Job 5:1-13 ▼

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

2 “For irritation kills the fool, And jealousy brings death to the simple.

3 “I have seen the fool taking root, And I cursed his home immediately.

4 “His 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.

6 “For disaster does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,

7 For 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,

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

10 “He gives rain on the earth, And sends water on the fields,

11 So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.

12 “He frustrates the schemes of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success.

13 “He captures the wise by their own cleverness, And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.