Job 5:8-27
King James Version
8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
14 They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
24 And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
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Job 5:8-27
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 “As for me, I would seek God,
and to God I would commit my cause.(A)
9 He does great things and unsearchable,
marvelous things without number.(B)
10 He gives rain on the earth
and sends waters on the fields;(C)
11 he sets on high those who are lowly,
and those who mourn are lifted to safety.(D)
12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty,
so that their hands achieve no success.(E)
13 He takes the wise in their own craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
14 They meet with darkness in the daytime
and grope at noonday as in the night.(F)
15 But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth,
from the hand of the mighty.(G)
16 So the poor have hope,
and injustice shuts its mouth.(H)
17 “How happy is the one whom God reproves;
therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.[a](I)
18 For he wounds, but he binds up;
he strikes, but his hands heal.(J)
19 He will deliver you from six troubles;
in seven no harm shall touch you.(K)
20 In famine he will redeem you from death
and in war from the power of the sword.(L)
21 You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue
and shall not fear destruction when it comes.(M)
22 At destruction and famine you shall laugh
and shall not fear the wild animals of the earth.(N)
23 For you shall be in league with the stones of the field,
and the wild animals shall be at peace with you.(O)
24 You shall know that your tent is safe;
you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.(P)
25 You shall know that your descendants will be many
and your offspring like the grass of the earth.(Q)
26 You shall come to your grave in ripe old age,
as a shock of grain comes up to the threshing floor in its season.(R)
27 See, we have searched this out; it is true.
Hear, and know it for yourself.”
Notas al pie
- 5.17 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
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