Job.5.1
Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
Job.5.1
"Call for help, Job, if you think anyone will answer! To which of the holy angels will you turn?
Job.5.1
"Call if you will, but who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
Job.5.1
"Call out now; Is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
Job.5.1
"You may cry for help, but no one listens. You may turn to the angels, but they give you no help.
Job.5.2
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Job.5.2
The hot temper of a fool eventually kills him, the jealous anger of a simpleton does her in.
Job.5.2
Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
Job.5.2
For wrath kills a foolish man, And envy slays a simple one.
Job.5.2
Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.
Job.5.3
I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
Job.5.3
I've seen it myself--seen fools putting down roots, and then, suddenly, their houses are cursed.
Job.5.3
I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
Job.5.3
I have seen the foolish taking root, But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.
Job.5.3
From my experience, I know that fools who turn from God may be successful for the moment, but then comes sudden disaster.
Job.5.4
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
Job.5.4
Their children out in the cold, abused and exploited, with no one to stick up for them.
Job.5.4
His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
Job.5.4
His sons are far from safety, They are crushed in the gate, And there is no deliverer.
Job.5.4
Their children are abandoned far from help, with no one to defend them.
Job.5.5
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
Job.5.5
Hungry people off the street plunder their harvests, cleaning them out completely, taking thorns and all, insatiable for everything they have.
Job.5.5
The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
Job.5.5
Because the hungry eat up his harvest, Taking it even from the thorns, And a snare snatches their substance.
Job.5.5
Their harvests are stolen, and their wealth satisfies the thirst of many others, not themselves!
Job.5.6
Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
Job.5.6
Don't blame fate when things go wrong--trouble doesn't come from nowhere.
Job.5.6
For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground.
Job.5.6
For affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble spring from the ground;
Job.5.6
But evil does not spring from the soil, and trouble does not sprout from the earth.
Job.5.7
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Job.5.7
It's human! Mortals are born and bred for trouble, as certainly as sparks fly upward.
Job.5.7
Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
Job.5.7
Yet man is born to trouble, As the sparks fly upward.
Job.5.7
People are born for trouble as predictably as sparks fly upward from a fire.
Job.5.8
I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
Job.5.8
"If I were in your shoes, I'd go straight to God, I'd throw myself on the mercy of God.
Job.5.8
"But if it were I, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.
Job.5.8
"But as for me, I would seek God, And to God I would commit my cause--
Job.5.8
"My advice to you is this: Go to God and present your case to him.
Job.5.9
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
Job.5.9
After all, he's famous for great and unexpected acts; there's no end to his surprises.
Job.5.9
He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.
Job.5.9
Who does great things, and unsearchable, Marvelous things without number.
Job.5.9
For he does great works too marvelous to understand. He performs miracles without number.
Job.5.10
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
Job.5.10
He gives rain, for instance, across the wide earth, sends water to irrigate the fields.
Job.5.10
He bestows rain on the earth; he sends water upon the countryside.
Job.5.10
He gives rain on the earth, And sends waters on the fields.
Job.5.10
He gives rain for the earth. He sends water for the fields.
Job.5.11
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
Job.5.11
He raises up the down-and-out, gives firm footing to those sinking in grief.
Job.5.11
The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
Job.5.11
He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
Job.5.11
He gives prosperity to the poor and humble, and he takes sufferers to safety.
Job.5.12
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
Job.5.12
He aborts the schemes of conniving crooks, so that none of their plots come to term.
Job.5.12
He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.
Job.5.12
He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.
Job.5.12
He frustrates the plans of the crafty, so their efforts will not succeed.
Job.5.13
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
Job.5.13
He catches the know-it--alls in their conspiracies--all that intricate intrigue swept out with the trash!
Job.5.13
He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.
Job.5.13
He catches the wise in their own craftiness, And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.
Job.5.13
He catches those who think they are wise in their own cleverness, so that their cunning schemes are thwarted.
Job.5.14
They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
Job.5.14
Suddenly they're disoriented, plunged into darkness; they can't see to put one foot in front of the other.
Job.5.14
Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; at noon they grope as in the night.
Job.5.14
They meet with darkness in the daytime, And grope at noontime as in the night.
