Job 5
1 Pray, call, is there any to answer thee? And unto which of the holy ones dost thou turn?
“Pray, call, is there any to answer you? And to which of the holy ones do you turn?
2 For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,
For provocation slays the perverse, And envy puts to death the simple,
3 I — I have seen the perverse taking root, And I mark his habitation straightway,
I have seen the perverse taking root, And I mark his habitation straight away,
4 Far are his sons from safety, And they are bruised in the gate, And there is no deliverer.
His sons are far from safety, And they are bruised in the gate, And there is no deliverer.
5 Whose harvest the hungry doth eat, And even from the thorns taketh it, And the designing swallowed their wealth.
Whose harvest the hungry eat, And even take it from the thorns, And the designing swallowed their wealth.
6 For sorrow cometh not forth from the dust, Nor from the ground springeth up misery.
For sorrow does not come forth from the dust, Nor does misery spring up from the ground.
7 For man to misery is born, And the sparks go high to fly.
For man is born to misery, And the sparks go high to fly.
8 Yet I — I inquire for God, And for God I give my word,
Yet I inquire for God, And for God I give my word,
9 Doing great things, and there is no searching. Wonderful, till there is no numbering.
Doing great things, and there is no searching. Wonderful, until there is no numbering.
10 Who is giving rain on the face of the land, And is sending waters on the out-places.
Who is giving rain on the face of the land, And is sending waters on the out-places.
11 To set the low on a high place, And the mourners have been high [in] safety.
To set the low on a high place, And the mourners have been high [in] safety.
12 Making void thoughts of the subtile, And their hands do not execute wisdom.
Making void thoughts of the cunning, And their hands do not execute wisdom.
13 Capturing the wise in their subtilty, And the counsel of wrestling ones was hastened,
Capturing the wise in their subtlety, And the counsel of wrestling ones was hurried,
14 By day they meet darkness, And as night — they grope at noon.
By day they meet darkness, And as night—they grope at noon.
15 And He saveth the wasted from their mouth, And from a strong hand the needy,
He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth, And from a strong hand,
16 And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.
And there is hope for the poor, And perverseness has shut her mouth.
17 Lo, the happiness of mortal man, God doth reprove him: And the chastisement of the Mighty despise not,
Behold, the blessedness of mortal man, God reproves him: And do not despise the discipline of the Mighty,
18 For He doth pain, and He bindeth up, He smiteth, and His hands heal.
For He pains, and He binds up, He strikes, and His hands heal.
19 In six distresses He delivereth thee, And in seven evil striketh not on thee.
In six distresses He delivers you, And in seven evil does not strike on you.
20 In famine He hath redeemed thee from death, And in battle from the hands of the sword.
In famine He has redeemed you from death, And in battle from the hands of the sword.
21 When the tongue scourgeth thou art hid, And thou art not afraid of destruction, When it cometh.
When the tongue scourges you are hid, And you are not afraid of destruction, When it comes.
22 At destruction and at hunger thou mockest, And of the beast of the earth, Thou art not afraid.
At destruction and at hunger you mock, And of the beast of the earth, You are not afraid.
23 (For with sons of the field [is] thy covenant, And the beast of the field Hath been at peace with thee.)
(For with sons of the field [is] your covenant, And the beast of the field Has been at peace with you.)
24 And thou hast known that thy tent [is] peace, And inspected thy habitation, and errest not,
And you have known that your tent [is] peace, And inspected your habitation, and do not err,
25 And hast known that numerous [is] Thy seed, And thine offspring as the herb of the earth;
And have known that your seed [is] numerous, And your offspring as the herb of the earth;
26 Thou comest in full age unto the grave, As the going up of a stalk in its season.
You come in full age to the grave, As the going up of a stalk in its season.
27 Lo, this — we searched it out — it [is] right, hearken; And thou, know for thyself!
Behold, this—we searched it out—it [is] right, listen; And you, know for yourself!”
