Genesis 39

New International Version

Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife

39 Now Joseph^(A) had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard,^(B) bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.^(C)

²The Lord was with Joseph^(D) so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. ³When his master saw that the Lord was with him^(E) and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did,^(F) ⁴Joseph found favor in his eyes^(G) and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household,^(H) and he entrusted to his care everything he owned.^(I) ⁵From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the household^(J) of the Egyptian because of Joseph.^(K) The blessing of the Lord was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.^(L) ⁶So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care;^(M) with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.

Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,^(N) ⁷and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!”^(O)

⁸But he refused.^(P) “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care.^(Q) ⁹No one is greater in this house than I am.^(R) My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”^(S) ¹⁰And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused^(T) to go to bed with her or even be with her.

¹¹One day he went into the house to attend to his duties,^(U) and none of the household servants^(V) was inside. ¹²She caught him by his cloak^(W) and said, “Come to bed with me!”^(X) But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.^(Y)

¹³When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house, ¹⁴she called her household servants.^(Z) “Look,” she said to them, “this Hebrew^(AA) has been brought to us to make sport of us!^(AB) He came in here to sleep with me, but I screamed.^(AC) ¹⁵When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”^(AD)

¹⁶She kept his cloak beside her until his master came home. ¹⁷Then she told him this story:^(AE) “That Hebrew^(AF) slave^(AG) you brought us came to me to make sport of me. ¹⁸But as soon as I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”

¹⁹When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is how your slave treated me,” he burned with anger.^(AH) ²⁰Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison,^(AI) the place where the king’s prisoners were confined.

But while Joseph was there in the prison, ²¹the Lord was with him;^(AJ) he showed him kindness^(AK) and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.^(AL) ²²So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there.^(AM) ²³The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s^(AN) care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.^(AO)

Job 5

New International Version

5 “Call if you will, but who will answer you?^(A)
    To which of the holy ones^(B) will you turn?
²Resentment^(C) kills a fool,
    and envy slays the simple.^(D)
³I myself have seen^(E) a fool taking root,^(F)
    but suddenly^(G) his house was cursed.^(H)
⁴His children^(I) are far from safety,^(J)
    crushed in court^(K) without a defender.^(L)
⁵The hungry consume his harvest,^(M)
    taking it even from among thorns,
    and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
⁶For hardship does not spring from the soil,
    nor does trouble sprout from the ground.^(N)
⁷Yet man is born to trouble^(O)
    as surely as sparks fly upward.

⁸“But if I were you, I would appeal to God;
    I would lay my cause before him.^(P)
⁹He performs wonders^(Q) that cannot be fathomed,^(R)
    miracles that cannot be counted.^(S)
¹⁰He provides rain for the earth;^(T)
    he sends water on the countryside.^(U)
¹¹The lowly he sets on high,^(V)
    and those who mourn^(W) are lifted^(X) to safety.
¹²He thwarts the plans^(Y) of the crafty,
    so that their hands achieve no success.^(Z)
¹³He catches the wise^(AA) in their craftiness,^(AB)
    and the schemes of the wily are swept away.^(AC)
¹⁴Darkness^(AD) comes upon them in the daytime;
    at noon they grope as in the night.^(AE)
¹⁵He saves the needy^(AF) from the sword in their mouth;
    he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.^(AG)
¹⁶So the poor^(AH) have hope,
    and injustice shuts its mouth.^(AI)

¹⁷“Blessed is the one whom God corrects;^(AJ)
    so do not despise the discipline^(AK) of the Almighty.^[a]^(AL)
¹⁸For he wounds, but he also binds up;^(AM)
    he injures, but his hands also heal.^(AN)
¹⁹From six calamities he will rescue^(AO) you;
    in seven no harm will touch you.^(AP)
²⁰In famine^(AQ) he will deliver you from death,
    and in battle from the stroke of the sword.^(AR)
²¹You will be protected from the lash of the tongue,^(AS)
    and need not fear^(AT) when destruction comes.^(AU)
²²You will laugh^(AV) at destruction and famine,^(AW)
    and need not fear the wild animals.^(AX)
²³For you will have a covenant^(AY) with the stones^(AZ) of the field,
    and the wild animals will be at peace with you.^(BA)
²⁴You will know that your tent is secure;^(BB)
    you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.^(BC)
²⁵You will know that your children will be many,^(BD)
    and your descendants like the grass of the earth.^(BE)
²⁶You will come to the grave in full vigor,^(BF)
    like sheaves gathered in season.^(BG)

²⁷“We have examined this, and it is true.
So hear it^(BH) and apply it to yourself.”^(BI)

Footnotes

Job 5:17 Hebrew Shaddai; here and throughout Job

Psalm 37

New International Version

Psalm 37^[a]

Of David.

