Job 17

^{1 !} Job sayth that he consumeth away, and yet doeth paciently abide it.

^{2 a} Instead of comforte, being now at deaths dore, he had but them that mocked at him and discouraged him.

^{2 b} I se stil that they seke but to vexe me.

^{3 c} He reasoneth with God as a man beside him selfe to the intent that his cause might be broght to light.

^{3 d} And answer for thee?

^{4 e} That these mine afflictions are thy juste judgements thogh man know not the cause.

^{5 f} He He that flattereth a man, and onely judgeth him happy in his prosperitie, shal not him self onely, but in his posteritie be punished.

^{6 g} God hathe made all the worlde to speake of me, because of mine afflictions.

^{6 h} That is, as a continual sounde in their eares.

^{8 i} To wit, when they se the godlie punished: but in the end they shal come to vnderstanding, and knowe what shal be the reward of the hypocrite.

^{9 k} That is, wil not be discouraged, considering that the godlie are punished aswel as the wicked.

^{10 l} Job speaketh to them thre, that came to comfort him.

^{10 !} He exhorteth his friends to repentance.

^{12 m} That is, haue broght me sorow instead of comfort.

^{13 !} Shewing that he loketh but for death.

^{13 n} Thogh I shulde hope to come from aduersitie to prosperitie, as your discours pretendeth.

^{14 o} I haue no more hope in father, mother, sister, or anie worldely thing: for the dust and wormes shalbe to me instead of them.

^{16 p} All worldely hope, and prosperitie faile, which you say, are onely signes of Gods fauour: but seing that these things perish, I set mine hope in God, and in the lie euerlasting.