|
|
| [1]My son, if thou come to serve the Lord, prepare thy soul for temptation. |
[1]My sonne yf thou wylt come into the seruice of God, stande fast in righteousnesse & feare, and arme thy soule to temptation. |
| [2]Set thy heart aright, and constantly endure, and make not haste in time of trouble. |
[2]Settle thyne heart and be patient, bowe downe thine eare, receaue the wordes of vnderstandyng, and shrynke not away when thou art assaulted. |
| [3]Cleave unto him, and depart not away, that thou mayest be increased at thy last end. |
[3]Holde thee fast vpon God, ioyne thy selfe vnto hym, and suffer that thy lyfe may encrease at the last. |
| [4]Whatsoever is brought upon thee take cheerfully, and be patient when thou art changed to a low estate. |
[4]Whatsoeuer happeneth vnto thee, receaue it: suffer in heauinesse, & be patient in thy trouble. |
| [5]For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity. |
[5]For lyke as golde and siluer are tryed in the fire, euen so are acceptable men in the furnace of aduersitie. |
| [6]Believe in him, and he will help thee; order thy way aright, and trust in him. |
[6]Beleue in God and he shall helpe thee: order thy way a right, and put thy trust in hym: Holde fast his feare and growe therin, |
| [7]Ye that fear the Lord, wait for his mercy; and go not aside, lest ye fall. |
[7]O ye that feare the Lorde, take sure holde of his mercie, shrynke not away from hym, that ye fall not. |
| [8]Ye that fear the Lord, believe him; and your reward shall not fail. |
[8]O ye that feare the Lorde, beleue him, and your rewarde shall not be emptie. |
| [9]Ye that fear the Lord, hope for good, and for everlasting joy and mercy. |
[9]O ye that feare the Lorde, trust in good thynges, and mercie shall come vnto you for pleasure. |
| [10]Look at the generations of old, and see; did ever any trust in the Lord, and was confounded? or did any abide in his fear, and was forsaken? or whom did he ever despise, that called upon him? |
[10]O ye that feare the Lorde, set your loue vpon him, and your heartes shalbe lyghtened. |
| [11]For the Lord is full of compassion and mercy, longsuffering, and very pitiful, and forgiveth sins, and saveth in time of affliction. |
[11]Consider the olde generations of men (O ye children) and marke them well: Was there euer any one confounded that put his trust in the Lorde? Who euer continued in his feare, and was forsaken? Or whom dyd he euer dispise that called faythfully vpon hym? |
| [12]Woe be to fearful hearts, and faint hands, and the sinner that goeth two ways! |
[12]For God is gratious and mercifull, he forgeueth sinnes in the tyme of trouble, and is a defendour for al them that seke hym in the trueth. |
| [13]Woe unto him that is fainthearted! for he believeth not; therefore shall he not be defended. |
[13]Wo be vnto them that haue a fearefull heart, wicked lippes, and euyll occupied handes, and to the sinner that goeth two maner of wayes. |
| [14]Woe unto you that have lost patience! and what will ye do when the Lord shall visit you? |
[14]Wo be vnto them that are faint harted, which put not their trust in God, and therfore shall they not be defended of hym. |
| [15]They that fear the Lord will not disobey his Word; and they that love him will keep his ways. |
[15]Wo be vnto you that haue lost patience, forsaken the ryght wayes, and are turned backe into frowarde wayes: What wyll you do when the Lord shall begin to visite you? |
| [16]They that fear the Lord will seek that which is well, pleasing unto him; and they that love him shall be filled with the law. |
[16]They that feare the Lorde, wyll not disobey his worde: and they that loue him, wyll kepe his commaundementes. |
| [17]They that fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, and humble their souls in his sight, |
[17]They that feare the Lorde wyll seke out the thinges that are pleasaunt vnto him: and they that loue him, be fulfylled with his lawe. |
| [18]Saying, We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men: for as his majesty is, so is his mercy. |
[18]They that feare the Lorde wyll prepare their heartes, and humble their soules in his syght. |
| [19]They that feare the Lorde kepe his comaundementes, and wyll be patient tyll they see hym selfe, |
| [20]Saying: If we do not repent, we shall fall into the handes of the Lorde, and not into the handes of men. |
| [21]For his mercie is as great as him selfe. |