Job 5:8-16
World English Bible
8 “But as for me, I would seek God.
I would commit my cause to God,
9 who does great things that can’t be fathomed,
marvelous things without number;
10 who gives rain on the earth,
and sends waters on the fields;
11 so that he sets up on high those who are low,
those who mourn are exalted to safety.
12 He frustrates the plans of the crafty,
So that their hands can’t perform their enterprise.
13 He takes the wise in their own craftiness;
the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
14 They meet with darkness in the day time,
and grope at noonday as in the night.
15 But he saves from the sword of their mouth,
even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
16 So the poor has hope,
and injustice shuts her mouth.
Job 5:8-16
New American Standard Bible
8 “But as for me, I would (A)seek God,
And I would make my plea before God,
9 Who (B)does great and unsearchable things,
[a]Wonders without number.
10 He (C)gives rain on the earth,
And sends water on the fields,
11 So that (D)He sets on high those who are lowly,
And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12 He (E)frustrates the schemes of the shrewd,
So that their hands cannot attain success.
13 He (F)captures the wise by their own cleverness,
And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.
14 By day they (G)meet with darkness,
And grope at noon as in the night.
15 But He saves from (H)the sword of their mouth,
And (I)the poor from the hand of the strong.
16 So the helpless has hope,
And (J)injustice has shut its mouth.
Footnotes
- Job 5:9 Or Miracles
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