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¹ Myn herte dredde of this thing, and is moued out of his place.² It schal here an heryng in the feerdfulnesse of his vois, and a sown comynge forth of his mouth.³ He biholdith ouere alle heuenes; and his liyt is ouere the termes of erthe.⁴ Sown schal rore aftir hym, he schal thundre with the vois of his greetnesse; and it schal not be souyt out, whanne his vois is herd.⁵ God schal thundre in his vois wondurfulli, that makith grete thingis and that moun not be souyt out.

⁶ Which comaundith to the snow to come doun on erthe, and to the reynes of wijntir, and to the reynes of his strengthe.⁷ Which markith in the hond of alle men, that alle men knowe her werkis.⁸ An vnresonable beeste schal go in to his denne, and schal dwelle in his caue, `ethir derke place.<sup>9</sup> Tempestis schulen go out fro the ynnere thingis, and coold fro Arturus.<sup>10</sup> Whanne God makith blowyng, frost wexith togidere; and eft ful brood watris ben sched out.<sup>11</sup> Whete desirith cloudis, and cloudis spreeden abrood her liyt.<sup>12</sup> Whiche cloudes cumpassen alle thingis bi cumpas, whidur euere the wil of the gouernour ledith tho, to al thing which he comaundith `to tho on the face of the world;¹³ whether in o lynage, ethir in his lond, ether in what euer place of his merci he comaundith tho to be foundun.

¹⁴ Joob, herkene thou these thingis; stonde thou, and biholde the meruels of God.¹⁵ Whethir thou woost, whanne God comaundide to the reynes, that tho schulen schewe the liyt of hise cloudis?¹⁶ Whether thou knowist the grete weies of cloudis, and perfit kunnyngis?¹⁷ Whether thi cloothis ben not hoote, whanne the erthe is blowun with the south?¹⁸ In hap thou madist with hym heuenes, which moost sad ben foundid, as of bras.¹⁹ Schewe thou to vs, what we schulen seie to hym; for we ben wlappid in derknessis.²⁰ Who schal telle to hym, what thingis Y speke? yhe, if he spekith, a man schal be deuourid.

²¹ And now men seen not liyt; the eir schal be maad thicke sudenli in to cloudis, and wynd passynge schal dryue awei tho.²² Gold schal come fro the north, and ferdful preisyng of God.²³ For we moun not fynde him worthili; he is greet in strengthe, and in doom, and in riytfulnesse, and may not be teld out.²⁴ Therfor men schulen drede hym; and alle men, that semen to hem silf to be wise, schulen not be hardi to biholde.