God

As the water breaketh the stones, when thou ouerflowest the things which growe in the dust of ye earth: so thou destroyest ye hope of man.

Thou preuailest alway against him, so that he passeth away: he changeth his face when thou castest him away.

Surely thou hast cast off feare, and restrainest prayer before God.

Hast thou heard the secret counsell of God, and doest thou restraine wisedome to thee?

Seeme the consolations of God small vnto thee? is this thing strange vnto thee?

That thou answerest to God at thy pleasure, and bringest such wordes out of thy mouth?

Beholde, he founde no stedfastnesse in his Saintes: yea, the heauens are not cleane in his sight.

For he hath stretched out his hand against GOD, and made him selfe strong against the Almightie.

Therefore God shall runne vpon him, euen vpon his necke, and against the most thicke part of his shielde.

God hath deliuered me to the vniust, and hath made mee to turne out of the way by the hands of the wicked.

I was in welth, but he hath brought me to nought: he hath taken me by the necke, and beaten me, and set me as a marke for himselfe.

His archers compasse mee rounde about: he cutteth my reines, and doth not spare, and powreth my gall vpon the ground.

He hath broken me with one breaking vpon another, and runneth vpon me like a gyant.

My friends speake eloquently against me: but mine eye powreth out teares vnto God.

Oh that a man might pleade with God, as man with his neighbour!

Lay downe nowe and put me in suretie for thee: who is hee, that will touch mine hand?

For thou hast hid their heart from vnderstanding: therefore shalt thou not set them vp on hie.

Surely such are the habitations of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.

Know nowe, that God hath ouerthrowen me, and hath compassed me with his net.

Hee hath hedged vp my way that I cannot passe, and he hath set darkenesse in my paths.

He hath destroyed mee on euery side and I am gone: and he hath remoued mine hope like a tree.

And he hath kindled his wrath against me, and counteth mee as one of his enemies.

Haue pitie vpon me: haue pitie vpon me, (O yee my friendes) for the hande of God hath touched me.

Why do ye persecute me, as God? and are not satisfied with my flesh?

And though after my skin wormes destroy this bodie, yet shall I see God in my flesh.