thing.

And he searcheth after every green The quiver rattleth against him,
The glittering spear and the shield.
He swalloweth the ground with fierce-
ness and rage;

Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee,

Or abide by thy crib?

Canst thou bind the unicorn with his

band in the furrow?

Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

Wilt thou trust him, because his

strength is great?

Or wilt thou leave thy labor to
Wilt thou believe him, that he
bring home thy seed,
And gather it into thy barn?
Gavest thou the goodly wings
the peacocks?

Or wings and feathers unto

ostrich ?

Neither believeth he that it is the
sound of the trumpet.

He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha!
And he smelleth the battle afar off,
The thunder of the captains, and the
shouting.

Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, him? And stretch her wings toward the south? will Doth the eagle mount up at thy command,

And make her nest on high? unto She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, Upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

the

Which leaveth her eggs in the earth,
And warmeth them in the dust,
And forgetteth that the foot may
crush them,

Or that the wild beast may

them.

break

She is hardened against her young

ones,

As though they were not hers:

From thence she seeketh the prey,
And her eyes behold afar off.
Her young ones also suck up blood:
And where the slain are, there is she.

Wonderful Works of God.

Then answered the Lord unto Job
out of the whirlwind, and said,
Gird up thy loins now like a man:
I will demand of thee, and declare
thou unto me.

Her labor is in vain without fear
Because God hath deprived her of Wilt thou also disannul my judgment?
Wilt thou condemn me, that thou
mayest be righteous?

wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

What time she lifteth up herself on high,

Hast thou an arm like God?
Or canst thou thunder with a voice
like him?,

Deck thyself now with majesty and
excellency;

She scorneth the horse and his rider.
Hast thou given the horse strength
Hast thou clothed his neck with And array thyself with glory and
thunder?

beauty.

Canst thou make him afraid as a Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath : And behold every one that is proud,

grasshopper?

Hide them in the dust together;

Neither turneth he back from the And bind their faces in secret.

affrighted;

That thine own right hand can save Shall thy companions make a banquet of him?

thee.

Behold now behemoth, which I made Shall they part him among the mer

with thee;

He eateth grass as an ox.

Lo now, his strength is in his loins,

chants?

Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons ?

And his force is in the navel of his Or his head with fish-spears?

belly.

He moveth his tail like a cedar;
The sinews of his stones are wrapped
together.

Lay thy hand upon him,
Remember the battle, do no more.
Behold, the hope of him is in vain:
Shall not one be cast down even at
the sight of him?

None is so fierce that dare stir him up:

His bones are as strong pieces of brass; His bones are like bars of iron. He is the chief of the ways of God: Who then is able to stand before me? He that made him can make his His scales are his pride, shut up sword to approach unto him. together as with a close seal.

Surely the mountains bring him forth By his nessings a light doth shine,

And his eyes are like the eye-lids of

the morning.

food,
Where all the beasts of the field play.
He lieth under the shady trees,
In the covert of the reed, and fens.
The shady trees cover him with their Out of his nostrils goeth smoke,

shadow;

Out of his mouth go burning lamps,
And sparks of fire leap out.

As out of a seething pot or caldron.

The willows of the brook compass His breath kindleth coals,

And a flame goeth out of his mouth.

him about. Behold, he drinketh up a river, and When he raiseth up himself, the

hasteth not:

mighty are afraid:

He trusteth that he can draw up By reason of breakings they purify

geon.

Canst thou draw out leviathan with a He esteemeth iron as straw,

hook?

And brass as rotten wood.

Or his tongue with a cord which thou The arrow cannot make him flee: Sling-stones are turned with him into

lettest down?

Canst thou put a hook into his nose? stubble.
Or bore his jaw through with a thorn ? Darts are counted as stubble:
Will he make many supplications He laugheth at the shaking of a

unto thee?

spear.

Will he speak soft words unto thee? He maketh the deep to boil like a Will he make a covenant with thee?

pot:

Wilt thou take him for a servant for He maketh the sea like a pot of ever? ointment.

Wilt thou play with him as with a He maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to be hoary.

bird?

