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Eliphaz Continues
Call, I pray thee! Is there any that answereth thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
Call, I pray thee! Is there any that answereth thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
“Call now; is there anyone who will answer you?
To which of the holy ones will you turn?
To which of the holy ones will you turn?
For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.
Surely vexation kills the fool,
and jealousy slays the simple.
and jealousy slays the simple.
I myself saw the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
I have seen the fool taking root,
but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer:
His children are far from safety;
they are crushed in the gate,
and there is no one to deliver them.
they are crushed in the gate,
and there is no one to deliver them.
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh even out of the thorns; and the snare gapeth for his substance.
For evil cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
For affliction does not come from the dust,
nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
For man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upwards.
but man is born to trouble
as the sparks fly upward.
as the sparks fly upward.
But as for me I will seek unto God, and unto God commit my cause;
“As for me, I would seek God,
and to God would I commit my cause,
and to God would I commit my cause,
Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number;
who does great things and unsearchable,
marvelous things without number:
marvelous things without number:
Who giveth rain on the face of the earth, and sendeth waters on the face of the fields;
he gives rain on the earth
and sends waters on the fields;
and sends waters on the fields;
Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity.
he sets on high those who are lowly,
and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise.
He frustrates the devices of the crafty,
so that their hands achieve no success.
so that their hands achieve no success.
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong:
He catches the wise in their own craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
They meet with darkness in a the daytime, and grope at midday as in the night.
They meet with darkness in the daytime
and grope at noonday as in the night.
and grope at noonday as in the night.
And he saveth the needy from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth
and from the hand of the mighty.
and from the hand of the mighty.
So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.
So the poor have hope,
and injustice shuts her mouth.
and injustice shuts her mouth.
Behold, happy is the man whom +God correcteth; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty.
“Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves;
therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty.
therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty.
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
For he wounds, but he binds up;
he shatters, but his hands heal.
he shatters, but his hands heal.
He will deliver thee in six troubles, and in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
In famine he will redeem thee from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
In famine he will redeem you from death,
and in war from the power of the sword.
and in war from the power of the sword.
Thou shalt be hidden from the scourge of the tongue; and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
You shall be hidden from the lash of the tongue,
and shall not fear destruction when it comes.
and shall not fear destruction when it comes.
At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh, and of the beasts of the earth thou shalt not be afraid.
At destruction and famine you shall laugh,
and shall not fear the beasts of the earth.
and shall not fear the beasts of the earth.
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.
and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou wilt survey thy fold, and miss nothing.
You shall know that your tent is at peace,
and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.
and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.
And thou shalt know that thy seed is numerous, and thine offspring as the herb of the earth.
You shall know also that your offspring shall be many,
and your descendants as the grass of the earth.
and your descendants as the grass of the earth.
Thou shalt come to the grave in a ripe age, as a shock of corn is brought in in its season.
You shall come to your grave in ripe old age,
like a sheaf gathered up in its season.
like a sheaf gathered up in its season.