Job 5
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1Call, I pray thee! Is there any that answereth thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn? 2For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple. 3I myself saw the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer: 5Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh even out of the thorns; and the snare gapeth for his substance.
6For evil cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 7For man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upwards. 8But as for me I will seek unto ·God#GodHebrew: El and unto God#GodHebrew: Elohim commit my cause; 9Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number; 10Who giveth rain on the face of the earth, and sendeth waters on the face of the fields; 11Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity. 12He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise. 13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong: 14They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope at midday as in the night. 15And he saveth the needy from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. 16So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.
17Behold, happy is the man whom +God#GodHebrew: Eloah correcteth; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty. 18For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; he woundeth, and his hands make whole. 19He will deliver thee in six troubles, and in seven there shall no evil touch thee. 20In famine he will redeem thee from death, and in war from the power of the sword. 21Thou shalt be hidden from the scourge of the tongue; and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it cometh. 22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh, and of the beasts of the earth thou shalt not be afraid. 23For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. 24And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou wilt survey thy fold, and miss nothing. 25And thou shalt know that thy seed is numerous, and thine offspring as the herb of the earth. 26Thou shalt come to the grave in a ripe age, as a shock of corn is brought in in its season. 27Behold this, we have searched it out, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thyself.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Job 5
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1“Call now; is there anyone who will answer you?
To which of #ch. 15:15; Ps. 89:5, 7; Zech. 14:5the holy ones will you turn?
2Surely vexation kills the fool,
and jealousy slays the simple.
3 #
Jer. 12:2, 3; [Ps. 37:35, 36; 73:18-20] I have seen the fool taking root,
but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
4His children are #[Ps. 119:155] far from safety;
they are crushed in #ch. 29:7; Ps. 127:5; Prov. 22:22; [Josh. 20:4; Amos 5:12]; See Ruth 4:1the gate,
and there is no one to deliver them.
5The hungry eat his harvest,
and he takes it even out of thorns,#5:5 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
and the thirsty pant#5:5 Aquila, Symmachus, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew could be read as and the snare pants after his#5:5 Hebrew their wealth.
6For affliction does not come from the dust,
nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
7but man is #ch. 14:1; Gen. 3:17-19; Eccles. 2:23born to trouble
as the sparks fly upward.
8“As for me, I would seek God,
and to God would I commit my cause,
9who #ch. 9:10; [ch. 37:5; Ps. 40:5; 72:18; Rom. 11:33; Rev. 15:3] does great things and #ch. 9:10; 11:7; 34:24 unsearchable,
# [ch. 10:16] marvelous things without number:
10he gives #Ps. 65:9, 10; 147:8; Jer. 5:24; 14:22; Acts 14:17; [Ps. 104:10, 13; Matt. 5:45]rain on the earth
and sends waters on the fields;
11he #1 Sam. 2:7; [Ps. 113:7]sets on high those who are lowly,
and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12He #[Neh. 4:15; Ps. 33:10; Isa. 8:10]frustrates the devices of the crafty,
so that their hands achieve no success.
13He #Cited 1 Cor. 3:19; [Ps. 9:15, 16]catches the wise in their own craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
14They meet with darkness in the daytime
and #ch. 12:25; Deut. 28:29; [Isa. 59:10]grope at noonday as in the night.
15But he #Ps. 35:10saves the needy from the sword of their mouth
and from the hand of the mighty.
16So the poor have hope,
and #Ps. 107:42; [Ps. 63:11]injustice shuts her mouth.
17“Behold, #Ps. 94:12; [James 1:12] blessed is the one whom God reproves;
therefore #Prov. 3:11; Heb. 12:5; Rev. 3:19 despise not the discipline of the #Gen. 17:1Almighty.
18For he wounds, but he #Isa. 30:26; 61:1; Hos. 6:1 binds up;
he #[Deut. 32:39]shatters, but his hands heal.
19He will #Ps. 34:19; 91:3; 1 Cor. 10:13 deliver you from six troubles;
in seven no #Ps. 91:10evil#5:19 Or disaster shall touch you.
20 #
Ps. 33:19; 37:19 In famine he will redeem you from death,
and in war from the power of the sword.
21You shall be #[Ps. 31:20]hidden from the lash of the tongue,
and shall not fear destruction when it comes.
22At destruction and famine you shall laugh,
and shall not fear #[Isa. 11:8, 9; 35:9; 65:25; Ezek. 34:25; Hos. 2:18]the beasts of the earth.
23For you shall be in league with the stones of the field,
and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
24You shall know that your #[ch. 21:9]tent is at peace,
and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.
25You shall know also that your #ch. 21:8; Ps. 112:2 offspring shall be many,
and your descendants as #Ps. 72:16the grass of the earth.
26You shall come to your grave in #[Gen. 15:15; 25:8; 35:29; Prov. 9:11; 10:27]ripe old age,
like a sheaf gathered up in its season.
27Behold, this we have #[Ps. 111:2]searched out; it is true.
Hear, and know it for your good.”#5:27 Hebrew for yourself
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