Job 5:1-10 ▼

1 “Call now —is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones (angels) will you turn?

2 “For anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple (naive).

3 “I have seen the foolish taking root [and outwardly prospering], But I cursed his dwelling immediately [for his destruction was certain].

4 “His children are far from safety [and included in their father’s ruin], They are oppressed and crushed in the [court of justice in the city’s] gate, And there is no one to rescue them.

5 “The hungry devour his harvest And take it even [when it grows] among the thorns; The trap opens for [his] wealth.

6 “For affliction does not come forth from the dust, Nor does trouble spring forth from the ground.

7 “For man is born for trouble, [As naturally] as sparks fly upward.

8 “As for me, I would seek God and inquire of Him, And I would commit my cause to God;

9 Who does great and unsearchable things, Marvelous things without number.

10 “He gives rain upon the earth And sends waters upon the fields,