makere take me awei `after a litil tyme.
