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  5:1 ¶
Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? |
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5:1 ¶
Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? |
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5:2
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. |
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5:2
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. |
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5:3
I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. |
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5:3
I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. |
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5:4
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither [is there] any to deliver [them]. |
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5:4
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither [is there] any to deliver [them]. |
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5:5
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. |
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5:5
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. |
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5:6
Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; |
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5:6
Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; |
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5:7
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. |
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5:7
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. |
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5:8
I would seek unto El, and unto Elohim would I commit my cause: |
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5:8
I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: |
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5:9
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: |
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5:9
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: |
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5:10
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: |
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5:10
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: |
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5:11
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. |
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5:11
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. |
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5:12
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform [their] enterprise. |
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5:12
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform [their] enterprise. |
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5:13
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. |
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5:13
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. |
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5:14
They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. |
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5:14
They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. |
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5:15
But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. |
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5:15
But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. |
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5:16
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. |
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5:16
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. |
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5:17
Behold, happy [is] the man whom Eloah correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of Shaddai: |
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5:17
Behold, happy [is] the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: |
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5:18
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. |
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5:18
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. |
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5:19
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. |
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5:19
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. |
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5:20
In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. |
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5:20
In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. |
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5:21
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. |
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5:21
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. |
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5:22
At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. |
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5:22
At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. |
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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. |
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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. |
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5:24
And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle [shall be] in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin. |
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5:24
And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle [shall be] in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin. |
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5:25
Thou shalt know also that thy seed [shall be] great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth. |
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5:25
Thou shalt know also that thy seed [shall be] great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth. |
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5:26
Thou shalt come to [thy] grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season. |
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5:26
Thou shalt come to [thy] grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season. |
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5:27
Lo this, we have searched it, so it [is]; hear it, and know thou [it] for thy good. |
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5:27
Lo this, we have searched it, so it [is]; hear it, and know thou [it] for thy good. |
