Job 5
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
World English Bible
1Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
1“Call now; is there any who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
2For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
2For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.
3I have seen the foolish taking root; but suddenly I beheld his habitation cursed.
3I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
4His children are far from safety, and are crushed in the gate, with none to deliver them.
4His children are far from safety. They are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them,
5Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the snare gapeth for their substance.
5whose harvest the hungry eat up, and take it even out of the thorns. The snare gapes for their substance.
6For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
6For affliction doesn’t come out of the dust, neither does trouble spring out of the ground;
7But man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
7but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
8But as for me, I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause;
8“But as for me, I would seek God. I would commit my cause to God,
9Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number;
9who does great things that can’t be fathomed, marvelous things without number;
10Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields;
10who gives rain on the earth, and sends waters on the fields;
11So that He setteth up on high those that are low, and those that mourn are exalted to safety.
11so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.
12He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands can perform nothing substantial.
12He frustrates the plans of the crafty, so that their hands can’t perform their enterprise.
13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong.
13He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
14They meet with darkness in the day-time, and grope at noonday as in the night.
14They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope at noonday as in the night.
15But He saveth from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
15But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
16So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
16So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.
17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
17“Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
18For He maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and His hands make whole.
18For he wounds and binds up. He injures and his hands make whole.
19He will deliver thee in six troubles; yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
19He will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven no evil will touch you.
20In famine He will redeem thee from death; and in war from the power of the sword.
20In famine he will redeem you from death; in war, from the power of the sword.
21Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
21You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither will you be afraid of destruction when it comes.
22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh; neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
22You will laugh at destruction and famine, neither will you be afraid of the animals of the earth.
23For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
23For you will be allied with the stones of the field. The animals of the field will be at peace with you.
24And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt miss nothing.
24You will know that your tent is in peace. You will visit your fold, and will miss nothing.
25Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
25You will know also that your offspring will be great, your offspring as the grass of the earth.
26Thou shalt come to thy grave in a ripe age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in its season.
26You will come to your grave in a full age, like a shock of grain comes in its season.
27Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
27Behold, we have researched it. It is so. Hear it, and know it for your good.”
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