| 章 |
| 5:1 |
"Call now, is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
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| 5:2 |
"For vexation slays the foolish man, And anger kills the simple.
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| 5:3 |
"I have seen the foolish taking root, And I cursed his abode immediately.
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| 5:4 |
"His sons are far from safety, They are even oppressed in the gate, Neither is there a deliverer.
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| 5:5 |
"His harvest the hungry devour, And take it to a [place of] thorns; And the schemer is eager for their wealth.
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| 5:6 |
"For affliction does not come from the dust, Neither does trouble sprout from the ground,
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| 5:7 |
For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.
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| 5:8 |
"But as for me, I would seek God, And I would place my cause before God;
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| 5:9 |
Who does great and unsearchable things, Wonders without number.
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| 5:10 |
"He gives rain on the earth, And sends water on the fields,
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| 5:11 |
So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
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| 5:12 |
"He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success.
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| 5:13 |
"He captures the wise by their own shrewdness And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.
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| 5:14 |
"By day they meet with darkness, And grope at noon as in the night.
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| 5:15 |
"But He saves from the sword of their mouth, And the poor from the hand of the mighty.
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| 5:16 |
"So the helpless has hope, And unrighteousness must shut its mouth.
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| 5:17 |
"Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves, So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
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| 5:18 |
"For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands [also] heal.
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| 5:19 |
"From six troubles He will deliver you, Even in seven evil will not touch you.
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| 5:20 |
"In famine He will redeem you from death, And in war from the power of the sword.
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| 5:21 |
"You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, Neither will you be afraid of violence when it comes.
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| 5:22 |
"You will laugh at violence and famine, Neither will you be afraid of wild beasts.
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| 5:23 |
"For you will be in league with the stones of the field; And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.
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| 5:24 |
"And you will know that your tent is secure, For you will visit your abode and fear no loss.
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| 5:25 |
"You will know also that your descendants will be many, And your offspring as the grass of the earth.
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| 5:26 |
"You will come to the grave in full vigor, Like the stacking of grain in its season.
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| 5:27 |
"Behold this, we have investigated it, thus it is; Hear it, and know for yourself."
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