| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1"Call if you will, but who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn? | 1“Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn? |
| 2Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple. | 2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple. |
| 3I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed. | 3I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed. |
| 4His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender. | 4His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender. |
| 5The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth. | 5The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth. |
| 6For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground. | 6For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground. |
| 7Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward. | 7Yet man is born to 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 lay my cause before Him— |
| 9He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted. | 9the One who 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 upon the fields. |
| 11The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety. | 11He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety. |
| 12He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success. | 12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success. |
| 13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away. | 13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning. |
| 14Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; at noon they grope as in the night. | 14They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the 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 the sword in their mouth 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. | 17Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise 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 binds; 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 stroke of the sword. |
| 21You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes. | 21You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes. |
| 22You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the wild animals. | 22You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth. |
| 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 find nothing amiss when inspecting your home. |
| 25You will know that your children will be many, and your descendants like the grass of the earth. | 25You will know that your offspring will be many, your descendants like the grass of the earth. |
| 26You will come to the grave in full vigor, like sheaves gathered in season. | 26You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season. |
| 27"We have examined this, and it is true. So hear it and apply it to yourself." | 27Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.” |
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