Job:5

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* Call out now . Is there anyone who will answer you ? And to which of the holy ones will you turn ? * For anger kills a foolish man , and jealousy slays a simple one . * I have seen the foolish taking root , but suddenly I cursed his dwelling place . * His sons are far from safety , they are crushed in the gate , and there is no one to rescue them . * The hungry eat up his harvest , taking it even from the thorns , and a snare snatches their wealth . * For affliction does not come forth from the dust , nor does trouble spring up out of the ground ; * yet man is born to trouble , as the sparks fly upward . * But indeed , I would seek the Mighty God , and before God I would lay out my case ; * who does great things , and unsearchable , marvelous things without number : * He gives rain upon the face of the earth , and sends waters abroad ; * He sets the lowly on high , and those who mourn are exalted to safety ; * He frustrates the devices of the crafty , so that their hands cannot bring about their success ; * He catches the wise in their own craftiness , and the counsel of the twisted is precipitated . * They meet with darkness by day , and grope at midday as in the night . * But He saves the needy from the sword , from the mouth of the mighty , and from their hand . * So the poor have hope , and injustice shuts her mouth . * Behold , blessed is the man whom God corrects ; therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty . * For He bruises , but He binds up ; He shatters , but His hands heal . * He will deliver you in six troubles ; yea , in seven no evil shall touch you : * In famine He shall redeem you from death , and in war from the power of the sword . * You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue , and you shall not be afraid of devastation when it comes . * You shall laugh at devastation and famine , and you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth . * For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field , and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you . * You shall know that your tent is in peace ; you shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss . * You shall also know that your seed shall be many , and your offspring like the grass of the earth . * You shall come to the grave in full vigor , as a sheaf of grain springs up in its season . * Behold , this we have searched out ; it is true . Hear and know it for yourself .

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