Job 5
Complete Jewish Bible
5 “Call if you like, but will anyone answer?
To which of the holy ones will you turn?
2 For anger kills the fool,
and envy slays the silly.
3 I watch as a fool establishes roots,
but I curse his home with sudden [destruction] —
4 his children are far from help,
publicly humiliated, with no one to rescue;
5 the hungry eat up his harvest,
taking it even from among thorns,
while the thirsty are panting,
eager to swallow his wealth.
6 For misery does not come from the dust
or trouble spring from the ground.
7 No, people are born for trouble
as surely as sparks fly upward.
8 “If I were you, I would seek God;
I would make my plea to him.
9 For God does great deeds beyond investigation,
wonders beyond all reckoning.
10 He gives rain to the earth,
pours water down on the fields.
11 He raises the lowly on high
and lifts mourners to safety.
12 He frustrates the schemes of the cunning,
so that they achieve no success;
13 trapping the crafty in their own tricks
and foiling quickly the plans of the false.
14 They meet with darkness during the day,
groping at noon like at night.
15 But he saves the poor from the sword, their mouth,
and from the clutches of the strong;
16 so the poor can hope again;
and injustice shuts its mouth.
17 “How happy the person whom God corrects!
So don’t despise Shaddai’s discipline.
18 For he wounds, but he bandages the sore;
his hands may strike, but they also heal.
19 He will rescue you from six disasters;
yes, in seven no harm will touch you.
20 In famine, he will save you from death,
and in war, from the power of the sword.
21 You will be shielded from the lash of the tongue,
and you won’t have to fear destruction when it comes —
22 you’ll be able to laugh at destruction and famine.
Also you won’t have to fear wild animals,
23 for you will be in league 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;
you will look round your home and miss nothing.
25 You will know that your descendants are many,
your offspring like grass [growing thick] in the fields.
26 You will come to your grave at a ripe old age,
like a pile of grain that arrives in season.
27 “We’ve looked into this, and that’s how it is;
listen, and know that it’s for your own good.”
Job 5
Legacy Standard Bible
The Discipline of the Almighty
5 “Call now, is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the (A)holy ones will you turn?
2 For (B)vexation kills the ignorant fool,
And jealousy puts to death the simple.
3 I have seen the (C)ignorant fool taking root,
And I (D)cursed his abode suddenly.
4 His (E)sons are far from salvation,
They are even crushed in the gate,
And there is no deliverer.
5 [a]His harvest the hungry devour
And take it to a place of thorns,
And the [b](F)schemer pants after their wealth.
6 For (G)wickedness does not come out from the dust,
Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
7 For (H)man is born for trouble,
As [c]sparks fly upward.
8 “But as for me, I would (I)seek God,
And I would set my cause before God,
9 Who (J)does great and unsearchable things,
[d]Wonders without number.
10 He (K)gives rain on the earth
And sends water on the fields outside,
11 So that (L)He sets on high those who are lowly,
And those who mourn are lifted to salvation.
12 He (M)frustrates the thoughts of the crafty,
So that their hands cannot attain success of sound wisdom.
13 He (N)catches the wise by their own craftiness,
And the counsel of the twisted is quickly thwarted.
14 By day they (O)meet with darkness
And grope at noon as in the night.
15 But He saves from (P)the sword of their mouth,
And (Q)the needy from the hand of the strong.
16 So the poor has hope,
And (R)unrighteousness must shut its mouth.
17 “Behold, how (S)blessed is the man whom God reproves,
So do not reject the (T)discipline of the [e]Almighty.
18 For (U)He inflicts pain and [f]gives relief;
He [g]wounds, and His hands also heal.
19 [h]From six distresses (V)He will deliver you,
Even in seven (W)evil will not touch you.
20 In (X)famine He will redeem you from death,
And (Y)in war from hands with swords.
21 You will be (Z)hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
(AA)And you will not be afraid of devastation when it comes.
