Du Bartas His Divine Weekes And Workes with A Compleate Collectio[n] of all the other most delight-full Workes: Translated and written by yt famous Philomusus: Iosvah Sylvester |
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So, Zophar ceast. Then Iob reply'd: I pray
Heare heedfully what Now I haue to say:
Be this the Comfort you vouchsafe, alone;
Let Me but speak; and afterwards, mock on.
Heare heedfully what Now I haue to say:
Be this the Comfort you vouchsafe, alone;
Let Me but speak; and afterwards, mock on.
Doe I complain, or make my moan to Man?
Why doe you crosse, or interrupt me, than?
If I haue cause of Griefe should not my spirit
Be moou'd withall? Can flesh and Bloud forbear it?
Behold me well; and be withall dismay'd:
And let your hand vpon your mouth be layd.
Thought of the like (else-where) would me affright,
And daunt my Flesh: How then, my present sight?
Why doe you crosse, or interrupt me, than?
If I haue cause of Griefe should not my spirit
Be moou'd withall? Can flesh and Bloud forbear it?
Behold me well; and be withall dismay'd:
And let your hand vpon your mouth be layd.
Thought of the like (else-where) would me affright,
And daunt my Flesh: How then, my present sight?
How comes it, that the Wicked liue, liue long;
Grow Rich, grow Great; wex Eminent, and Strong;
They see their Children, and Grand-children, rife
Settled about them: In their House, no Strife;
No Feare; no Foe: They feele not any Rod,
No stripe, no stroak, of the drad hand of God.
Their Bullock genders, and proues euer fit:
Their Heifer calues, and neuer casteth it:
Their Little ones, like Lambkins send they out;
Their Stripplings play and skip, and daunce about;
They tune their Voice to sweetest Instruments,
Harp, Pipe and Tabret; to delight their sense:
In Wealth and Health They liue; scarce, euer, sick.
Of long Disease; but to their Graues go quick.
Grow Rich, grow Great; wex Eminent, and Strong;
They see their Children, and Grand-children, rife
Settled about them: In their House, no Strife;
No Feare; no Foe: They feele not any Rod,
No stripe, no stroak, of the drad hand of God.
Their Bullock genders, and proues euer fit:
Their Heifer calues, and neuer casteth it:
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Their Stripplings play and skip, and daunce about;
They tune their Voice to sweetest Instruments,
Harp, Pipe and Tabret; to delight their sense:
In Wealth and Health They liue; scarce, euer, sick.
Of long Disease; but to their Graues go quick.
Yet These are Those, that to th'Almighty say,
Depart from vs; ne will not learn thy Way:
Who is the Lord? that we should Him obay?
What should we profit, if to Him we pray?
Depart from vs; ne will not learn thy Way:
Who is the Lord? that we should Him obay?
What should we profit, if to Him we pray?
They haue not sure the power in their Owne hand,
To get and keep their Wealth at their Command.
Be therefore farre, be euer farre from Mee,
Their Works, and Words, and Thought's Impietie:
Farre be their Counsailes: far be all their VVaies:
And farre the Peace of their so prosperous Dayes.
To get and keep their Wealth at their Command.
Be therefore farre, be euer farre from Mee,
Their Works, and Words, and Thought's Impietie:
Farre be their Counsailes: far be all their VVaies:
And farre the Peace of their so prosperous Dayes.
And yet, how often is their Lamp put-out?
How often are They compassed about
With swift Destruction? In his Furie strict,
How oft doth God their Paiment here inflict?
How oft, as Straw before the winde, are They,
And as the Chaff with Tempest whift away?
How oft doth God, in the Vngodly's sight,
For Their own Guilt, their own deere Issue smite?
Or, lets Themselues heer see themselues vndone;
Drinking the hot Wrath of th'Almighty-one?
For, what is it to Them? or what care They
(Their Months cut off; Their mouths once stopt with clay)
What hap their house what hazard follow shall:
What Weale or VVoe, vnto their Heires befall?
How often are They compassed about
With swift Destruction? In his Furie strict,
How oft doth God their Paiment here inflict?
How oft, as Straw before the winde, are They,
And as the Chaff with Tempest whift away?
How oft doth God, in the Vngodly's sight,
For Their own Guilt, their own deere Issue smite?
Or, lets Themselues heer see themselues vndone;
Drinking the hot Wrath of th'Almighty-one?
For, what is it to Them? or what care They
(Their Months cut off; Their mouths once stopt with clay)
What hap their house what hazard follow shall:
What Weale or VVoe, vnto their Heires befall?
But herein, who God's VVisedome shall impeach?
Or, who shall Him, that rules the highest, teach?
One dies at ease, in Strength's perfection growing;
His Brests with Milk, his Bones with Marrow flowing.
Another dies in Anguish of his Spirit;
And neuer did good Day or Night inherit:
Both are, alike, laid in the Dust together;
And VVormes, alike, doo case and couer Either.
Or, who shall Him, that rules the highest, teach?
One dies at ease, in Strength's perfection growing;
His Brests with Milk, his Bones with Marrow flowing.
Another dies in Anguish of his Spirit;
And neuer did good Day or Night inherit:
Both are, alike, laid in the Dust together;
And VVormes, alike, doo case and couer Either.
Lo, I conceiue your mis-conceipts, from hence;
Your mis-collections, and your wrested Sense:
For, VVhere (say ye) Where's now the Princes Court?
And VVhere the Palace of the wicked sort?
Haue ye not asked those that trauaile by?
And doe ye, can ye, yet Their Marks deny?
That (for the most) the VVicked most are spared,
Repriued heer; till That dread Day prepared
For dire Destruction: and then (for their Errors)
Shall be brought-forth, in That great Day of Terrors.
Your mis-collections, and your wrested Sense:
For, VVhere (say ye) Where's now the Princes Court?
And VVhere the Palace of the wicked sort?
Haue ye not asked those that trauaile by?
And doe ye, can ye, yet Their Marks deny?
That (for the most) the VVicked most are spared,
Repriued heer; till That dread Day prepared
For dire Destruction: and then (for their Errors)
Shall be brought-forth, in That great Day of Terrors.
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For Heer so Mighty and so Great they are;
Who, to their face shall their Offence declare?
Who dares disclose it? Who shall prosecute?
And their due Sentence Who shall execute?
Who, to their face shall their Offence declare?
Who dares disclose it? Who shall prosecute?
And their due Sentence Who shall execute?
Nay (notwithstanding) to their Graue in peace
They passe, with Pompe of solemne Obsequies;
Accompany'd, attended (in their kinde)
With Mourning Troupes, before them and behinde:
Entomb'd among their Ancestors; and rest
In gloomie Vales, as happy as the Best.
How do You then, Me comfort, or confute;
VVhile vainly thus, and falsly you dispute?
They passe, with Pompe of solemne Obsequies;
Accompany'd, attended (in their kinde)
With Mourning Troupes, before them and behinde:
Entomb'd among their Ancestors; and rest
In gloomie Vales, as happy as the Best.
How do You then, Me comfort, or confute;
VVhile vainly thus, and falsly you dispute?
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