¹Do not fret because of those who are evil
or be envious^(A) of those who do wrong;^(B)
²for like the grass they will soon wither,^(C)
like green plants they will soon die away.^(D)

³Trust in the Lord and do good;
dwell in the land^(E) and enjoy safe pasture.^(F)
⁴Take delight^(G) in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.^(H)

⁵Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him^(I) and he will do this:
⁶He will make your righteous reward^(J) shine like the dawn,^(K)
your vindication like the noonday sun.

⁷Be still^(L) before the Lord
and wait patiently^(M) for him;
do not fret^(N) when people succeed in their ways,^(O)
when they carry out their wicked schemes.^(P)

⁸Refrain from anger^(Q) and turn from wrath;
do not fret^(R)—it leads only to evil.
⁹For those who are evil will be destroyed,^(S)
but those who hope^(T) in the Lord will inherit the land.^(U)

¹⁰A little while, and the wicked will be no more;^(V)
though you look for them, they will not be found.
¹¹But the meek will inherit the land^(W)
and enjoy peace and prosperity.^(X)

¹²The wicked plot^(Y) against the righteous
and gnash their teeth^(Z) at them;
¹³but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he knows their day is coming.^(AA)

¹⁴The wicked draw the sword^(AB)
    and bend the bow^(AC)
to bring down the poor and needy,^(AD)
    to slay those whose ways are upright.
¹⁵But their swords will pierce their own hearts,^(AE)
    and their bows will be broken.^(AF)

¹⁶Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth^(AG) of many wicked;
¹⁷for the power of the wicked will be broken,^(AH)
but the Lord upholds^(AI) the righteous.

¹⁸The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care,^(AJ)
and their inheritance will endure forever.^(AK)
¹⁹In times of disaster they will not wither;
in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

²⁰But the wicked will perish:^(AL)
Though the Lord’s enemies are like the flowers of the field,
they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke.^(AM)

²¹The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but the righteous give generously;^(AN)
²²those the Lord blesses will inherit the land,
but those he curses^(AO) will be destroyed.^(AP)

²³The Lord makes firm the steps^(AQ)
of the one who delights^(AR) in him;
²⁴though he may stumble, he will not fall,^(AS)
for the Lord upholds^(AT) him with his hand.

²⁵I was young and now I am old,
    yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken^(AU)
    or their children begging^(AV) bread.
²⁶They are always generous and lend freely;^(AW)
    their children will be a blessing.^[b]^(AX)

²⁷Turn from evil and do good;^(AY)
then you will dwell in the land forever.^(AZ)
²⁸For the Lord loves the just
and will not forsake his faithful ones.^(BA)

Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed^[c];
the offspring of the wicked will perish.^(BB)
²⁹The righteous will inherit the land^(BC)
and dwell in it forever.^(BD)

³⁰The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,^(BE)
and their tongues speak what is just.
³¹The law of their God is in their hearts;^(BF)
their feet do not slip.^(BG)

³²The wicked lie in wait^(BH) for the righteous,^(BI)
intent on putting them to death;
³³but the Lord will not leave them in the power of the wicked
or let them be condemned^(BJ) when brought to trial.^(BK)

³⁴Hope in the Lord^(BL)
and keep his way.^(BM)
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
when the wicked are destroyed,^(BN) you will see^(BO) it.

³⁵I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
flourishing^(BP) like a luxuriant native tree,
³⁶but he soon passed away and was no more;
though I looked for him, he could not be found.^(BQ)

³⁷Consider the blameless,^(BR) observe the upright;^(BS)
a future awaits those who seek peace.^[d]^(BT)
³⁸But all sinners^(BU) will be destroyed;^(BV)
there will be no future^[e] for the wicked.^(BW)

³⁹The salvation^(BX) of the righteous comes from the Lord;
    he is their stronghold in time of trouble.^(BY)
⁴⁰The Lord helps^(BZ) them and delivers^(CA) them;
    he delivers them from the wicked and saves^(CB) them,
    because they take refuge^(CC) in him.

Footnotes

Psalm 37:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Psalm 37:26 Or freely; / the names of their children will be used in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or freely; / others will see that their children are blessed
Psalm 37:28 See Septuagint; Hebrew They will be protected forever
Psalm 37:37 Or upright; / those who seek peace will have posterity
Psalm 37:38 Or posterity