Job 5

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

1Go ahead and call out; is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?

2For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.

2Anger kills the foolish person, and resentment slays the simple-minded.

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

3I have seen a fool taking root and being successful, but suddenly I cursed his home.

4His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them:

4His children are far from safety; they are crushed in court, and no one is there to defend them.

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

5Hungry people eat up his harvest, taking it even from among the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

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

6Hardship does not just grow out of the dirt, and trouble does not just sprout from the ground.

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

7Instead, humans are born for trouble, just as surely as sparks fly upward from a fire.

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

8If I were you, I would turn to God and present my case to him.

9Who doeth great things and unsearchable, Marvellous things without number:

9He does great things that no one can understand and countless miracles.

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

10He sends rain on the earth and pours water on the fields.

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

11He lifts up the lowly, and those who mourn are raised to a safe place.

12He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

12He ruins the plans of sneaky people so that they cannot achieve their goals.

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

13He catches the wise in their own cleverness, and the schemes of the crooked are quickly stopped.

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

14They face darkness during the day and grope around at noon as if it were night.

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

15But he saves the needy from the sharp swords of their mouths and from the grip of the powerful.

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

16So the poor have hope, and injustice is forced to shut its mouth.

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

17Look, how happy is the person whom God corrects; so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.

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

18For he causes pain, but he also binds up the wound; he strikes, but his hands also heal.

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

19He will rescue you from six disasters; even in seven, no permanent harm will touch you.

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

20In a famine he will save you from death, and in battle he will protect you from the power of the sword.

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

21You will be hidden from the sting of insulting tongues, and you will not fear destruction when it comes.

22At destruction and dearth thou shalt laugh; Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

22You will laugh at destruction and famine, and you will not have to fear the wild animals of the earth.

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

23For you will have a treaty with the stones of the field, and even the wild animals will be at peace with you.

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

24You will know that your home is secure; you will inspect your property and find nothing missing.

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

25You will know that your descendants will be many, and your offspring will be like the grass of the earth.

26Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, Like as a shock of grain cometh in in its season.

26You will go to your grave at a ripe old age, like a bundle of grain harvested at the right time.

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

27Look, we have studied this and it is true; listen to it and apply it to yourself.