Job 5

Eliphaz continues, insisting that affliction does not come from the dust but that man is born to trouble. He urges Job to seek God, who wounds but also binds up, and promises that the man whom God corrects will be blessed.

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1	Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?	"Call now, if there is any that will answer you; and to which of the saints will you turn?
2	For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.	For wrath kills the foolish man, and envy slays the silly one.
3	I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.	I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
4	His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.	His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
5	Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.	Whose harvest the hungry eats up, and takes it even out of the thorns, and the robber swallows up their substance.
6	Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;	Although affliction does not come forth out of the dust, neither does trouble spring out of the ground;
7	Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.	yet man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
8	I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:	I would seek to God, and to God would I commit my cause,
9	Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:	who does great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number,
10	Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:	who gives rain on the earth, and sends waters on the fields,
11	To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.	to set up on high those that are low, that those who mourn may be exalted to safety.
12	He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.	He disappoints the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
13	He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.	He takes the wise in their own craftiness, and the counsel of the perverse is carried headlong.
14	They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.	They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
15	But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.	But he saves the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
16	So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.	So the poor has hope, and iniquity stops her mouth.
17	Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:	Happy is the man whom God corrects; therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
18	For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.	For He makes sore, and binds up; He wounds, and His hands make whole.
19	He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.	He shall deliver You in six troubles; yes, in seven no evil shall touch You.
20	In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.	In famine He shall redeem You from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
21	Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.	You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue; neither shall You be afraid of destruction when it comes.
22	At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.	At destruction and famine You shall laugh; neither shall You be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
23	For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall 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.
24	And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.	You shall know that Your tabernacle shall be in peace; You shall visit Your habitation, and shall not sin.
25	Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.	You shall know also that Your seed shall be great, and Your offspring as the grass of the earth.
26	Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.	You shall come to Your grave in a full age, like as a shock of grain comes in its season.
27	Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.	This we have searched out, so it is; hear it, and know it for Your good."