Job 5
1 Call, I pray thee! Is there any that answereth thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
Call now, see if any will answer thee! And to which of the holy ones wilt thou look?
2 For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.
Verily grief destroyeth the fool, And wrath consumeth the weak man.
3 I myself saw the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
I have seen an impious man taking root, But soon I cursed his habitation.
4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer:
His children are far from safety; They are oppressed at the gate, and there is none to deliver them.
5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh even out of the thorns; and the snare gapeth for his substance.
His harvest the hungry devour, Carrying it even through the thorns; And a snare gapeth after his substance.
6 For evil cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
For affliction cometh not from the dust, Nor doth trouble spring up from the ground;
7 For man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upwards.
Behold, man is born to trouble, As the sparks fly upward.
8 But as for me I will seek unto God, and unto God commit my cause;
I would look to God, And to God would I commit my cause,
9 Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number;
Who doeth great things and unsearchable; Yea, marvellous things without number;
10 Who giveth rain on the face of the earth, and sendeth waters on the face of the fields;
Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth water upon the fields;
11 Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity.
Who placeth the lowly in high places, And restoreth the afflicted to prosperity;
12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise.
Who disappointeth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprises;
13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong:
Who taketh the wise in their own craftiness, And bringeth to nought the counsel of the artful.
14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope at midday as in the night.
They meet with darkness in the daytime; They grope at noon as if it were night.
15 And he saveth the needy from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
So he saveth the persecuted from their mouth; The oppressed from the hand of the mighty.
16 So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.
So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty.
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
For he bruiseth, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.
19 He will deliver thee in six troubles, and in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
In six troubles will he deliver thee; Yea, in seven shall no evil touch thee.
20 In famine he will redeem thee from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
In famine he will redeem thee from death, And in war from the power of the sword.
21 Thou shalt be hidden from the scourge of the tongue; and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
Thou shalt be safe from the scourge of the tongue, And shalt not be afraid of destruction, when it cometh.
22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh, and of the beasts of the earth thou shalt not be afraid.
At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh, And of the wild beasts of the land shalt thou not be afraid.
23 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; Yea, the beasts of the forest shall be at peace with thee.
24 And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou wilt survey thy fold, and miss nothing.
Thou shalt find that thy tent is in peace; Thou shalt visit thy dwelling, and not be disappointed.
25 And thou shalt know that thy seed is numerous, and thine offspring as the herb of the earth.
Thou shalt see thy descendants numerous, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
26 Thou shalt come to the grave in a ripe age, as a shock of corn is brought in in its season.
Thou shalt come to thy grave in full age, As a shock of corn gathered in its season.
27 Behold this, we have searched it out, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thyself.
Lo! this we have searched out; so it is: Hear it, and lay it up in thy mind!
