Job 5:8-16

International Standard Version

⁸ “Now as for me, I would seek God if I were you;^[a]
    I would commit my case to God.
⁹ He is always doing great things that cannot be explained,
    countless awesome deeds.
¹⁰ He sends rain on the surface of the earth,
    and waters the surface of the open country.
¹¹ He sets the lowly on high,
    and lifts those who mourn to safety.^[b]
12 He frustrates the plans of the crafty;
    so that what they work for never succeeds.
¹³ He captures the wise in their own craftiness,
    bringing a quick end to their cunning advice.
¹⁴ They meet with darkness in broad daylight;
    at noonday they grope around as if it were night.
¹⁵ So he delivers from the sword of their mouth—
    the poor from the power^[c] of the mighty.
¹⁶ Therefore there is hope for those who are poor,
    and iniquity shuts its mouth.