22 You will (AB)laugh at devastation and starvation,
(AC)And you will not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
23 For your covenant will be with the stones of the field,
And (AD)the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.
24 You will know that your (AE)tent is at peace,
For you will visit your abode and fear no loss.
25 You will know also that your (AF)seed will be many,
And (AG)your offspring as the vegetation of the land.
26 You will (AH)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.”
Yobu 5
Endagaano Enkadde nʼEndagaano Empya
5 (A)“Koowoola kaakano, waliwo anaakuyitaba?
Era ani ku batukuvu gw’onoolaajaanira?
2 (B)Obukyayi butta atalina magezi,
n’obuggya butta omusirusiru.
3 (C)Ndabye abasirusiru nga banywevu,
naye mangu ddala ne nkolimira ekifo kye batuulamu.
4 (D)Abaana baabwe tebalina bukuumi,
babetenterwa mu luggya nga tewali abawolereza.
5 (E)Omuyala alya amakungula gaabwe
era atwala n’ag’omu maggwa
era awankirawankira eby’obugagga byabwe.
6 Kubanga okulaba ennaku tekuva mu nsi,
wadde obuzibu okuva mu ttaka,
7 (F)wabula abantu bazaalibwa kulaba nnaku,
ng’ensasi bwe zibuuka waggulu.
8 (G)Naye nze, nzija kunoonya Katonda
era mmulekere ensonga zange.
9 (H)Akola ebikulu, ebitanoonyezeka,
ebyewuunyisa ebitabalika.
10 (I)Atonnyesa enkuba ku nsi,
n’aweereza amazzi mu byalo.
11 (J)Ayimusa abo abanyigirizibwa
n’abo abakaaba ne basitulibwa mu mirembe.
12 (K)Aziyiza enkwe z’ababi,
emikono gyabwe gireme okutuukiriza bye bateesa.
13 (L)Agwikiririza abagezigezi mu bukujjukujju bwabwe,
n’enkwe zaabwe n’aziziyiriza ddala.
14 (M)Ekizikiza kibabuutikira emisana,
ne bawammanta mu ttuntu ng’ekiro.
15 (N)Naye aggya abali mu bwetaavu mu mukono gw’abo ab’amaanyi,
n’abawonya ekitala kyabwe.
16 (O)Abaavu ne balyoka baba n’essuubi,
n’akamwa k’abatali benkanya ne kazibibwa.
17 (P)“Alina omukisa omuntu Katonda gw’abuulirira;
noolwekyo tonyooma kukangavvula kw’oyo Ayinzabyonna.
18 (Q)Kubanga ye y’afumita ate era y’anyiga,
y’alumya era y’awonya.
19 (R)Alikuwonya mu buzibu bwa ngeri mukaaga.
Weewaawo ne mu ngeri musanvu tootuukibwengako kulumizibwa.
20 (S)Mu njala alikuwonya okufa,
era anaakuwonyanga mu lutalo olw’ekitala.
21 (T)Onookuumibwanga eri olulimi olukambwe,
era tootyenga okuzikirira bwe kunaabanga kujja gy’oli.
22 (U)Oliseka ng’okuzikirira n’enjala bizze,
era tootyenga nsolo nkambwe ez’oku nsi.
23 (V)Onoobanga n’enkolagana n’amayinja ag’omu nnimiro,
era onoobanga n’emirembe awali ensolo enkambwe.
24 (W)Olimanya nti, ensiisira yo eri mirembe;
era eby’obugagga byo olibibala n’olaba nga tewali kibuzeeko.
25 (X)Olimanya ng’ezzadde lyo liriba ddene,
ne bazzukulu bo baliba bangi ng’omuddo ogw’oku nsi.
26 (Y)Olituusibwa ku ntaana yo nga wakaddiyira ddala,
ng’eŋŋaano bwe tuukira mu kiseera kyayo.
27 “Ekyo twakyekenneenya, kituufu.
Kimanye nga kikwata ku ggwe.”
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