Job 5 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Call nowe, if any will answere thee, and to which of the Saintes wilt thou turne? “Call now; is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn? “Call if you will, but who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
2 Doubtlesse anger killeth the foolish, and enuie slayeth the idiote. Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple. Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
3 I haue seene the foolish well rooted, and suddenly I cursed his habitation, saying, I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling. I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
4 His children shalbe farre from saluation, and they shall be destroyed in the gate, & none shall deliuer them. His children are far from safety; they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them. His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
5 The hungrie shall eate vp his haruest: yea, they shall take it from among the thornes, and the thirstie shall drinke vp their substance. The hungry eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth. The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
6 For miserie commeth not foorth of the dust, neither doeth affliction spring out of the earth. For affliction does not come from the dust, nor does trouble sprout from the ground, For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground.
7 But man is borne vnto trauaile, as the sparkes flie vpwarde. but man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward. Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
8 But I would inquire at God, and turne my talke vnto God: “As for me, I would seek God, and to God would I commit my cause, “But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.
9 Which doeth great things and vnsearchable, and marueilous things without nomber. who does great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number: He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.
10 He giueth raine vpon the earth, and powreth water vpon the streetes, he gives rain on the earth and sends waters on the fields; He provides rain for the earth; he sends water on the countryside.
11 And setteth vp on hie them that be lowe, that the sorowfull may be exalted to saluation. he sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety. The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12 He scattereth the deuices of the craftie: so that their handes can not accomplish that which they doe enterprise. He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success. He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.
13 He taketh the wise in their craftinesse, and the counsel of the wicked is made foolish. He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end. He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.
14 They meete with darkenesse in the day time, and grope at noone day, as in the night. They meet with darkness in the daytime and grope at noonday as in the night. Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; at noon they grope as in the night.
15 But he saueth the poore from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hande of the violent man, But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the mighty. He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
16 So that the poore hath his hope, but iniquitie shall stop her mouth. So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts her mouth. So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
17 Beholde, blessed is the man whome God correcteth: therefore refuse not thou the chastising of the Almightie. “Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty. “Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
18 For he maketh the wound, and bindeth it vp: he smiteth, and his handes make whole. For he wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal. For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.
19 He shall deliuer thee in sixe troubles, and in the seuenth the euill shall not touch thee. He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no evil shall touch you. From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will touch you.
20 In famine he shal deliuer thee from death: and in battel from the power of the sworde. In famine he will redeem you from death, and in war from the power of the sword. In famine he will deliver you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue, and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it commeth. You shall be hidden from the lash of the tongue, and shall not fear destruction when it comes. You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes.
22 But thou shalt laugh at destruction and dearth, and shalt not be afraide of the beast of the earth. At destruction and famine you shall laugh, and shall not fear the beasts of the earth. You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the wild animals.
23 For the stones of the fielde shall be in league with thee, and the beastes of the field shal be at peace with thee. For you shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you. For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
24 And thou shalt knowe, that peace shall be in thy tabernacle, and thou shalt visite thine habitation, and shalt not sinne. You shall know that your tent is at peace, and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing. You will know that your tent is secure; you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.
25 Thou shalt perceiue also, that thy seede shalbe great, and thy posteritie as the grasse of the earth. You shall know also that your offspring shall be many, and your descendants as the grass of the earth. You will know that your children will be many, and your descendants like the grass of the earth.
26 Thou shalt goe to thy graue in a ful age, as a ricke of corne commeth in due season into the barne. You shall come to your grave in ripe old age, like a sheaf gathered up in its season. You will come to the grave in full vigor, like sheaves gathered in season.
27 Lo, thus haue we inquired of it, and so it is: heare this and knowe it for thy selfe. Behold, this we have searched out; it is true. Hear, and know it for your good.” “We have examined this, and it is true. So hear it and apply it to yourself.”
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