1He dresside the werkis of hem, in the hondis of an hooli profete. 2Thei maden iourney bi desertis, that weren not enhabitid; and thei maden litle housis in desert places. 3Thei stoden ayens kyngis, and vengiden hem of enemyes. 4Thei thirstiden, and thei inwardli clepiden thee; and watir of a ful hiy stoon was youun to hem, and reste of thirst was youun to hem of an hard stoon. 5For bi whiche thingis the enemyes of hem suffriden peynes, for defaute of her drink, and the sones of Israel weren glad, whanne thei hadden plentee; 6bi these thingis, whanne these failiden to tho enemyes, it was don wel with hem. 7For sotheli for the welle of euerlastynge flood, thou yauest mannus blood to vniust men. 8And whanne thei weren maad lesse, in the leding awei of yonge children slayn, thou yauest sudeynli plenteuouse watir to hem; and schewidist bi the thirst, 9that was thanne, hou thou woldist enhaunse thi seruauntis, and woldist sle the aduersaries of hem. 10For whanne thei weren asaied, sotheli thei token chastisyng with merci; thei wisten, hou wickid men demed with ire, schulden suffre turmentis. 11Sotheli thou amonestynge as a fadir, preuedist these men; but thou as an hard kyng axynge condempnedist hem. 12For whi men absent and men present weren turmentid in lijk maner. 13For whi double anoye hadde take hem, and weilyng with the mynde of thingis passid. 14Sotheli whanne thei herden, that it was don wel with hem silf bi her turmentis, thei bithouyten on the Lord, and wondriden on the ende of the out goyng. 15For at the ende of the bifallyng, thei worschipiden him, whom thei scorneden cast out in schrewid puttyng forth; and thou didist not in lijk maner to iust men. 16Forsothe for vnwise thouytis the wickidnessis of hem weren punyschid; for summen errynge worschipiden doumbe serpentis, and superflu beestis, thou sentist in to hem a multitude of doumbe beestis, in to veniaunce; that thei schulden wite, 17that bi what thingis a man synneth, he is turmentid also bi these thingis. 18For whi thin hond almyyti, that made the world of mater vnseyn, was not vnmyyti to sende in to hem a multitude of beeris, ether hardi liouns, 19ether beestis of newe kynde ful of ire, and vnknowun beestis, ether beestis frothinge heete of firis, ethir bryngynge forth the odour of smoke, ethir sendynge out fro the iyen hidouse sparclis; 20of whiche beestis not oneli the hirtyng myyte distrie hem, but also the siyt myyte sle bi drede. 21For whi and with oute these beestis thei myyten be slayn bi o spirit, and suffre persecucioun of tho her owne dedis, and be scaterid by the spirit of thi vertu. But and thou hast disposid alle thingis in mesure, and in noumbre, and in weiyte; 22for it was left euere to thee aloone to mow do myche; and who schal ayenstonde the vertu of thin arm? 23For as the tunge of a balaunce, so is the world bifore thee; and as a drope of dew rysynge bifore the liyt, that cometh doun in to erthe. 24And thou hast merci of alle thingis, for thou maist alle thingis; and thou dissymelist the synnes of men, for penaunce. 25For thou louest alle thingis that ben, and thou hatist no thing of tho, that thou madist; for thou not hatynge ony thing ordeynedist, ether madist. 26But hou myyte ony thing dwelle, `no but thou woldist? ether hou schulde a thing be kept, that were not clepid of thee? 27But, Lord, that louest soulis, thou sparist alle thingis; for tho thingis ben thine.