1He addressed the works of them, in the hands of an holy prophet. [It right ruled the works of them, in the hands of the holy prophet.]

2They made journey by deserts, that were not inhabited; and they made little houses, or cottages, in desert places.

3They stood against kings [or enemies], and avenged them[selves] of enemies.

4They thirsted, and they inwardly called thee; and water of a full high stone was given to them, and rest of thirst was given to them of an hard stone.

5For by which things the enemies of them suffered pains, for default [or from the defaulting] of their drink, and the sons of Israel were glad, when they had plenty; by these things, when these failed to those enemies, it was done well with them.

6For soothly for the well of everlasting flood, thou gavest man’s blood to unjust men.

7And when they were made less [or diminished], in the leading away of young children slain, thou gavest suddenly plenteous water to them [or thou gave to them abounding water in manner not hoped];

8and showedest by the thirst, that was then, how thou wouldest enhance thy servants, and wouldest slay the adversaries of them.

9For when they were assayed, soothly they took chastising with mercy; they knew, how wicked men deemed with ire [or how with wrath the unpious men deemed], should suffer torments.

10Soothly thou admonishing as a father, provedest these men; but thou as an hard king asking condemnedest them.

11For why men absent and men present were tormented in like manner.

12For why double annoyance had taken them, and wailing with the mind of things passed.

13Soothly when they heard, that it was done well with themselves by their torments, they bethought on the Lord, and wondered on the end of the out-going.

14For at the end of the befalling, they worshipped him, whom they scorned cast out in shrewd putting forth; and thou didest not in like manner to just men.

15Forsooth for unwise thoughts the wickednesses of them were punished; for some men erring worshipped dumb serpents [or adders], and superfluous beasts, thou sentest into them a multitude of dumb beasts, into vengeance;

16that they should know, that by what things a man sinneth, he is tormented also by these things.

17For why thine hand almighty [or thine almighty hand], that made the world of matter unseen, was not unmighty to send into them a multitude of bears, either hardy lions,

18either beasts of new kind full of ire, and unknown beasts, either beasts frothing heat of fires, either bringing forth the odour of smoke, either sending out from the eyes hideous sparkles; [or of new kind of unknown beasts, and full of wrath, or spitting breathings of fires, or bringing forth smell of smoke, or putting out grizzly sparks from eyes;]

19of which beasts not only the hurting might destroy them, but also the sight [or the looking] might slay by dread.

20For why and without these beasts they might be slain by one spirit, and suffer persecution of those their own deeds, and be scattered by the spirit of thy virtue. But also thou hast disposed all things in measure, and in number, and in weight;

21for it was left ever to thee alone to be able to do much; and who shall against-stand the virtue of thine arm?

22For as the tongue of a balance, so is the world before thee; and as a drop of dew rising before the light [or a drop of morrowtide dew], that cometh down into earth.

23And thou hast mercy of all things, for thou mayest all things; and thou dissemblest, either forbearest, the sins of men, for penance.

24For thou lovest all things that be, and thou hatest nothing of those, that thou madest; for thou not hating anything ordainedest, either madest.

25But how might anything dwell, no but thou wouldest?/but if thou wouldest? either how should a thing be kept, that were not called of thee?

26But, Lord, thou lovest souls, thou sparest all things; for those things [or they] be thine.