Job 5
1Call out! Will anyone answer you?
Which of the holy ones will you turn to?2
3For anger kills a fool, and jealousy slays the gullible.4
5I have seen a fool taking root, but I immediately pronounced a curse on his home.6
7His children are far from safety. They are crushed at the city gate, with no one to rescue them.8
9The hungry consume his harvest, even taking it out of the thorns. The thirsty pant for his children’s wealth.10
11For distress does not grow out of the soil, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.12
13But humans are born for trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.14
15However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and would present my case to him.16
17He does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.18
19He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields.20
21He sets the lowly on high, and mourners are lifted to safety.22
23He frustrates the schemes of the crafty so that they achieve no success.24
25He traps the wise in their craftiness so that the plans of the deceptive are quickly brought to an end.26
27They encounter darkness by day, and they grope at noon as if it were night.28
29He saves the needy from their sharp words and from the clutches of the powerful.30
31So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.32
33See how happy is the person whom God corrects; so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.34
35For he wounds but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal.36
37He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.38
39In famine he will redeem you from death, and in battle, from the power of the sword.40
41You will be safe from slander and not fear destruction when it comes.42
43You will laugh at destruction and hunger and not fear the land’s wild creatures.44
45For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.46
47You will know that your tent is secure, and nothing will be missing when you inspect your home.48
49You will also know that your offspring will be many and your descendants like the grass of the earth.50
51You will approach the grave in full vigor, as a stack of sheaves is gathered in its season.52
53We have investigated this, and it is true! Hear it and understand it for yourself.54
3For anger kills a fool, and jealousy slays the gullible.4
5I have seen a fool taking root, but I immediately pronounced a curse on his home.6
7His children are far from safety. They are crushed at the city gate, with no one to rescue them.8
9The hungry consume his harvest, even taking it out of the thorns. The thirsty pant for his children’s wealth.10
11For distress does not grow out of the soil, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.12
13But humans are born for trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.14
15However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and would present my case to him.16
17He does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.18
19He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields.20
21He sets the lowly on high, and mourners are lifted to safety.22
23He frustrates the schemes of the crafty so that they achieve no success.24
25He traps the wise in their craftiness so that the plans of the deceptive are quickly brought to an end.26
27They encounter darkness by day, and they grope at noon as if it were night.28
29He saves the needy from their sharp words and from the clutches of the powerful.30
31So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.32
33See how happy is the person whom God corrects; so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.34
35For he wounds but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal.36
37He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.38
39In famine he will redeem you from death, and in battle, from the power of the sword.40
41You will be safe from slander and not fear destruction when it comes.42
43You will laugh at destruction and hunger and not fear the land’s wild creatures.44
45For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.46
47You will know that your tent is secure, and nothing will be missing when you inspect your home.48
49You will also know that your offspring will be many and your descendants like the grass of the earth.50
51You will approach the grave in full vigor, as a stack of sheaves is gathered in its season.52
53We have investigated this, and it is true! Hear it and understand it for yourself.54