Job 5
Jubilee Bible 2000
5 ¶ Call now, if there shall be anyone to answer thee; and if there shall be any of the saints for thee to look unto?
2 It is certain that wrath kills the foolish man, and envy consumes the covetous one.
3 I have seen the foolish taking root, but at the same time I cursed his habitation.
4 His sons are far from saving health, and they shall be crushed in the gate, and there shall be no one to deliver them.
5 The hungry shall eat up his harvest, and even take it out from among the thorns, and the thirsty shall drink up their substance.
6 ¶ For the iniquity does not come forth out of the dust; neither does chastisement spring up out of the ground;
7 yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
8 I would certainly seek God, and unto God would I commit my affairs;
9 who does great things that no one can understand, and marvels that have no explanation;
10 who gives rain upon the earth and sends waters abroad;
11 who sets up the humble on high, that those who mourn may be lifted up with saving health.
12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
13 He takes the wise in their own prudence, and the counsel of his adversaries is turned to folly.
14 They meet with darkness in the daytime and grope in the noonday as in the night.
15 But he saves the poor from the sword, from the mouth of the wicked, and from the hand of the violent.
16 Who is the hope of the poor, and iniquity closes her mouth.
17 ¶ Behold, blessed is the man whom God chastens; therefore, do not despise not the correction of the Almighty.
18 For he makes sore, and binds up; he wounds, and his hands make whole.
19 He shall deliver thee in six tribulations, and in the seventh no evil shall touch thee.
20 In famine he shall ransom 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 comes.
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 there is peace in thy tent, and thou shalt visit thy habitation and shalt not sin.
25 Thou shalt know that thy seed is great and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like a shock of wheat that is gathered in its season.
27 Behold that which we have searched out, so it is; hear it and judge it for thyself.
Job 5
Easy-to-Read Version
5 “Job, call out if you want, and see if anyone answers!
But to which of the angels will you turn?
2 A fool’s anger will kill him.
His jealousy will destroy him.
3 I saw a fool who thought he was safe,
but suddenly he died.[a]
4 There was no one to help his children.
No one defended them in court.
5 Hungry people ate all his crops,
even the grain growing among the thorns,
and greedy people took all he had.
6 Bad times don’t come up from the dirt.
Trouble does not grow from the ground.
7 But people are born to have trouble,
as surely as sparks rise from a fire.
8 If I were you, I would turn to God
and tell him about my problems.
9 People cannot understand the wonderful things God does.
His miracles are too many to count.
10 He sends rain all over the earth
and waters the fields.
11 He raises up the humble
and makes sad people happy.
12 He spoils the plans of even the smartest people
so that they will not succeed.
13 He catches those who think they are wise in their own clever traps
and brings to an end their evil plans.
14 Daylight will be like darkness for them.
Even at noon they will have to feel their way as in the dark.
15 God saves the poor from the hurtful words of the wicked.
He saves them from those who are powerful.
16 So the poor have hope;
God shuts the mouths of those who would cause them harm.
17 “You are fortunate when God corrects you.
So don’t complain when God All-Powerful punishes you.
18 God might injure you, but he will bandage those wounds.
He might hurt you, but his hands also heal.
19 He will save you again and again.
No evil will harm you.[b]
20 God will save you from death
when there is famine.
He will protect you from the sword
when there is war.
21 People might say bad things about you with their sharp tongues.
But God will protect you.
You will not be afraid when bad things happen!
22 You will laugh at destruction and famine.
You will not be afraid of wild animals!
23 It is as if you have a peace treaty
with the wild animals and the rocks in the field.
24 You will live in peace because your tent is safe.
You will count your property and find nothing missing.
25 You will have many children.
They will be as many as the blades of grass on the earth.
26 You will be like the wheat that grows until harvest time.
Yes, you will live to a ripe old age.
27 “We have studied this and know it is true.
So listen to us, and learn for yourself.”
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