Job.5.14
They grope in the daylight as though they were blind; they see no better in the daytime than at night.
Job.5.15
But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
Job.5.15
But the downtrodden are saved by God, saved from the murderous plots, saved from the iron fist.
Job.5.15
He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
Job.5.15
But He saves the needy from the sword, From the mouth of the mighty, And from their hand.
Job.5.15
He rescues the poor from the cutting words of the strong. He saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
Job.5.16
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
Job.5.16
And so the poor continue to hope, while injustice is bound and gagged.
Job.5.16
So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
Job.5.16
So the poor have hope, And injustice shuts her mouth.
Job.5.16
And so at last the poor have hope, and the fangs of the wicked are broken.
Job.5.17
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
Job.5.17
"So, what a blessing when God steps in and corrects you! Mind you, don't despise the discipline of Almighty God!
Job.5.17
"Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
Job.5.17
"Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
Job.5.17
"But consider the joy of those corrected by God! Do not despise the chastening of the Almighty when you sin.
Job.5.18
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
Job.5.18
True, he wounds, but he also dresses the wound; the same hand that hurts you, heals you.
Job.5.18
For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.
Job.5.18
For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole.
Job.5.18
For though he wounds, he also bandages. He strikes, but his hands also heal.
Job.5.19
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
Job.5.19
From one disaster after another he delivers you; no matter what the calamity, the evil can't touch you--
Job.5.19
From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will befall you.
Job.5.19
He shall deliver you in six troubles, Yes, in seven no evil shall touch you.
Job.5.19
He will rescue you again and again so that no evil can touch you.
Job.5.20
In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
Job.5.20
"In famine, he'll keep you from starving, in war, from being gutted by the sword.
Job.5.20
In famine he will ransom you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
Job.5.20
In famine He shall redeem you from death, And in war from the power of the sword.
Job.5.20
He will save you from death in time of famine, from the power of the sword in time of war.
Job.5.21
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
Job.5.21
You'll be protected from vicious gossip and live fearless through any catastrophe.
Job.5.21
You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes.
Job.5.21
You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.
Job.5.21
You will be safe from slander and will have no fear of destruction when it comes.
Job.5.22
At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
Job.5.22
You'll shrug off disaster and famine, and stroll fearlessly among wild animals.
Job.5.22
You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
Job.5.22
You shall laugh at destruction and famine, And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
Job.5.22
You will laugh at destruction and famine; wild animals will not terrify you.
Job.5.23
For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
Job.5.23
You'll be on good terms with rocks and mountains; wild animals will become your good friends.
Job.5.23
For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
Job.5.23
For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field, And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
Job.5.23
You will be at peace with the stones of the field, and its wild animals will be at peace with you.
Job.5.24
And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
Job.5.24
You'll know that your place on earth is safe, you'll look over your goods and find nothing amiss.
Job.5.24
You will know that your tent is secure; you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.
Job.5.24
You shall know that your tent is in peace; You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss.
Job.5.24
You will know that your home is kept safe. When you visit your pastures, nothing will be missing.
Job.5.25
Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
Job.5.25
You'll see your children grow up, your family lovely and lissome as orchard grass.
Job.5.25
You will know that your children will be many, and your descendants like the grass of the earth.
Job.5.25
You shall also know that your descendants shall be many, And your offspring like the grass of the earth.
Job.5.25
Your children will be many; your descendants will be as plentiful as grass!
Job.5.26
Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
Job.5.26
You'll arrive at your grave ripe with many good years, like sheaves of golden grain at harvest.
Job.5.26
You will come to the grave in full vigor, like sheaves gathered in season.
Job.5.26
You shall come to the grave at a full age, As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season.
Job.5.26
You will live to a good old age. You will not be harvested until the proper time!
Job.5.27
Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
Job.5.27
"Yes, this is the way things are--my word of honor! Take it to heart and you won't go wrong." JOB REPLIES TO ELIPHAZ God Has Dumped the Works on Me
Job.5.27
"We have examined this, and it is true. So hear it and apply it to yourself."
Job.5.27
Behold, this we have searched out; It is true. Hear it, and know for yourself."
Job.5.27
"We have found from experience that all this is true. Listen to my counsel, and apply it to yourself."
