| International Standard Version | English Standard Version |
| 1"Cry out, won't you! Is there anyone who will answer you? To whom will you turn among the holy ones? | 1“Call now; is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn? |
| 2For wrath will slay a fool; zealous anger will kill the naive. | 2Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple. |
| 3"I myself saw a fool becoming established, but I suddenly cursed where he lived. | 3I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling. |
| 4His children are far from deliverance; they'll be maltreated before they leave home, with no one to rescue them. | 4His children are far from safety; they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them. |
| 5Then the hungry will devour his harvest, snatching it even from the midst of thorns, while the thirsty covet their wealth. | 5The hungry eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth. |
| 6For wickedness doesn't crop up from dust, nor does trouble sprout out of the ground; | 6For affliction does not come from the dust, nor does trouble sprout from the ground, |
| 7But mankind is born headed for trouble, just as sparks soar skyward." | 7but man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward. |
| 8"Now as for me, I would seek God if I were you; I would commit my case to God. | 8“As for me, I would seek God, and to God would I commit my cause, |
| 9He is always doing great things that cannot be explained, countless awesome deeds. | 9who does great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number: |
| 10He sends rain on the surface of the earth, and waters the surface of the open country. | 10he gives rain on the earth and sends waters on the fields; |
| 11He sets the lowly on high, and lifts those who mourn to safety. | 11he sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety. |
| 12He frustrates the plans of the crafty; so that what they work for never succeeds. | 12He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success. |
| 13He captures the wise in their own craftiness, bringing a quick end to their cunning advice. | 13He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end. |
| 14They meet with darkness in broad daylight; at noonday they grope around as if it were night. | 14They meet with darkness in the daytime and grope at noonday as in the night. |
| 15So he delivers from the sword of their mouth— the poor from the power of the mighty. | 15But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the mighty. |
| 16Therefore there is hope for those who are poor, and iniquity shuts its mouth. | 16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts her mouth. |
| 17"Indeed, how blessed is the person whom God reproves! So never disrespect the discipline of the Almighty, | 17“Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty. |
| 18because though he wounds, but then applies bandages; though he strikes, his hands still heal. | 18For he wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal. |
| 19"He will deliver you through six calamities; and calamity won't touch you throughout the seventh. | 19He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no evil shall touch you. |
| 20He will deliver you from death by famine; in war from the power of the sword. | 20In famine he will redeem you from death, and in war from the power of the sword. |
| 21You'll be protected from the accusing tongue; you need not fear destruction when it heads your way. | 21You shall be hidden from the lash of the tongue, and shall not fear destruction when it comes. |
| 22You'll laugh at destruction and famine; and you need not fear the beasts of the earth. | 22At destruction and famine you shall laugh, and shall not fear the beasts of the earth. |
| 23For you'll have a pact with the stones in the field; and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you. | 23For you shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you. |
| 24You'll know that your home is secure; when you search your possessions, and nothing will be missing. | 24You shall know that your tent is at peace, and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing. |
| 25You'll know that you'll have many children; and that your offspring will be like the grass of the earth. | 25You shall know also that your offspring shall be many, and your descendants as the grass of the earth. |
| 26You'll go to your grave at a ripe old age; like a stack of grain that's harvested at just the right time. | 26You shall come to your grave in ripe old age, like a sheaf gathered up in its season. |
| 27"Look! We have thought all this through, and what we've said is true; So please listen and learn for your own good!" | 27Behold, this we have searched out; it is true. Hear, and know it for your good.” |
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