Job 5 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

God Is Just

1 “Call ^H7121 now ^H4994, is ^H3426 there ^H3426 anyone who will answer ^H6030 you?

And to which ^H4310 of the holy ^H6918 ones ^H6918 will you turn ^H6437?

2 “For irritation ^H7068 kills ^H2026 the fool ^H191,

And jealousy ^H7068 brings ^H4191 death ^H4191 to the simple ^H6601.

3 “I have seen ^H7200 the fool ^H191 taking ^H8327 root ^H8327,

And I cursed ^H6895 his home ^H5116 immediately ^H6597.

4 “His sons ^H1121 are ^H7368 far ^H7368 from safety ^H3468,

They are also [fn]oppressed ^H1792 at the gate ^H8179,

And there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 one ^H5337 to ^H5337 save ^H5337 them.

5 “[fn]The hungry ^H7457 devour ^H398 his harvest ^H7105

And take ^H3947 it to a place of thorns ^H6791,

And the [fn]schemer ^H6782 is eager ^H7602 for their wealth ^H2428.

6 “For disaster ^H205 does not come ^H3318 from the dust ^H6083,

Nor ^H3808 does trouble ^H5999 sprout ^H6779 from the ground ^H127,

7 For man ^H120 is born ^H3205 for trouble ^H5999,

As sparks ^H1121 H7565 fly ^H5774 upward ^H1361.

8 “But as for me, I would seek ^H1875 God ^H410,

And I would make ^H7760 my plea ^H1700 before ^H413 God ^H430,

9 Who does ^H6213 great ^H1419 and unsearchable ^H369 H2714 things ^H2714,

[fn]Wonders ^H6381 without ^H5704 H369 number ^H4557.

10 “He gives ^H5414 rain ^H4306 on the earth ^H776,

And sends ^H7971 water ^H4325 on the fields ^H2351,

11 So that He sets ^H7760 on high ^H4791 those who are lowly ^H8217,

And those who mourn ^H6937 are lifted ^H7682 to safety ^H3468.

12 “He frustrates ^H6565 the schemes ^H4284 of the shrewd ^H6175,

So that their hands ^H3027 cannot ^H3808 attain ^H6213 success ^H8454.

13 “He captures ^H3920 the wise ^H2450 by their own cleverness ^H6193,

And the advice ^H6098 of the cunning ^H6617 is quickly ^H4116 thwarted ^H4116.

14 “By day ^H3119 they meet ^H6298 with darkness ^H2822,

And grope ^H4959 at noon ^H6672 as in the night ^H3915.

15 “But He saves ^H3467 from the sword ^H2719 of their mouth ^H6310,

And the poor ^H34 from the hand ^H3027 of the strong ^H2389.

16 “So the helpless ^H1800 has ^H1961 hope ^H8615,

And injustice ^H5766 has shut ^H7092 its mouth ^H6310.

17 “Behold ^H2009, happy ^H835 is the person ^H582 whom God ^H433 disciplines ^H3198,

So do not reject ^H3988 the discipline ^H4148 of [fn]the Almighty ^H7706.

18 “For He inflicts ^H3510 pain ^H3510, and [fn]gives ^H2280 relief ^H2280;

He wounds ^H4272, but His hands ^H3027 also heal ^H7495.

19 “In six ^H8337 troubles ^H6869 He will save ^H5337 you;

Even in seven ^H7651, evil ^H7451 will not touch ^H5060 you.

20 “In famine ^H7458 He will redeem ^H6299 you from death ^H4194,

And in war ^H4421, from the power ^H3027 of the sword ^H2719.

21 “You will be hidden ^H2244 [fn]from the scourge ^H7752 of the tongue ^H3956,

And you will not be ^H3372 afraid ^H3372 of violence ^H7701 when ^H3588 it comes ^H935.

22 “You will laugh ^H7832 at violence ^H7701 and hunger ^H3720,

And you will not be ^H3372 afraid ^H3372 of [fn]wild ^H776 animals ^H2416.

23 “For you will be in league ^H1285 with the stones ^H68 of the field ^H7704,

And the animals ^H2416 of the field ^H7704 will be at peace ^H7999 with you.

24 “You will know ^H3045 that your tent ^H168 is secure ^H7965,

For you will visit ^H6485 your home ^H5116 and [fn]have ^H2398 nothing ^H3808 missing ^H2398.

25 “You will also know ^H3045 that your [fn]descendants ^H2233 will be many ^H7227,

And your offspring ^H6631 as the grass ^H6212 of the earth ^H776.

26 “You will come ^H935 to the grave ^H6913 at a ripe ^H3624 age ^H3624,

Like the stacking ^H5927 of grain ^H1430 in its season ^H6256.

27 “Behold ^H2009 this ^H2088; we have investigated ^H2713 it, and so ^H3651 it is.

Hear ^H8085 it, and know ^H3045 for yourself.”