Job 5
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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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