Job 5
1 Therefore call, if there are any who will respond to you, and turn to one or another of the saints.
“Job, [it is okay that you] continue to cry out for someone to help you, but [I am certain that] [RHQ] no angel will come to help you!
2 Truly, anger condemns the foolish to death, and envy kills the petty.
Foolish people die because of being (resentful/very angry at someone); people who are easily deceived are destroyed by their being jealous [of others].
3 I have seen a fool with a strong root, and I have cursed his excellence without hesitation.
I have seen foolish people who seemed to be successful/prosperous, but suddenly [they experienced disaster/trouble because] someone cursed their home.
4 His sons will be far from prosperity and will be crushed at the gate, and there will be none who can rescue them.
Their sons are never safe; they (lose their case/are condemned) when someone (takes them to court/sues them), because there is no one to defend them.
5 Their harvest, the starving will eat. The armed man will rob him, and the thirsty will drink his resources.
Hungry people [steal] the crops that foolish people harvest, [and] eat [those crops]; they even steal the crops that grow among thorns, and greedy people take away the wealth of foolish people.
6 Nothing on earth occurs without a reason, and sorrow does not rise from the earth.
But evil circumstances/sufferings are not produced by the soil; troubles do not grow up from the ground.
7 Man is born to labor, and the bird to fly.
People have troubles from the time that they are born just as surely as sparks shoot up [from a fire].
8 Therefore, because of this, I will beg the Lord, and place my eloquence before God.
[“If I were suffering like you are, ] I would ask God [for help] and tell him (what I am complaining about/about my suffering).
9 He does great and unfathomable and miraculous things without number.
He does great things, things that we cannot understand; we cannot even count the marvelous things that he does.
10 He gives rain over the face of the earth and irrigates all things with the waters.
He sends rain on the ground; he sends water on our fields.
11 He places the humble on high and encourages the grieving towards health.
He exalts those who are humble, and causes those who mourn to be joyful (OR, safe, prosperous).
12 He dispels the thoughts of the spiteful, lest their hands be able to complete what they had begun.
He causes crafty/cunning people to not be able to do what they plan to do, with the result that they achieve nothing.
13 He catches the wise in their cleverness and dissipates the counsel of the perverse.
He causes people who [think that they] [IRO] are wise to be trapped by the cunning things they try to do, with the result that they do not succeed.
14 They will encounter darkness in the daytime, and they will grope at midday just as in the night.
[It is as though] even in the daytime they are covered by darkness, and grope around [trying to find the road] at noontime like people do at night.
15 Thereafter, he will act to save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent.
But God saves helpless people from being harmed by what [wicked people] say [MTY], he saves needy people from being injured by [MTY] powerful people.
16 And there will be hope for those in need, for iniquity will diminish its speech.
So, poor people confidently expect [that good things will happen to them] but God causes wicked [people] to stop talking.
17 Blessed is the man whom God corrects; therefore, do not reject the chastisement of the Lord.
“But those whom God corrects/rebukes are happy; so do not despise/dislike it when [God] who is all-powerful disciplines you.
18 For he wounds and he cures; he strikes and his hands will heal.
He wounds people, but then he puts bandages on those wounds; he hurts people, but he [SYN] also heals them.
19 He will deliver you into six tribulations, and in the seventh, evil will not touch you.
He will rescue you many times from your troubles, with the result that nothing evil will happen to you.
20 During famine, he will rescue you from death, and during war, from the hand of the sword.
When there is a famine, he will not allow you to die, and when there is a war, you will not be killed [MTY].
21 You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and you will not fear calamity when it arrives.
God will protect you when people slander [MTY] you; you will not be afraid when many things [around you] are destroyed.
22 In desolation and in famine, you will laugh, and you will not dread the beasts of the earth.
You will [be able to] laugh/scoff when things are destroyed and when there is famine, and you will not be afraid of wild animals.
23 For you are in harmony with the stones of the land, and the beasts of the earth will make peace with you.
You will not worry about [having big] rocks in your fields [that will make plowing difficult], and you will not worry about [being attacked by] wild animals there.
24 And you will know that your home has peace, and, concerning your appearance, you will not sin.
In your tent, you will know that things will go well for you, and when you look at your livestock, you will see that (they are all there/none of them is missing).
25 Likewise, you will know that your offspring will be manifold and your progeny will be like the grass of the earth.
You will be sure that you will have many descendants, who will be as numerous as blades of grass.
26 You will enter the grave with abundance, just as a crop of wheat is gathered in its time.
You will become very old before you die, like sheaves of grain continue to grow until it is time to harvest them.
27 Behold, this is just as we have found it, which you have heard; walk it through your mind.
[“My friends and I] have thought carefully about these things, and [we know that] they are true, so pay attention to what I have said!”
