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Job 5

Common English Bible CEB

1 Call out. Will anyone answer you? To which holy one will you turn?

2 Surely anger can kill the foolish; fury can kill the simple.

3 I've seen the foolish take root and promptly curse their house.

4 Their children are far from safety, crushed in the gate without a deliverer.

5 The hungry devour their crops; it's taken even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after their yield.

6 Surely trouble doesn't come from dust, nor does distress sprout from the ground.

7 Surely humans are born to distress, just as sparks rise up.

8 But I would seek God, put my case to God,

9 who does great things beyond comprehension, wonderful things without number;

10 who provides rain over the earth's surface, sends water to the open country,

11 exalts the lowly, raises mourners to victory;

12 who frustrates the schemes of the clever so that their hands achieve no success,

13 trapping the wise in their cleverness so that the plans of the devious don't succeed.

14 They encounter darkness during the day, and at noon they fumble about as at night.

15 Yet he rescues the orphan from the sword of their mouth, the needy from the grip of the strong;

16 so the poor have hope and violence shuts its mouth.

17 Look, happy is the person whom God corrects; so don't reject the Almighty's instruction.

18 He injures, but he binds up; he strikes, but his hands heal.

19 From six adversities he will deliver you; from seven harm won't touch you.

20 In famine he will ransom you from death; in war, from the power of the sword.

21 You will be hidden from the tongue's sting, and you won't fear destruction when it comes.

22 You will laugh at destruction and hunger; you won't be afraid of wild beasts;

23 for you will make an agreement with the stones of the field; and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.

24 You will know that your tent is secure. You will examine your home and miss nothing.

25 You will know that you'll have many children. Your offspring will be like the grass of the earth.

26 You will come to your grave in old age as bundles of grain stacked up at harvesttime.

27 Look, we've searched this out, and so it is; listen and find out for yourself.

New King James Version NKJV

1 "Call out now; Is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?

2 For wrath kills a foolish man, And envy slays a simple one.

3 I have seen the foolish taking root, But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.

4 His sons are far from safety, They are crushed in the gate, And there is no deliverer.

5 Because the hungry eat up his harvest, Taking it even from the thorns, And a snare snatches their substance.

6 For affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble spring from the ground;

7 Yet man is born to trouble, As the sparks fly upward.

8 "But as for me, I would seek God, And to God I would commit my cause--

9 Who does great things, and unsearchable, Marvelous things without number.

10 He gives rain on the earth, And sends waters on the fields.

11 He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.

12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.

13 He catches the wise in their own craftiness, And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.

14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, And grope at noontime as in the night.

15 But He saves the needy from the sword, From the mouth of the mighty, And from their hand.

16 So the poor have hope, And injustice shuts her mouth.

17 "Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.

18 For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole.

19 He shall deliver you in six troubles, Yes, in seven no evil shall touch you.

20 In famine He shall redeem you from death, And in war from the power of the sword.

21 You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.

22 You shall laugh at destruction and famine, And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

23 For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field, And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.

24 You shall know that your tent is in peace; You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss.

25 You shall also know that your descendants shall be many, And your offspring like the grass of the earth.

26 You shall come to the grave at a full age, As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season.

27 Behold, this we have searched out; It is true. Hear it, and know for yourself."