| International Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1"Cry out, won't you! Is there anyone who will answer you? To whom will you turn among the holy ones? | 1“Cry for help, but will anyone answer you? Which of the angels will help you? |
| 2For wrath will slay a fool; zealous anger will kill the naive. | 2Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple. |
| 3"I myself saw a fool becoming established, but I suddenly cursed where he lived. | 3I have seen that fools may be successful for the moment, but then comes sudden disaster. |
| 4His children are far from deliverance; they'll be maltreated before they leave home, with no one to rescue them. | 4Their children are abandoned far from help; they are crushed in court with no one to defend them. |
| 5Then the hungry will devour his harvest, snatching it even from the midst of thorns, while the thirsty covet their wealth. | 5The hungry devour their harvest, even when it is guarded by brambles. The thirsty pant after their wealth. |
| 6For wickedness doesn't crop up from dust, nor does trouble sprout out of the ground; | 6But evil does not spring from the soil, and trouble does not sprout from the earth. |
| 7But mankind is born headed for trouble, just as sparks soar skyward." | 7People are born for trouble as readily as sparks fly up from a fire. |
| 8"Now as for me, I would seek God if I were you; I would commit my case to God. | 8“If I were you, I would go to God and present my case to him. |
| 9He is always doing great things that cannot be explained, countless awesome deeds. | 9He does great things too marvelous to understand. He performs countless miracles. |
| 10He sends rain on the surface of the earth, and waters the surface of the open country. | 10He gives rain for the earth and water for the fields. |
| 11He sets the lowly on high, and lifts those who mourn to safety. | 11He gives prosperity to the poor and protects those who suffer. |
| 12He frustrates the plans of the crafty; so that what they work for never succeeds. | 12He frustrates the plans of schemers so the work of their hands will not succeed. |
| 13He captures the wise in their own craftiness, bringing a quick end to their cunning advice. | 13He traps the wise in their own cleverness so their cunning schemes are thwarted. |
| 14They meet with darkness in broad daylight; at noonday they grope around as if it were night. | 14They find it is dark in the daytime, and they grope at noon as if it were night. |
| 15So he delivers from the sword of their mouth— the poor from the power of the mighty. | 15He rescues the poor from the cutting words of the strong, and rescues them from the clutches of the powerful. |
| 16Therefore there is hope for those who are poor, and iniquity shuts its mouth. | 16And so at last the poor have hope, and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut. |
| 17"Indeed, how blessed is the person whom God reproves! So never disrespect the discipline of the Almighty, | 17“But consider the joy of those corrected by God! Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin. |
| 18because though he wounds, but then applies bandages; though he strikes, his hands still heal. | 18For though he wounds, he also bandages. He strikes, but his hands also heal. |
| 19"He will deliver you through six calamities; and calamity won't touch you throughout the seventh. | 19From six disasters he will rescue you; even in the seventh, he will keep you from evil. |
| 20He will deliver you from death by famine; in war from the power of the sword. | 20He will save you from death in time of famine, from the power of the sword in time of war. |
| 21You'll be protected from the accusing tongue; you need not fear destruction when it heads your way. | 21You will be safe from slander and have no fear when destruction comes. |
| 22You'll laugh at destruction and famine; and you need not fear the beasts of the earth. | 22You will laugh at destruction and famine; wild animals will not terrify you. |
| 23For you'll have a pact with the stones in the field; and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you. | 23You will be at peace with the stones of the field, and its wild animals will be at peace with you. |
| 24You'll know that your home is secure; when you search your possessions, and nothing will be missing. | 24You will know that your home is safe. When you survey your possessions, nothing will be missing. |
| 25You'll know that you'll have many children; and that your offspring will be like the grass of the earth. | 25You will have many children; your descendants will be as plentiful as grass! |
| 26You'll go to your grave at a ripe old age; like a stack of grain that's harvested at just the right time. | 26You will go to the grave at a ripe old age, like a sheaf of grain harvested at the proper time! |
| 27"Look! We have thought all this through, and what we've said is true; So please listen and learn for your own good!" | 27“We have studied life and found all this to be true. Listen to my counsel, and apply it to yourself.” |
The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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