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Job 5

Hebrew Names Version HNV

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

2 For resentment kills the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple.

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

4 His children are far from safety, They are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them,

5 Whose harvest the hungry eats up, And take it even out of the thorns; The snare gapes for their substance.

6 For affliction doesn't come forth from the dust, Neither does trouble spring out of the ground;

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

8 "But as for me, I would seek God, To God would I commit my cause;

9 Who does great things that can't be fathomed, Marvelous things without number;

10 Who gives rain on the eretz, And sends waters on the fields;

11 So that he sets up on high those who are low, Those who mourn are exalted to safety.

12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands can't perform their enterprise.

13 He takes the wise in their own craftiness; The counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

14 They meet with darkness in the day-time, And grope at noonday as in the night.

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

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

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

18 For he wounds, and binds up; He injures, and his hands make whole.

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

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

21 You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, Neither shall you be afraid of destruction when it comes.

22 At destruction and famine you shall laugh, Neither shall you be afraid of the animals of the eretz.

23 For you shall be in league with the stones of the field. The animals of the field shall be at shalom with you.

24 You shall know that your tent is in shalom. You shall visit your fold, and shall miss nothing.

25 You shall know also that your seed shall be great, Your offspring as the grass of the eretz.

26 You shall come to your grave in a full age, Like a shock of grain comes in its season.

27 Look this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know it for your good."

The Message Bible MSG

1 "Call for help, Job, if you think anyone will answer! To which of the holy angels will you turn?

2 The hot temper of a fool eventually kills him, the jealous anger of a simpleton does her in.

3 I've seen it myself - seen fools putting down roots, and then, suddenly, their houses are cursed.

4 Their children out in the cold, abused and exploited, with no one to stick up for them.

5 Hungry people off the street plunder their harvests, cleaning them out completely, taking thorns and all, insatiable for everything they have.

6 Don't blame fate when things go wrong - trouble doesn't come from nowhere.

7 It's human! Mortals are born and bred for trouble, as certainly as sparks fly upward. What a Blessing When God Corrects You!

8 "If I were in your shoes, I'd go straight to God, I'd throw myself on the mercy of God.

9 After all, he's famous for great and unexpected acts; there's no end to his surprises.

10 He gives rain, for instance, across the wide earth, sends water to irrigate the fields.

11 He raises up the down-and-out, gives firm footing to those sinking in grief.

12 He aborts the schemes of conniving crooks, so that none of their plots come to term.

13 He catches the know-it-alls in their conspiracies - all that intricate intrigue swept out with the trash!

14 Suddenly they're disoriented, plunged into darkness; they can't see to put one foot in front of the other.

15 But the downtrodden are saved by God, saved from the murderous plots, saved from the iron fist.

16 And so the poor continue to hope, while injustice is bound and gagged.

17 "So, what a blessing when God steps in and corrects you! Mind you, don't despise the discipline of Almighty God!

18 True, he wounds, but he also dresses the wound; the same hand that hurts you, heals you.

19 From one disaster after another he delivers you; no matter what the calamity, the evil can't touch you -

20 "In famine, he'll keep you from starving, in war, from being gutted by the sword.

21 You'll be protected from vicious gossip and live fearless through any catastrophe.

22 You'll shrug off disaster and famine, and stroll fearlessly among wild animals.

23 You'll be on good terms with rocks and mountains; wild animals will become your good friends.

24 You'll know that your place on earth is safe, you'll look over your goods and find nothing amiss.

25 You'll see your children grow up, your family lovely and lissome as orchard grass.

26 You'll arrive at your grave ripe with many good years, like sheaves of golden grain at harvest.

27 "Yes, this is the way things are - my word of honor! Take it to heart and you won't go wrong." Job Replies to Eliphaz