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Job 5
Common English Bible
Job 5
Common English Bible
Life’s problems
5 Call out. Will anyone answer you?
To which holy one will you turn?
2 Surely anger can kill the foolish;
fury can kill the simple.
3 I’ve seen the foolish take root
and promptly curse their house.
4 Their children are far[a] from safety,
crushed in the gate without a deliverer.
5 The hungry devour[b] their crops;
it’s taken even from the thorns,[c]
and the thirsty pant after their yield.
6 Surely trouble doesn’t come from dust,
nor does distress sprout from the ground.
7 Surely humans are born to distress,
just as sparks rise up.
The answer is God
8 But I would seek God,
put my case to God,
9 who does great things beyond comprehension,
wonderful things without number;
10 who provides rain over the earth’s surface,
sends water to the open country,
11 exalts the lowly,
raises mourners to victory;
12 who frustrates the schemes of the clever
so that their hands achieve no success,
13 trapping the wise in their cleverness
so that the plans of the devious don’t succeed.
14 They encounter darkness during the day,
and at noon they fumble about as at night.
15 Yet he rescues the orphan[d] from the sword of their mouth,
the needy from the grip of the strong;
16 so the poor have hope
and violence shuts its mouth.
Divine favor
17 Look, happy is the person whom God corrects;
so don’t reject the Almighty’s instruction.
18 He injures, but he binds up;
he strikes, but his hands heal.
19 From six adversities he will deliver you;
from seven harm won’t touch you.
20 In famine he will ransom you from death;
in war, from the power of the sword.
21 You will be hidden from the tongue’s sting,
and you won’t fear destruction when it comes.
22 You will laugh at destruction and hunger;
you won’t be afraid of wild beasts;
23 for you will make an agreement with the stones of the field;
and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.
24 You will know that your tent is secure.
You will examine your home and miss nothing.
25 You will know that you’ll have many children.
Your offspring will be like the grass of the earth.
26 You will come to your grave in old age
as bundles of grain stacked up at harvesttime.
27 Look, we’ve searched this out, and so it is;
listen and find out for yourself.
約伯記 5
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
約伯記 5
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
5 「你只管呼救吧，
誰會回應你呢？
你向哪位聖者求助呢？
2 憤恨害死愚昧人，
嫉妒殺死無知者。
3 我見愚昧人扎了根，
突然咒詛臨到他家。
4 他的兒女毫無安寧，
在城門口受欺壓也無人搭救。
5 饑餓的人吞掉他的莊稼，
連荊棘裡的也不放過；
乾渴的人吞盡他的財富。
6 苦難並非從土裡長出，
患難並非從地裡生出。
7 人生來必遇患難，
正如火花必向上飛。
8 「若是我，
就向上帝求助，
向祂陳明苦衷。
9 祂行的奇事不可測度，
祂行的神蹟不可勝數。
10 祂降下雨水澆灌大地，
賜下甘霖滋潤田園。
11 祂提拔卑微的人，
庇護哀痛的人。
12 祂挫敗狡猾人的陰謀，
使他們無法得逞。
13 祂使智者中了自己的詭計，
使奸徒的計謀迅速落空。
14 他們白天遇到黑暗，
午間摸索如在夜晚。
15 上帝拯救窮苦人脫離惡人的中傷，
脫離殘暴之徒的轄制，
16 好使貧寒之人有盼望，
使不義之徒啞口無言。
17 「被上帝責備的人有福了，
不可輕視全能者的管教。
18 因為祂打傷，祂也包紮；
祂擊傷，祂也醫治。
19 六次遭難，祂都救你；
第七次，災禍也傷不到你。
20 饑荒時，祂必救你脫離死亡；
戰爭中，祂必救你脫離刀劍。
21 你必免受惡毒的譭謗，
災難來臨也不懼怕。
22 你必笑對災殃和饑荒，
毫不懼怕地上的野獸。
23 你必與田間的石頭立約，
野獸必與你和平相處。
24 你的家必安然無恙，
察看羊圈，一隻不少。
25 你必看見子孫昌盛，
後代如遍地的青草。
26 你必壽終正寢才歸墳墓，
如同莊稼熟後才被收割。
27 看啊，我們已經查驗了，
這一切真實可靠，
你當聆聽、接受。」
Job 5
New International Version
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?
2 Resentment(C) kills a fool,
and envy slays the simple.(D)
3 I myself have seen(E) a fool taking root,(F)
but suddenly(G) his house was cursed.(H)
4 His children(I) are far from safety,(J)
crushed in court(K) without a defender.(L)
5 The hungry consume his harvest,(M)
taking it even from among thorns,
and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
6 For hardship does not spring from the soil,
nor does trouble sprout from the ground.(N)
7 Yet 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)
9 He performs wonders(Q) that cannot be fathomed,(R)
miracles that cannot be counted.(S)
10 He provides rain for the earth;(T)
he sends water on the countryside.(U)
11 The lowly he sets on high,(V)
and those who mourn(W) are lifted(X) to safety.
12 He thwarts the plans(Y) of the crafty,
so that their hands achieve no success.(Z)
13 He catches the wise(AA) in their craftiness,(AB)
and the schemes of the wily are swept away.(AC)
14 Darkness(AD) comes upon them in the daytime;
at noon they grope as in the night.(AE)
15 He saves the needy(AF) from the sword in their mouth;
he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.(AG)
16 So 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)
18 For he wounds, but he also binds up;(AM)
he injures, but his hands also heal.(AN)
19 From six calamities he will rescue(AO) you;
in seven no harm will touch you.(AP)
20 In famine(AQ) he will deliver you from death,
and in battle from the stroke of the sword.(AR)
21 You will be protected from the lash of the tongue,(AS)
and need not fear(AT) when destruction comes.(AU)
22 You will laugh(AV) at destruction and famine,(AW)
and need not fear the wild animals.(AX)
23 For you will have a covenant(AY) with the stones(AZ) of the field,
and the wild animals will be at peace with you.(BA)
24 You will know that your tent is secure;(BB)
you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.(BC)
25 You will know that your children will be many,(BD)
and your descendants like the grass of the earth.(BE)
26 You will come to the grave in full vigor,(BF)
like sheaves gathered in season.(BG)
Footnotes
- Job 5:17 Hebrew Shaddai; here and throughout Job
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