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Job 5

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 "Call if you like, but will anyone answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?

2 For anger kills the fool, and envy slays the silly.

3 I watch as a fool establishes roots, but I curse his home with sudden [destruction] -

4 his children are far from help, publicly humiliated, with no one to rescue;

5 the hungry eat up his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, while the thirsty are panting, eager to swallow his wealth.

6 For misery does not come from the dust or trouble spring from the ground.

7 No, people are born for trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.

8 "If I were you, I would seek God; I would make my plea to him.

9 For God does great deeds beyond investigation, wonders beyond all reckoning.

10 He gives rain to the earth, pours water down on the fields.

11 He raises the lowly on high and lifts mourners to safety.

12 He frustrates the schemes of the cunning, so that they achieve no success;

13 trapping the crafty in their own tricks and foiling quickly the plans of the false.

14 They meet with darkness during the day, groping at noon like at night.

15 But he saves the poor from the sword, their mouth, and from the clutches of the strong;

16 so the poor can hope again; and injustice shuts its mouth.

17 "How happy the person whom God corrects! So don't despise Shaddai's discipline.

18 For he wounds, but he bandages the sore; his hands may strike, but they also heal.

19 He will rescue you from six disasters; yes, in seven no harm will touch you.

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

21 You will be shielded from the lash of the tongue, and you won't have to fear destruction when it comes -

22 you'll be able to laugh at destruction and famine. Also you won't have to fear wild animals,

23 for you will be in league with the stones in the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.

24 You will know that your tent is safe; you will look round your home and miss nothing.

25 You will know that your descendants are many, your offspring like grass [growing thick] in the fields.

26 You will come to your grave at a ripe old age, like a pile of grain that arrives in season.

27 "We've looked into this, and that's how it is; listen, and know that it's for your own good."

New Living Translation NLT

1 “Cry for help, but will anyone answer you? Which of the angels will help you?

2 Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.

3 I have seen that fools may be successful for the moment, but then comes sudden disaster.

4 Their children are abandoned far from help; they are crushed in court with no one to defend them.

5 The hungry devour their harvest, even when it is guarded by brambles. The thirsty pant after their wealth.

6 But evil does not spring from the soil, and trouble does not sprout from the earth.

7 People are born for trouble as readily as sparks fly up from a fire.

8 “If I were you, I would go to God and present my case to him.

9 He does great things too marvelous to understand. He performs countless miracles.

10 He gives rain for the earth and water for the fields.

11 He gives prosperity to the poor and protects those who suffer.

12 He frustrates the plans of schemers so the work of their hands will not succeed.

13 He traps the wise in their own cleverness so their cunning schemes are thwarted.

14 They find it is dark in the daytime, and they grope at noon as if it were night.

15 He rescues the poor from the cutting words of the strong, and rescues them from the clutches of the powerful.

16 And so at last the poor have hope, and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut.

17 “But consider the joy of those corrected by God! Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin.

18 For though he wounds, he also bandages. He strikes, but his hands also heal.

19 From six disasters he will rescue you; even in the seventh, he will keep you from evil.

20 He will save you from death in time of famine, from the power of the sword in time of war.

21 You will be safe from slander and have no fear when destruction comes.

22 You will laugh at destruction and famine; wild animals will not terrify you.

23 You will be at peace with the stones of the field, and its wild animals will be at peace with you.

24 You will know that your home is safe. When you survey your possessions, nothing will be missing.

25 You will have many children; your descendants will be as plentiful as grass!

26 You will go to the grave at a ripe old age, like a sheaf of grain harvested at the proper time!

27 “We have studied life and found all this to be true. Listen to my counsel, and apply it to yourself.”