Job 5
1 Call now, if there is any that will answer thee; and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
“Call now; is there any who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.
3 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.
4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
His children are far from safety. They are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them,
5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
whose harvest the hungry eat up, and take it even out of the thorns. The snare gapes for their substance.
6 Although affliction cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
For affliction doesn’t come out of the dust, neither does trouble spring out of the ground;
7 Yet man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
8 I would seek to God, and to God would I commit my cause:
“But as for me, I would seek God. I would commit my cause to God,
9 Who doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
who does great things that can’t be fathomed, marvellous things without number;
10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
who gives rain on the earth, and sends waters on the fields;
11 To set on high those that are low; that those who mourn may be exalted to safety.
so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.
12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
He frustrates the plans of the crafty, so that their hands can’t perform their enterprise.
13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope at noon as in the night.
They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope at noonday as in the night.
15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.
17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
“Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
For he wounds and binds up. He injures and his hands make whole.
19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
He will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven no evil will touch you.
20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
In famine he will redeem you from death; in war, from the power of the sword.
21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither will you be afraid of destruction when it comes.
22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
You will laugh at destruction and famine, neither will you be afraid of the animals of the earth.
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 you will be allied with the stones of the field. The animals of the field will be at peace with you.
24 And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
You will know that your tent is in peace. You will visit your fold, and will miss nothing.
25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thy offspring as the grass of the earth.
You will know also that your offspring will be great, your offspring as the grass of the earth.
26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, as a shock of grain cometh in in its season.
You will come to your grave in a full age, like a shock of grain comes in its season.
27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
Behold, we have researched it. It is so. Hear it, and know it for your good.”
