Job 5:1-27 AMP

[1] “Call now—is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones (angels) will you turn? [2] For anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple (naive). [3] I have seen the foolish taking root [and outwardly prospering], But I cursed his dwelling immediately [for his destruction was certain]. [4] His children are far from safety [and included in their father’s ruin], They are oppressed and crushed in the [court of justice in the city’s] gate, And there is no one to rescue them. [5] The hungry devour his harvest And take it even [when it grows] among the thorns; The trap opens for [his] wealth. [6] For affliction does not come forth from the dust, Nor does trouble spring forth from the ground. [7] For man is born for trouble, [As naturally] as sparks fly upward. [8] “As for me, I would seek God and inquire of Him, And I would commit my cause to God; [9] Who does great and unsearchable things, Marvelous things without number. [10] He gives rain upon the earth And sends waters upon the fields, [11] So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And He lifts to safety those who mourn. [12] He frustrates the devices and schemes of the crafty, So that their hands cannot attain success or achieve anything of [lasting] worth. [13] He catches the [so-called] wise in their own shrewdness, And the advice of the devious is quickly thwarted. [14] In the daytime they meet in darkness, And at noon they grope as in the night. [15] But God saves [the innocent] from the sword of the mouth of the devious, And the poor from the hand of the mighty. [16] So the helpless have hope, And injustice shuts its mouth. [17] “Behold, how happy and fortunate is the man whom God reproves, So do not despise or reject the discipline of the Almighty [subjecting you to trial and suffering]. [18] For He inflicts pain, but He binds up and gives relief; He wounds, but His hands also heal. [19] He will rescue you from six troubles; 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 destruction when it comes. [22] You will laugh at violence and famine, And you will not be afraid of the wild beasts of the earth. [23] For you will be in harmony with the stones of the field, And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you. [24] You will know also that your tent is secure and at peace, And you will visit your dwelling and fear no loss [nor find anything amiss]. [25] You will know also that your descendants will be many, And your offspring as the grass of the earth. [26] You will come to your grave in old age, Like the stacking of grain [on the threshing floor] in its season. [27] Behold this; we have investigated it, and it is true. Hear and heed it, and know for yourself [for your own good].”