Job 5:2-16
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 5
2For irritation kills the fool, And jealousy brings death to the simple. 3I have seen the fool taking root, And I cursed his home immediately. 4His sons are far from safety, They are also oppressed at the gate, And there is no one to save them. 5 The hungry devour his harvest And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth. 6For disaster does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble sprout from the ground, 7For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward. 8'But as for me, I would seek God, And I would make my plea before God, 9Who does great and unsearchable things, Wonders without number. 10He gives rain on the earth, And sends water on the fields, 11So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety. 12He frustrates the schemes of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success. 13He captures the wise by their own cleverness, And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted. 14By day they meet with darkness, And grope at noon as in the night. 15But He saves from the sword of their mouth, And the poor from the hand of the strong. 16So the helpless has hope, And injustice has shut its mouth.King James Version
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 5
2For anger kills a fool, and jealousy slays the gullible. 3I have seen a fool taking root, but I immediately pronounced a curse on his home. 4His children are far from safety. They are crushed at the city gate, with no one to rescue them. 5The hungry consume his harvest, even taking it out of the thorns. The thirsty pant for his children’s wealth. 6For distress does not grow out of the soil, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.
7But humans are born for trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
8However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and would present my case to him.
9He does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
10He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields.
11He sets the lowly on high, and mourners are lifted to safety.
12He frustrates the schemes of the crafty so that they achieve no success.
13He traps the wise in their craftiness so that the plans of the deceptive are quickly brought to an end.
14They encounter darkness by day, and they grope at noon as if it were night.
15He saves the needy from their sharp words and from the clutches of the powerful.
16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
New Living Translation
Chapter 5
2Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple. 3I have seen that fools may be successful for the moment, but then comes sudden disaster. 4Their children are abandoned far from help; they are crushed in court with no one to defend them. 5The hungry devour their harvest, even when it is guarded by brambles. The thirsty pant after their wealth. 6But evil does not spring from the soil, and trouble does not sprout from the earth. 7People are born for trouble as readily as sparks fly up from a fire.
8'If I were you, I would go to God and present my case to him.
9He does great things too marvelous to understand. He performs countless miracles.
10He gives rain for the earth and water for the fields.
11He gives prosperity to the poor and protects those who suffer.
12He frustrates the plans of schemers so the work of their hands will not succeed.
13He traps the wise in their own cleverness so their cunning schemes are thwarted.
14They find it is dark in the daytime, and they grope at noon as if it were night.
15He rescues the poor from the cutting words of the strong, and rescues them from the clutches of the powerful.
16And so at last the poor have hope, and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut.
English Standard Version
Chapter 5
2Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple. 3 I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling. 4His children are far from safety; they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them. 5The hungry eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth. 6For affliction does not come from the dust, nor does trouble sprout from the ground, 7but man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward. 8"As for me, I would seek God, and to God would I commit my cause, 9who does great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number: 10he gives rain on the earth and sends waters on the fields; 11he sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety. 12He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success. 13He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end. 14They meet with darkness in the daytime and grope at noonday as in the night. 15But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the mighty. 16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.New International Version
Chapter 5
2Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple. 3I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed. 4His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender. 5The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth. 6For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground.
7Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
8"But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.
9He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.
10He provides rain for the earth; he sends water on the countryside.
11The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.
13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.
14Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; at noon they grope as in the night.
15He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
New King James Version
