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Matthew's Bible 1537
| 6:1 | Iob answered, and sayde: |
| 6:2 | O that my mysery were weyed, and my punishmente layed in the balaunces: |
| 6:3 | for then should it be heuyer, then the sande of the sea. This is the cause, that my words are so soroufull. |
| 6:4 | For the arowes of the almyghty are in me, whose indignacyon hath droncke vp my sprete, and the terrible feares of GOD fyghte agaynste me. |
| 6:5 | Doeth the wylde asse roare when he hath grasse? Or cryeth the oxe, when he hath foder ynoug? |
| 6:6 | That which is vnsauery, shall it be eaten wythoute salte, or is there any taste in the whyte of an egge: |
| 6:7 | The thynges that some tyme I myghte not awaye wythall, are nowe my meate for very sorowe. |
| 6:8 | O that I myghte haue my desyre: O that GOD woulde graunte me the thynge, that I longe for. |
| 6:9 | That he woulde begynne And smyte me: that he woulde let hys hande go, and hewe me doune. |
| 6:10 | Then shoulde I haue some comforte: ye I woulde desyre him in my payne, that he shoulde not spare, for I wyll not be agaynst the wordes of the holy one. |
| 6:11 | What power haue I to endure? Or, what is myne end, that my soule myghte be pacyente? |
| 6:12 | Is my strength the strength of stones? Or, is my fleshe made of brasse? |
| 6:13 | Is it not so that there is in me no helpe: and that my substaunce is taken from me. |
| 6:14 | He that is in trybulacyon oughte to be comforted of hys neyghbour: but the feare of the Lord is cleane awaye: |
| 6:15 | Myne owne brethren passeouer by me as the water broke, that hastelye runneth thorow the valleyes. |
| 6:16 | But they that feare the hore frost, the snowe shall fall vpon them. |
| 6:17 | When theyr time commeth, they shalbe destroyed and perishe: and when they be set on fyre, they shalbe remoued oute of theyr place, |
| 6:18 | for the pathes that they go in, are croked: they haste after vayne thinges, and shal perysh. |
| 6:19 | Consydre the pathes of Theman, & the wayes of Saba, wherin they haue put their trust. |
| 6:20 | Confounded are they, that put eny confydence in them: For when they came to opteyne the thinges that they loked for, they were brought to confusion. |
| 6:21 | Euen so are ye also come vnto me: but now that ye se my misery, ye are afrayed. |
| 6:22 | Dyd I desyre you, to come hether? Or, to geue me eny of youre substaunce? |
| 6:23 | To delyuer me from the enemyes hande, or to saue me from the power of the myghtye? |
| 6:24 | Teach me and I wil holde my tonge: and yf I do erre, shewe me wherin. |
| 6:25 | Wherfore blame ye then the wordes, that are wel and truely spoken? |
| 6:26 | which of you can reproue them? Sauynge onlye that ye are sotyll to check mens sayinges, and can speake many wordes in the wynde. |
| 6:27 | Ye fall vpon the fatherlesse, & go aboute to ouerthrowe youre owne frende. |
| 6:28 | Wherfore loke not onely vpon me, but vpon youre selues: whether I lye, or no. |
| 6:29 | Turne into youre owne selues (I praye you) be indifferent iudges, and considre mine vngyltynesse: |
| 6:30 | whether there be eny vnryghtuousnesse in my tonge, or vayne wordes in my mouth. |
Matthew's Bible 1537
The Matthew Bible, also known as Matthew's Version, was first published in 1537 by John Rogers, under the pseudonym "Thomas Matthew". It combined the New Testament of William Tyndale, and as much of the Old Testament as he had been able to translate before being captured and put to death, with the translations of Myles Coverdale as to the balance of the Old Testament and the Apocrypha, except the Apocryphal Prayer of Manasses. It is thus a vital link in the main sequence of English Bible translations.