Job 5

1Call, I pray thee! Is there any that answereth thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?

1Give now a cry for help; is there anyone who will give you an answer? and to which of the holy ones will you make your prayer?

2For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.

2For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.

3I myself saw the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

3I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly the curse came on his house.

4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer:

4Now his children have no safe place, and they are crushed before the judges, for no one takes up their cause.

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

5Their produce is taken by him who has no food, and their grain goes to the poor, and he who is in need of water gets it from their spring.

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

6For evil does not come out of the dust, or trouble out of the earth;

7For man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upwards.

7But trouble is man's fate from birth, as the flames go up from the fire.

8But as for me I will seek untoGod, and untoGod commit my cause;

8But as for me, I would make my prayer to God, and I would put my cause before him:

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

9Who does great things outside our knowledge, wonders without number:

10Who giveth rain on the face of the earth, and sendeth waters on the face of the fields;

10Who gives rain on the earth, and sends water on the fields:

11Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity.

11Lifting up those who are low, and putting the sad in a safe place;

12He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise.

12Who makes the designs of the wise go wrong, so that they are unable to give effect to their purposes.

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

13He takes the wise in their secret designs, and the purposes of the twisted are cut off suddenly.

14They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope at midday as in the night.

14In the daytime it becomes dark for them, and in the sunlight they go feeling about as if it was night.

15And he saveth the needy from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

15But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.

16So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.

16So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.

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

17Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all.

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

18For after his punishment he gives comfort, and after wounding, his hands make you well.

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

19He will keep you safe from six troubles, and in seven no evil will come near you.

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

20When there is need of food he will keep you 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.

21He will keep you safe from the evil tongue; and you will have no fear of wasting when it comes.

22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh, and of the beasts of the earth thou shalt not be afraid.

22You will make sport of destruction and need, and will have no fear of the beasts 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 be in agreement with the stones of the earth, and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.

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

24And you will be certain that your tent is at peace, and after looking over your property you will see that nothing is gone.

25And thou shalt know that thy seed is numerous, and thine offspring as the herb of the earth.

25You will be certain that your seed will be great, and your offspring like the plants of the earth.

26Thou shalt come to the grave in a ripe age, as a shock of corn is brought in in its season.

26You will come to your last resting-place in full strength, as the grain is taken up to the crushing-floor in its time.

27Behold this, we have searched it out, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thyself.

27See, we have made search with care, and it is so; it has come to our ears; see that you take note of it for yourself.