“But if I were you, I would appeal to God;
    I would lay my cause before him.(A)
He performs wonders(B) that cannot be fathomed,(C)
    miracles that cannot be counted.(D)
10 He provides rain for the earth;(E)
    he sends water on the countryside.(F)
11 The lowly he sets on high,(G)
    and those who mourn(H) are lifted(I) to safety.
12 He thwarts the plans(J) of the crafty,
    so that their hands achieve no success.(K)
13 He catches the wise(L) in their craftiness,(M)
    and the schemes of the wily are swept away.(N)
14 Darkness(O) comes upon them in the daytime;
    at noon they grope as in the night.(P)
15 He saves the needy(Q) from the sword in their mouth;
    he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.(R)
16 So the poor(S) have hope,
    and injustice shuts its mouth.(T)

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However, if I were you, I would appeal to God
and would present my case to Him.(A)
He does great(B) and unsearchable things,
wonders without number.(C)
10 He gives rain to the earth
and sends water to the fields.(D)
11 He sets the lowly on high,
and mourners are lifted to safety.(E)
12 He frustrates the schemes of the crafty
so that they[a] achieve no success.
13 He traps the wise in their craftiness
so that the plans of the deceptive
are quickly brought to an end.(F)
14 They encounter darkness by day,
and they grope at noon
as if it were night.(G)
15 He saves the needy from their sharp words[b](H)
and from the clutches of the powerful.
16 So the poor have hope,
and injustice shuts its mouth.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:12 Lit their hands
  2. Job 5:15 Lit from the sword of their mouth; Ps 55:21; 59:7