Job 35

¹ But now yongere men in tyme scornen me, whos fadris Y deynede not to sette with the doggis of my flok. ² Of whiche men the vertu of hondis was for nouyt to me, and thei weren gessid vnworthi to that lijf. ³ Thei weren bareyn for nedynesse and hungur; that gnawiden in wildirnesse, and weren pale for pouert and wretchidnesse; ⁴ and eeten eerbis, aud the ryndis of trees; and the roote of iunyperis was her mete. ⁵ Whiche men rauyschiden these thingis fro grete valeis; and whanne thei hadden foundun ony of alle, thei runnen with cry to tho. ⁶ Thei dwelliden in deseertis of strondis, and in caues of erthe, ethir on grauel, ethir on cley. 7 Whiche weren glad among siche thingis, and arettiden delices to be vndur buschis. 8 The sones of foolis and of vnnoble men, and outirli apperynge not in erthe. 9 But now Y am turned in to the song of hem, and Y am maad a prouerbe to hem. 10 Thei holden me abhomynable, and fleen fer fro me, and dreden not to spete on my face. 11 For God hath openyd his arowe caas, and hath turmentid me, and hath set a bridil in to my mouth. 12 At the riytside of the eest my wretchidnessis risiden anoon; thei turneden vpsedoun my feet, and oppressiden with her pathis as with floodis. 13 Thei destrieden my weies; thei settiden tresoun to me, and hadden the maistri; and noon was that helpide. ¹⁴ Thei felden in on me as bi a brokun wal, and bi yate openyd, and weren stretchid forth to my wretchidnessis. ¹⁵ Y am dryuun in to nouyt; he took awei my desir as wynd, and myn helpe passide awei as a cloude. ¹⁶ But now my soule fadith in my silf, and daies of turment holden me stidfastly.