Job 5

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,t
and the thirsty pantt after hist 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 evilt 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."t

Job 5

1 “Call now!ts Is there anyone who will answer you?t
To which of the holy onest will you turn?s

2 Fort wrath kills the foolish person,t
and angert slays the silly one.

3 I myselft have seen the foolt taking root,
but suddenly I cursed his place of residence.t

4 His children are fart from safety,
and they are crushedt at the place where judgment is rendered,t
nor is there anyone to deliver them.t

5 The hungrys eat up his harvest,t
and take it even from behind the thorns,t
and the thirstyt swallow upt their fortune.t

6 For evil does not come up from the dust,s
nor does trouble spring up from the ground,

7 but peoplet are bornt to trouble,
as surely as the sparkst flyt upward.t

Blessings for the One Who Seeks God

8 “Butt as for me,t I would seekt God,t
and to Godt I would set forth my case.t

9 He doest great and unsearchablet things,
marvelous things withoutt number;s

10 he givests rain on the earth,t
and sendst water on the fields;t

11 he setst the lowlyt on high,
that those who mournt are raisedt to safety.

12 He frustratest the planst of the craftyt
so thatt their hands cannot accomplish
what they had planned!t

13 He catchest the wise in their own craftiness,s
and the counsel of the cunningt is brought to a quick end.t

14 They meet with darkness in the daytime,s
and grope aboutt in the noontime as if it were night.s

15 So he savest from the sword that comes from their mouth,t
event the poor from the hand of the powerful.

16 Thus the poor have hope,
and iniquityt shuts its mouth.t

17 “Therefore,t blessedt is the man whom God corrects,t
so do not despise the disciplinet of the Almighty.s

18 Fors het wounds,t but he also bandages;
he strikes, but his hands also heal.

19 He will deliver yout from six calamities;
yes, in sevent no evil will touch you.

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

21 You will be protectedt from malicious gossip,ts
and will not be afraid of the destructiont when it comes.

22 You will laugh at destruction and faminest
and need nott be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

23 For you will have a pact with the stonest of the field,
and the wild animalst will be at peacet with you.

24 Ands you will knowt that your homet
will be secure,t
and when you inspectt your domains,
you will not be missingt anything.

25 You will also know that your childrent will be numerous,
and your descendantst like the grass of the earth.

26 You will come to your grave in a full age,t
As stacks of grain are harvested in their season.

27 Look, we have investigated this, so it is true.
Hear it,t and apply it for your ownt good.”s