Job 5
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1"Call if you will, but who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?1Call out! Will anyone answer you? Which of the holy ones will you turn to?
2Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.2For anger kills a fool, and jealousy slays the gullible.
3I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.3I have seen a fool taking root, but I immediately pronounced a curse on his home.
4His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.4His children are far from safety. They are crushed at the city gate, with no one to rescue them.
5The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.5The hungry consume his harvest, even taking it out of the thorns. The thirsty pant for his children's wealth.
6For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground.6For distress does not grow out of the soil, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.
7Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.7But humans are born for trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
8"But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.8However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and would present my case to him.
9He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.9He does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
10He provides rain for the earth; he sends water on the countryside.10He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields.
11The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.11He sets the lowly on high, and mourners are lifted to safety.
12He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.12He frustrates the schemes of the crafty so that they achieve no success.
13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.13He traps the wise in their craftiness so that the plans of the deceptive are quickly brought to an end.
14Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; at noon they grope as in the night.14They encounter darkness by day, and they grope at noon as if it were night.
15He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.15He saves the needy from their sharp words and from the clutches of the powerful.
16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
17"Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.17See how happy is the person whom God corrects; so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.
18For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.18For he wounds but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal.
19From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will touch you.19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
20In famine he will deliver you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.20In famine he will redeem you from death, and in battle, from the power of the sword.
21You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes.21You will be safe from slander and not fear destruction when it comes.
22You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the wild animals.22You will laugh at destruction and hunger and not fear the land's wild creatures.
23For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.23For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
24You will know that your tent is secure; you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.24You will know that your tent is secure, and nothing will be missing when you inspect your home.
25You will know that your children will be many, and your descendants like the grass of the earth.25You will also know that your offspring will be many and your descendants like the grass of the earth.
26You will come to the grave in full vigor, like sheaves gathered in season.26You will approach the grave in full vigor, as a stack of sheaves is gathered in its season.
27"We have examined this, and it is true. So hear it and apply it to yourself."27We have investigated this, and it is true! Hear it and understand it for yourself.
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