Bible · Job · 5 of 42

27 verses · Berean Standard Bible

Berean Standard Bible Westminster Leningrad Codex · עברית
Chapter 5
1“Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
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2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
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3I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
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4His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
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5The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
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6For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.
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7Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
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8However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
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9the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
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10He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.
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11He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.
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12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
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13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
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14They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night.
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15He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
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16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
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17Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
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18For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.
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19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
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20In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
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21You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
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22You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
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23For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
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24You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.
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25You will know that your offspring will be many, your descendants like the grass of the earth.
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26You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.
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27Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”
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