¹ Forsothe Joob answeride, and seide, Whos helpere art thou?

² whether `of the feble, and susteyneste the arm of hym, which is not strong?

³ To whom hast thou youe counsel? In hap to hym that hath not wisdom; and thou hast schewid ful myche prudence.

⁴ Ether whom woldist thou teche? whether not hym, that made brething?

⁵ Lo! giauntis weilen vnder watris, and thei that dwellen with hem.

⁶ Helle is nakid bifor hym, and noon hilyng is to perdicioun.

⁷ Which God stretchith forth the north on voide thing, and hangith the erthe on nouyt.

⁸ `Which God byndith watris in her cloudis, that tho breke not out togidere dounward.

⁹ `Whych God holdith the cheer of his seete, and spredith abrood theron his cloude.

¹⁰ He hath cumpassid a terme to watris, til that liyt and derknessis be endid.

¹¹ The pilers of heuene tremblen, and dreden at his wille.

¹² In the strengthe of hym the sees weren gaderid togidere sudeynly, and his prudence smoot the proude.

¹³ His spiryt ournede heuenes, and the crokid serpent was led out bi his hond, ledynge out as a mydwijf ledith out a child.

¹⁴ Lo! these thingis ben seid in partie of `hise weyes; and whanne we han herd vnnethis a litil drope of his word, who may se the thundur of his greetnesse?