Job 5

1 Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?

Call now, see if any will answer thee! And to which of the holy ones wilt thou look?

2 For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Verily grief destroyeth the fool, And wrath consumeth the weak man.

3 I have seen the foolish taking root; but suddenly I beheld his habitation cursed.

I have seen an impious man taking root, But soon I cursed his habitation.

4 His children are far from safety, and are crushed in the gate, with none to deliver them.

His children are far from safety; They are oppressed at the gate, and there is none to deliver them.

5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the snare gapeth for their substance.

His harvest the hungry devour, Carrying it even through the thorns; And a snare gapeth after his substance.

6 For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

For affliction cometh not from the dust, Nor doth trouble spring up from the ground;

7 But man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

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

8 But as for me, I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause;

I would look to God, And to God would I commit my cause,

9 Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number;

Who doeth great things and unsearchable; Yea, marvellous things without number;

10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields;

Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth water upon the fields;

11 So that He setteth up on high those that are low, and those that mourn are exalted to safety.

Who placeth the lowly in high places, And restoreth the afflicted to prosperity;

12 He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands can perform nothing substantial.

Who disappointeth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprises;

13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong.

Who taketh the wise in their own craftiness, And bringeth to nought the counsel of the artful.

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

They meet with darkness in the daytime; They grope at noon as if it were night.

15 But He saveth from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

So he saveth the persecuted from their mouth; The oppressed from the hand of the mighty.

16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

18 For He maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and His hands make whole.

For he bruiseth, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.

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

In six troubles will he deliver thee; Yea, in seven shall no evil touch thee.

20 In famine He will redeem thee from death; and in war from the power of the sword.

In famine he will redeem thee from death, And in war from the power of the sword.

21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

Thou shalt be safe from the scourge of the tongue, And shalt not be afraid of destruction, when it cometh.

22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh; neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh, And of the wild beasts of the land shalt thou not be afraid.

23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; Yea, the beasts of the forest shall be at peace with thee.

24 And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt miss nothing.

Thou shalt find that thy tent is in peace; Thou shalt visit thy dwelling, and not be disappointed.

25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

Thou shalt see thy descendants numerous, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a ripe age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in its season.

Thou shalt come to thy grave in full age, As a shock of corn gathered in its season.

27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

Lo! this we have searched out; so it is: Hear it, and lay it up in thy mind!