Job 5 (New American Standard)

God Is Just

1 "Call now, is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the ¹holy ones will you turn ? 2 "For ²anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple. 3 "I have seen the ³foolish taking root, And I ⁴cursed his abode immediately. 4 "His ⁵sons are far from safety, They are even ^aoppressed in the gate, And there is no deliverer. 5 "^bHis harvest the hungry devour And take it to a place of thorns, And the ^c6schemer is eager for their wealth. 6 "For ⁷affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble sprout from the ground, 7 For ⁸man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward. 8 "But as for me, I would ⁹seek God, And I would place my cause before God ; 9 Who ¹⁰does great and unsearchable things, ^dWonders without number. 10 "He ¹¹gives rain on the earth And sends water on the fields, 11 So that ¹²He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety. 12 "He ¹³frustrates the plotting of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success. 13 "He ¹⁴captures the wise by their own shrewdness, And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted. 14 "By day they ¹⁵meet with darkness, And grope at noon as in the night. 15 "But He saves from ¹⁶the sword of their mouth, And ¹⁷the poor from the hand of the mighty. 16 "So the helpless has hope, And ¹⁸unrighteousness must shut its mouth. 17 "Behold, how ¹⁹happy is the man whom God reproves, So do not despise the ²⁰discipline of ^ethe Almighty. 18 "For ²¹He inflicts pain, and ^fgives relief ; He wounds, and His hands also heal. 19 "^gFrom six troubles ²²He will deliver you, Even in seven ²³evil will not touch you. 20 "In ²⁴famine He will redeem you from death, And ²⁵in war from the power of the sword. 21 "You will be ²⁶hidden from the scourge of the tongue, ²⁷And you will not be afraid of violence when it comes. 22 "You will ²⁸laugh at violence and famine, ²⁹And you will not be afraid of ^hwild beasts. 23 "For you will be in league with the stones of the field, And ³⁰the beasts of the field will be at peace with you. 24 "You will know that your ³¹tent is secure, For you will visit your abode and fear no loss. 25 "You will know also that your ⁱ³²descendants will be many, And ³³your offspring as the grass of the earth. 26 "You will ³⁴come to the grave in full vigor, Like the stacking of grain in its season. 27 "Behold this ; we have investigated it, and so it is. Hear it, and know for yourself."