Job 5:1-27 NCV

[1] "Call if you want to, Job, but no one will answer you. You can't turn to any of the holy ones. [2] Anger kills the fool, and jealousy slays the stupid. [3] I have seen a fool succeed, but I cursed his home immediately. [4] His children are far from safety and are crushed in court with no defense. [5] The hungry eat his harvest, even taking what grew among the thorns, and thirsty people want his wealth. [6] Hard times do not come up from the ground, and trouble does not grow from the earth. [7] People produce trouble as surely as sparks fly upward. [8] "But if I were you, I would call on God and bring my problem before him. [9] God does wonders that cannot be understood; he does so many miracles they cannot be counted. [10] He gives rain to the earth and sends water on the fields. [11] He makes the humble person important and lifts the sad to places of safety. [12] He ruins the plans of those who trick others so they have no success. [13] He catches the wise in their own clever traps and sweeps away the plans of those who try to trick others. [14] Darkness covers them up in the daytime; even at noon they feel around in the dark. [15] God saves the needy from their lies and from the harm done by powerful people. [16] So the poor have hope, while those who are unfair are silenced. [17] "The one whom God corrects is happy, so do not hate being corrected by the Almighty. [18] God hurts, but he also bandages up; he injures, but his hands also heal. [19] He will save you from six troubles; even seven troubles will not harm you. [20] God will buy you back from death in times of hunger, and in battle he will save you from the sword. [21] You will be protected from the tongue that strikes like a whip, and you will not be afraid when destruction comes. [22] You will laugh at destruction and hunger, and you will not fear the wild animals, [23] because you will have an agreement with the stones in the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you. [24] You will know that your tent is safe, because you will check the things you own and find nothing missing. [25] You will know that you will have many children, and your descendants will be like the grass on the earth. [26] You will come to the grave with all your strength, like bundles of grain gathered at the right time. [27] "We have checked this, and it is true, so hear it and decide what it means to you."