Job 24

^{1 b} When he punisheth the wicked and rewardeth the good.

^{1 a} Thus Job speaketh in his passions and after the judgement of the flesh: that is, that he seeth not the things that are done at times, nether yet hathe a peculiar care ouer all, because he punisheth not the wicked, nor reuengeth the godlie.

^{2 !} Job describeth the wickednes of men, and sheweth what curse belongeth to the wicked.

^{4 c} And for crueltie & oppression dare not shewe their faces.

^{5 d} That is, spare no diligience.

^{5 e} He and his, liue by robbing and murdering.

^{6 f} Meaning the poore mans.

^{6 g} Signifying, that one wicked man wil not spoile another, but for necessitie.

^{8 h} The poore are driuen by the wicked into rockes and holes, where thei can not lie drye for the rayne.

^{9 i} That is, they so powle and pile the poore widowe, that she can not haue to susteine her self, that she may be able to giue her chidle sucke.

^{9 k} That is, his garment, wherewith he shulde be couered or clad.

^{11 l} In suche places, which are appointed for that purpose: meaning, that those that labour for the wicked, are pined for hungre.

^{12 !} How all things are gouerned by Gods prouidence,

^{12 m} For the great oppression & extortion.

^{12 n} Crye out & call for vengeance.

^{12 o} God doeth not condemne the wicked, but semeth to passe ouer it by his long silence.

^{13 p} That is, Gods worde, because they are reproued thereby.

^{15 q} By these particular vices, & the licence thereunto, he wolde proue that God punisheth not the wicked & rewardeth the juste.

^{17 !} And the destruction of the wicked.

^{18 s} They thinke that all the worlde is bent against them, & dare not go by the hie way.

^{18 r} He fleeth to the waters for his succour.

^{19 t} As the drye grounde is neuer ful with waters, so wil thei neuer cease sinning, til thei come to the graue.

^{20 u} Thogh God suffer the wicked for a time, yet their end shal be moste vile destruction, & in this point Job cometh to him self and sheweth his confidence.

^{21 x} He sheweth why the wicked shal not be lamented, because he did not pitie others.

^{22 y} He declareth that after that the wicked haue destroyed the weakest, thei wil do like to the stronger, and therefore are justely preuented by Gods judgements.

^{25 z} That is, that contrary to your reasoning no man can giue a perfite reason of Gods judgements, let me be reproued.