Or wilt thou bind him for thy

Therefore have I uttered that I understood not;

He is a king over all the children of Things too wonderful for me, which

Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

I have heard of thee by the hearing
of the ear:

But now mine eye seeth thee:
Wherefore I abhor myself,
And repent in dust and ashes.

MOSES.

I WILL sing unto the Lord, for he hath The floods stood upright as an heap,

Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders? a Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, The earth swallowed them. Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people

Thou hast overthrown them that rose
up against thee:

Thou sentest forth thy wrath,
Which consumed them as stubble.
And with the blast of thy nostrils

The waters were gathered toge-The mighty men of Moab, trembling,

All the inhabitants of Canaan shall Thou shalt bring them in,

And plant them in the mountain of
thine inheritance,

In the place, O Lord, which thou
hast made for thee to dwell in,
In the Sanctuary, O Lord, which
thy hands have established.
The Lord shall reign for ever and ever!

DEBORAH.

PRAISE ye the Lord for the avenging That offered themselves willingly

of Israel,

among the people.

When the people willingly offered Bless ye the Lord.

themselves.

Hear, O ye kings;

Give ear, O ye princes:

I, even I, will sing unto the Lord;
I will sing praise to the Lord God of
Israel.

Lord, when thou wentest out of
Seir,

When thou marchedst out of the field
of Edom,

The earth trembled, and the heavens

dropped,

The clouds also dropped water.
The mountains melted from before
the Lord,

Even that Sinai from before the Lord

God of Israel.

Speak, ye that ride on white asses,
Ye that sit in judgment, and walk by

the way.

They that are delivered from the
noise of archers

In the places of drawing water,
There shall they rehearse the righte-

ous acts of the Lord,
Even the righteous act toward the in-
habitants of his villages in Israel;
Then shall the people of the Lord go
down to the gates.
Awake, awake, Deborah:
Awake, awake, utter a song:
Arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity
captive,

Thou son of Abinoam.

In the days of Shamgar the son of Then he made him that remaineth

Anath,

In the days of Jael,

The highways were unoccupied,
And the travellers walked through

by-ways.

The inhabitants of the villages ceased,
They ceased in Israel,

Until that I Deborah arose,
That I arose a mother in Israel.
They chose new gods;
Then was war in the gates:
Was there a shield or spear seen

have dominion over the nobles among the people:

The Lord made me have dominion

over the mighty.

Out of Ephraim was there a root of
them against Amalek;
After thee, Benjamin, among thy
people;

Out of Machir came down governors,
And out of Zebulun they that handle
the pen of the writer.

And the princes of Issachar were with
Deborah ;

among forty thousand in Israel?
My heart is toward the governors of Even Issachar, and also Barak:

Israel,

He was sent on foot into the valley.

For the divisions of Reuben there Blessed shall she be above women in were great thoughts of heart.

the tent.

Why abodest thou among the sheep- He asked water and she gave him folds,

To hear the bleatings of the flocks?
For the divisions of Reuben there

were great searchings of heart.
Gilead abode beyond Jordan:
And why did Dan remain in ships?
Asher continued on the sea-shore,
And abode in his breaches.
Zebulun and Naphtali were a people
that jeoparded their lives unto

the death

In the high places of the field.
The kings came and fought,

milk:

She brought forth butter in a lordly dish.

She put her hand to the nail,

And her right hand to the workman's
hammer;

And with the hammer she smote
Sisera,

She smote off his head,

When she had pierced and stricken through his temples.

At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down:

Then fought the kings of Canaan in At her feet he bowed, he fell: Taanach by the waters of Where he bowed, there he fell down

Megiddo;

They took no gain of money.

They fought from heaven;

against Sisera.

dead.

The mother of Sisera looked out at a window,

The stars in their courses fought And cried through the lattice,

The river of Kishon swept them

Why is his chariot so long in com

ing?

away, Why tarry the wheels of his chariots? That ancient river, the river Kishon. Her wise ladies answered her, O my soul, thou hast trodden down Yea, she returned answer to herself, strength. Have they not sped? Then were the horse-hoofs broken by Have they not divided the prey: the means of the prancings, To every man a damsel or two;

The prancings of their mighty To Sisera a prey of divers colors,
A prey of divers colors of needle-

ones.