Job 6

^{0 k} He compareth those friends which comfort vs not in miserie, to a broke, which in fommer, when we nede waters, is drye: in winter is hard frosen, & in the time of raine, when we haue no nede, ouerfloweth with water.

^{1 !} Job swereth that his peine is more grieuous then his faute.

^{2 a} To knowe whether I complaine without just cause.

^{3 b} My grief is so great, that I lacke wordes to expresse it.

^{4 c} Which declareth that he was not onely afflicted in body, but wounded in conscience, which is the greatest battel that the faithful can haue.

^{5 d} Thinke you that I crye without cause, seing the brute beastes do not complaine when thei haue what their wolde?

^{6 e} Can a mans taste delite in that that hath no sauour? meaning that none take pleasure in affliction, seing thei can not away with things that are vnsauery to the mouth.

^{8 !} He wisheth death.

^{8 f} Herein he sinneth double, bothe in wishing through impaciencie to dye, and also in desiring of God a thing which was not agreable to his wil.

^{10 g} That is, let me dye at once, before I come to distrust in Gods promes through mine inpaciencie.

^{11 h} He feareth lest he shulde be broght to inconueniencies, if his sorowes shulde continue.

^{13 i} Or, wisdome, or Law.

^{13 i} Haue I not soght to helpe my selfe as muche as was possible?

^{14 !} He complaineth of his frends.

^{19 l} Thei that passe thereby to go into the hote countreies of Arabia, thinke to finde water there, to qench their thirst, but they are deceiued.

^{21 m} That is, like to this broke, which deceiueth them that thinke to haue water there in their nede, as I loked for consolation at your hands.

^{22 n} He toucheth the worldelings, which for no necessitie wil giue parte of their goods, and muche more these men, which wolde not giue him comfortable.

^{24 o} Shew me wherein I haue erred, and I wil confesse my faute.

^{25 p} He that hathe a good conscience, doeth not shrinke at the sharpe wordes or reasonings of others except thei be able to persuade him by reason.

^{26 q} Do you cauil at my wordes, because I shulde be thoght to speake foolishly, which am now in miserie?

^{28 r} Consider whether I speake as one that is driuen to this impaciencie through very sorowe, or as an hypocrite, as you condemne me.