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Job 5

English Standard Version ESV

1 “Call now; is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?

2 Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.

3 I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.

4 His children are far from safety; they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them.

5 The hungry eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

6 For affliction does not come from the dust, nor does trouble sprout from the ground,

7 but man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward.

8 “As for me, I would seek God, and to God would I 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 achieve no success.

13 He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.

14 They meet with darkness in the daytime and grope at noonday as in the night.

15 But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the mighty.

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

17 “Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty.

18 For he wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal.

19 He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no evil shall touch you.

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

21 You shall be hidden from the lash of the tongue, and shall not fear destruction when it comes.

22 At destruction and famine you shall laugh, and shall not fear the beasts of the earth.

23 For you shall be in league 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 at peace, and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.

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

26 You shall come to your grave in ripe old age, like a sheaf gathered up in its season.

27 Behold, this we have searched out; it is true. Hear, and know it for your 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.”