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1 "Call if you want to, Job, but no one will answer you. You can't turn to any of the holy ones.
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1 "Call if you will, but who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
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2 Anger kills the fool, and jealousy slays the stupid.
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2 Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
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3 I have seen a fool succeed, but I cursed his home immediately.
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3 I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
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4 His children are far from safety and are crushed in court with no defense.
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4 His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
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5 The hungry eat his harvest, even taking what grew among the thorns, and thirsty people want his wealth.
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5 The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
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6 Hard times do not come up from the ground, and trouble does not grow from the earth.
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6 For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground.
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7 People produce trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
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7 Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
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8 "But if I were you, I would call on God and bring my problem before him.
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8 "But if it were I, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.
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9 God does wonders that cannot be understood; he does so many miracles they cannot be counted.
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9 He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.
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10 He gives rain to the earth and sends water on the fields.
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10 He bestows rain on the earth; he sends water upon the countryside.
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11 He makes the humble person important and lifts the sad to places of safety.
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11 The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
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12 He ruins the plans of those who trick others so they have no success.
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12 He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.
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13 He catches the wise in their own clever traps and sweeps away the plans of those who try to trick others.
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13 He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.
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14 Darkness covers them up in the daytime; even at noon they feel around in the dark.
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14 Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; at noon they grope as in the night.
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15 God saves the needy from their lies and from the harm done by powerful people.
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15 He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
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16 So the poor have hope, while those who are unfair are silenced.
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16 So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
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17 "The one whom God corrects is happy, so do not hate being corrected by the Almighty.
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17 "Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
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18 God hurts, but he also bandages up; he injures, but his hands also heal.
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18 For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.
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19 He will save you from six troubles; even seven troubles will not harm you.
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19 From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will befall you.
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20 God will buy you back from death in times of hunger, and in battle he will save you from the sword.
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20 In famine he will ransom you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
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21 You will be protected from the tongue that strikes like a whip, and you will not be afraid when destruction comes.
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21 You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes.
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22 You will laugh at destruction and hunger, and you will not fear the wild animals,
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22 You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
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23 because you will have an agreement with the stones in the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
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23 For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
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24 You will know that your tent is safe, because you will check the things you own and find nothing missing.
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24 You will know that your tent is secure; you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.
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25 You will know that you will have many children, and your descendants will be like the grass on the earth.
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25 You will know that your children will be many, and your descendants like the grass of the earth.
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26 You will come to the grave with all your strength, like bundles of grain gathered at the right time.
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26 You will come to the grave in full vigor, like sheaves gathered in season.
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27 "We have checked this, and it is true, so hear it and decide what it means to you."
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27 "We have examined this, and it is true. So hear it and apply it to yourself."
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| Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Century Version Online Bible) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
