Job 5 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

“For vexation ^H3708 kills ^H2026 the ignorant ^H191 fool ^H191,

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

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

And I cursed ^H6895 his abode ^H5116 suddenly ^H6597.

“His sons ^H1121 are ^H7368 far ^H7368 from salvation ^H3468,

They are even crushed ^H1792 in the gate ^H8179,

And there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 deliverer ^H5337.

“[fn]His harvest ^H7105 the hungry ^H7457 devour ^H398

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

And the [fn]schemer ^H6782 pants ^H7602 after their wealth ^H2428.

“For wickedness ^H205 does not come ^H3318 out ^H3318 from the dust ^H6083,

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

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

As [fn]sparks ^H1121 H7565 fly ^H5774 upward ^H1361.

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

And I would set ^H7760 my cause ^H1700 before ^H413 God ^H430,

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

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

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

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

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

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

“He frustrates ^H6565 the thoughts ^H4284 of the crafty ^H6175,

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

“He catches ^H3920 the wise ^H2450 by their own craftiness ^H6193,

And the counsel ^H6098 of the twisted ^H6617 is quickly ^H4116 thwarted ^H4116.

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

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

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

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

“So the poor ^H1800 has ^H1961 hope ^H8615,

And unrighteousness ^H5766 must shut ^H7092 its mouth ^H6310.

“Behold ^H2009, how blessed ^H835 is the man ^H582 whom God ^H433 reproves ^H3198,

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

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

He [fn]wounds ^H4272, and His hands ^H3027 also heal ^H7495.

“[fn]From six ^H8337 distresses ^H6869 He will deliver ^H5337 you,

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

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

And in war ^H4421 from hands ^H3027 with swords ^H2719.

“You will be hidden ^H2244 from the scourge ^H7752 of the tongue ^H3956,

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

“You will laugh ^H7832 at devastation ^H7701 and starvation ^H3720,

And you will not be ^H3372 afraid ^H3372 of the beasts ^H2416 of the earth ^H776.

“For your covenant ^H1285 will be with the stones ^H68 of the field ^H7704,

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

“You will know ^H3045 that your tent ^H168 is at peace ^H7965,

For you will visit ^H6485 your abode ^H5116 and fear ^H2398 no ^H3808 loss ^H2398.

“You will know ^H3045 also that your seed ^H2233 will be many ^H7227,

And your offspring ^H6631 as the vegetation ^H6212 of the land ^H776.

“You will come ^H935 to the grave ^H6913 in ^H935 full ^H3624 vigor ^H3624,

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

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

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