Book of Job, Chapter 5
Chapter 5 of Job
To which of the holy ones will you turn?
and jealousy slays the simple.
but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
they are crushed in the gate,
and there is no one to deliver them.
and he takes it even out of thorns;[a]
and the thirsty[b] pant after his[c] wealth.
nor does trouble sprout from the ground;
as the sparks fly upward.
and to God would I commit my cause;
marvelous things without number:
and sends waters upon the fields;
and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
so that their hands achieve no success.
and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
and grope at noonday as in the night.
the needy from the hand of the mighty.
and injustice shuts her mouth.
therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty.
he smites, but his hands heal.
in seven there shall no evil touch you.
and in war from the power of the sword.
and shall not fear destruction when it comes.
and shall not fear the beasts of the earth.
and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.
and your offspring as the grass of the earth.
as a shock of grain comes up to the threshing floor in its season.
Hear, and know it for your good.”[e]FOOTNOTES
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