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Job 5

God Is Just

¹“Call now, is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?

²“For irritation kills the fool, And jealousy brings death to the simple.

³“I have seen the fool taking root, And I cursed his home immediately.

⁴“His sons are far from safety, They are also oppressed at the gate, And there is no one to save them.

⁵“The hungry devour his harvest And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth.

⁶“For disaster does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,

⁷For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.

⁸¶“But as for me, I would seek God, And I would make my plea before God,

⁹Who does great and unsearchable things, Wonders without number.

¹⁰“He gives rain on the earth, And sends water on the fields,

¹¹So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.

¹²“He frustrates the schemes of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success.

¹³“He captures the wise by their own cleverness, And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.

¹⁴“By day they meet with darkness, And grope at noon as in the night.

¹⁵“But He saves from the sword of their mouth, And the poor from the hand of the strong.

¹⁶“So the helpless has hope, And injustice has shut its mouth.

¹⁷¶“Behold, happy is the person whom God disciplines, So do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.

¹⁸“For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, but His hands also heal.

¹⁹“In six troubles He will save you; Even in seven, evil will not touch you.

²⁰“In famine He will redeem you from death, And in war, from the power of the sword.

²¹“You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, And you will not be afraid of violence when it comes.

²²“You will laugh at violence and hunger, And you will not be afraid of wild animals.

²³“For you will be in league with the stones of the field, And the animals of the field will be at peace with you.

²⁴“You will know that your tent is secure, For you will visit your home and have nothing missing.

²⁵“You will also know that your descendants will be many, And your offspring as the grass of the earth.

²⁶“You will come to the grave at a ripe age, Like the stacking of grain in its season.

²⁷“Behold this; we have investigated it, and so it is. Hear it, and know for yourself.”

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Job

Chapter 5

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