Job 5:1-27 NASB95

[1] "Call now, is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn? [2] "For anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple. [3] "I have seen the foolish taking root, And I cursed his abode immediately. [4] "His sons are far from safety, They are even oppressed in the gate, And there is no deliverer. [5] "His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth. [6] "For affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble sprout from the ground, [7] For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward. [8] "But as for me, I would seek God, And I would place my cause before God; [9] Who does great and unsearchable things, Wonders without number. [10] "He gives rain on the earth And sends water on the fields, [11] So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety. [12] "He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success. [13] "He captures the wise by their own shrewdness, 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 mighty. [16] "So the helpless has hope, And unrighteousness must shut its mouth. [17] "Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves, So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. [18] "For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal. [19] "From six troubles He will deliver 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 famine, And you will not be afraid of wild beasts. [23] "For you will be in league with the stones of the field, And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you. [24] "You will know that your tent is secure, For you will visit your abode and fear no loss. [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 the grave in full vigor, 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."