| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1"Call now, is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn? | 1Call out if you please. Will anyone answer you? Which of the holy ones will you turn to? |
| 2"For anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple. | 2For anger kills a fool, and jealousy slays the gullible. |
| 3"I have seen the foolish taking root, And I cursed his abode immediately. | 3I have seen a fool taking root, but I immediately pronounced a curse on his home. |
| 4"His sons are far from safety, They are even oppressed in the gate, And there is no deliverer. | 4His children are far from safety. They are crushed at the city gate, with no one to rescue them. |
| 5"His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth. | 5The hungry consume his harvest, even taking it out of the thorns. The thirsty pant for his children's wealth. |
| 6"For affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble sprout from the ground, | 6For distress does not grow out of the soil, and trouble does not sprout from the ground. |
| 7For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward. | 7But mankind is born for trouble as surely as sparks fly upward. |
| 8"But as for me, I would seek God, And I would place my cause before God; | 8However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and would present my case to Him. |
| 9Who does great and unsearchable things, Wonders without number. | 9He does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number. |
| 10"He gives rain on the earth And sends water on the fields, | 10He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields. |
| 11So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety. | 11He sets the lowly on high, and mourners are lifted to safety. |
| 12"He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success. | 12He frustrates the schemes of the crafty so that they achieve no success. |
| 13"He captures the wise by their own shrewdness, And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted. | 13He traps the wise in their craftiness so that the plans of the deceptive are quickly brought to an end. |
| 14"By day they meet with darkness, And grope at noon as in the night. | 14They encounter darkness by day, and they grope at noon as if it were night. |
| 15"But He saves from the sword of their mouth, And the poor from the hand of the mighty. | 15He saves the needy from their sharp words and from the clutches of the powerful. |
| 16"So the helpless has hope, And unrighteousness must shut its mouth. | 16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth. |
| 17"Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves, So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. | 17See how happy the man is God corrects; so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty. |
| 18"For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal. | 18For He crushes but also binds up; He strikes, but His hands also heal. |
| 19"From six troubles He will deliver you, Even in seven evil will not touch you. | 19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven. |
| 20"In famine He will redeem you from death, And in war from the power of the sword. | 20In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle, from the power of the sword. |
| 21"You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, And you will not be afraid of violence when it comes. | 21You will be safe from slander and not fear destruction when it comes. |
| 22"You will laugh at violence and famine, And you will not be afraid of wild beasts. | 22You will laugh at destruction and hunger and not fear the animals of the earth. |
| 23"For you will be in league with the stones of the field, And the beasts of the field 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. |
| 24"You will know that your tent is secure, For you will visit your abode and fear no loss. | 24You will know that your tent is secure, and nothing will be missing when you inspect your home. |
| 25"You will know also that your descendants will be many, And your offspring as the grass of the earth. | 25You will also know that your offspring will be many and your descendants like the grass of the earth. |
| 26"You will come to the grave in full vigor, Like the stacking of grain in its season. | 26You will approach the grave in full vigor, as a stack of sheaves is gathered in its season. |
| 27"Behold this; we have investigated it, and so it is. Hear it, and know for yourself." | 27We have investigated this, and it is true! Hear it and understand it for yourself. |
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