| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? | 1"Cry out, won't you! Is there anyone who will answer you? To whom will you turn among the holy ones? |
| 2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. | 2For wrath will slay a fool; zealous anger will kill the naive. |
| 3I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. | 3"I myself saw a fool becoming established, but I suddenly cursed where he lived. |
| 4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. | 4His children are far from deliverance; they'll be maltreated before they leave home, with no one to rescue them. |
| 5Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. | 5Then the hungry will devour his harvest, snatching it even from the midst of thorns, while the thirsty covet their wealth. |
| 6Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; | 6For wickedness doesn't crop up from dust, nor does trouble sprout out of the ground; |
| 7Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. | 7But mankind is born headed for trouble, just as sparks soar skyward." |
| 8I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: | 8"Now as for me, I would seek God if I were you; I would commit my case to God. |
| 9Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: | 9He is always doing great things that cannot be explained, countless awesome deeds. |
| 10Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: | 10He sends rain on the surface of the earth, and waters the surface of the open country. |
| 11To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. | 11He sets the lowly on high, and lifts those who mourn to safety. |
| 12He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. | 12He frustrates the plans of the crafty; so that what they work for never succeeds. |
| 13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. | 13He captures the wise in their own craftiness, bringing a quick end to their cunning advice. |
| 14They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. | 14They meet with darkness in broad daylight; at noonday they grope around as if it were night. |
| 15But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. | 15So he delivers from the sword of their mouth— the poor from the power of the mighty. |
| 16So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. | 16Therefore there is hope for those who are poor, and iniquity shuts its mouth. |
| 17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: | 17"Indeed, how blessed is the person whom God reproves! So never disrespect the discipline of the Almighty, |
| 18For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. | 18because though he wounds, but then applies bandages; though he strikes, his hands still heal. |
| 19He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. | 19"He will deliver you through six calamities; and calamity won't touch you throughout the seventh. |
| 20In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. | 20He will deliver you from death by famine; in war from the power of the sword. |
| 21Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. | 21You'll be protected from the accusing tongue; you need not fear destruction when it heads your way. |
| 22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. | 22You'll laugh at destruction and famine; and you need not fear the beasts of the earth. |
| 23For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. | 23For you'll have a pact with the stones in the field; and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you. |
| 24And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin. | 24You'll know that your home is secure; when you search your possessions, and nothing will be missing. |
| 25Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth. | 25You'll know that you'll have many children; and that your offspring will be like the grass of the earth. |
| 26Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season. | 26You'll go to your grave at a ripe old age; like a stack of grain that's harvested at just the right time. |
| 27Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good. | 27"Look! We have thought all this through, and what we've said is true; So please listen and learn for your own good!" |
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