Job 5

God Is Just

1 “Call now, is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the ^aholy ones will you turn?
2 “For ^birritation kills the fool,
And jealousy brings death to the simple.
3 “I have seen the ^cfool taking root,
And I ^dcursed his home immediately.
4 “His ^esons are far from safety,
They are also ▼

▼Lit crushed

oppressed at the gate,
And there is no one to save them.
5 “ ▼

▼Lit Whose harvest the hungry devour

The hungry devour his harvest
And take it to a place of thorns,
And the ▼

▼Ancient versions thirsty

, ⁱschemer is eager for their wealth.
6 “For ^jdisaster does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
7 For ^kman is born for trouble,
As sparks fly upward.

8 “But as for me, I would ^lseek God,
And I would make my plea before God,
9 Who ^mdoes great and unsearchable things,
▼

▼Or Miracles

Wonders without number.
10 “He ^ogives rain on the earth,
And sends water on the fields,
11 So that ^pHe sets on high those who are lowly,
And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12 “He ^qfrustrates the schemes of the shrewd,
So that their hands cannot attain success.
13 “He ^rcaptures the wise by their own cleverness,
And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.
14 “By day they ^smeet with darkness,
And grope at noon as in the night.
15 “But He saves from ^tthe sword of their mouth,
And ^uthe poor from the hand of the strong.
16 “So the helpless has hope,
And ^vinjustice has shut its mouth.

17 “Behold, ^whappy is the person whom God disciplines,
So do not reject the ^xdiscipline of ▼

▼Heb Shaddai, and so throughout ch 6

the Almighty.
18 “For ^zHe inflicts pain, and ▼

▼Lit binds

gives relief;
He wounds, but His hands also heal.
19 “In six troubles ^abHe will save you;
Even in seven, ^acevil will not touch you.
20 “In ^adfamine He will redeem you from death,
And ^aein war, from the power of the sword.
21 “You will be ^afhidden ▼

▼Lit at

from the scourge of the tongue,
^ahAnd you will not be afraid of violence when it comes.
22 “You will ^ailaugh at violence and hunger,
^ajAnd you will not be afraid of ▼

▼Lit animals of the earth

wild animals.
23 “For you will be in league with the stones of the field,
And ^althe animals of the field will be at peace with you.
24 “You will know that your ^amtent is secure,
For you will visit your home and ▼

▼Lit not miss

have nothing missing.
25 “You will also know that your ▼

▼Lit seed

, ^apdescendants will be many,
And ^aqyour offspring as the grass of the earth.
26 “You will ^arcome 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.”