“call. Now, is there anyone who will answer you and to which of the Holy ones will you turn”
Job 5
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1"Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
“call now. Is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?”
2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
“Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.”
“for the wrath killeth the foolish man and envy slayeth the silly one.”
3I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
“I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.”
“I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation,”
4His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
“His children are far from safety, they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them.”
“His children are far from safety. They are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them.".”
5The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
“Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robbers swalloweth up their substance.”
“The hungry eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.”
6For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.
“Although affliction comes not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground.”
“For affliction does not come from the dust, nor does trouble sprout from the ground.”
7Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
“Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.”
“Yet man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward.”
“man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward,”
“man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward.”
“man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward.”
“man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward.”
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8However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
“I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause,”
“I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause.”
9the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
“which doeth great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number,”
“who does great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number.”
“who does great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number.”
10He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.
“who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields,”
“He gives rain on the earth and sends waters on the fields.”
11He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.
“to set up on high those that be low, that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.”
“He sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.”
12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
“He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.”
“He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.”
13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
“He taketh the wise in their own craftiness, and the counsel of the forward is carried headlong.”
“He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.”
14They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night.
“They meet with darkness in the daytime. They grope in the noonday as in the night.”
“They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grow up at noonday as in the night.”
15He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
“But he saves the poor from the sword and from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.”
“But He saves the needy from the sore of their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.”
16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
“So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.”
“So the poor hath hope and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.”
“So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.”
17Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
“Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth. Therefore, despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.”
“Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth. Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty,”
“Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth, therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.”
“behold now happy is the man whom God reproves. So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.”
“happy is the man whom God correcteth. Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the almighty.”
“Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves. Therefore, do not despise the discipline of the Almighty,”
18For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.
“For he makes sore and bindeth up. He woundeth, and his hands make whole.”
“for he maketh sore, and bindeth up, he woundeth, and his hands make whole.”
“for he maketh sore and bindeth up, he woundeth and his hands make whole.”
“for He wounds, but He binds up. He shatters, but His hands heal.”
19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
“He shall deliver thee in six troubles. Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.”
“He will deliver you from six troubles. In seven, no evil will touch you.”
“He shall deliver you in six troubles. Yes, in seven, there shall no evil touch you.”
20In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
“In famine, He will redeem you from death. In war, from the power of the sword,”
21You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
“Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue. Neither shalt thou be afraid of the destruction when it cometh.”
“you will be hidden from the lash of the tongue, and shall not fear destruction when it comes.”
22You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
“destruction and famine. Thou shalt laugh. Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.”
“At destruction and famine, you will laugh, and shall not fear the beast 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.
“For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.”
“For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.”
“for you will be in league with the stones of the field, and the beast of the field will be at peace with you.”
24You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.
“You shall know that your tent is at peace, and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.”
25You will know that your offspring will be many, your descendants like the grass of the earth.
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26You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.
“You shall come to your grave in ripe old age, like a sheaf gathered up in its season.”
27Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself."
“Behold, this we have searched out, it is true. Hear and know that it is for your good.".”