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“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?
“Call if you will, but who will answer you?
To which of the holy ones will you turn?
To which of the holy ones will you turn?
Surely vexation kills the fool,
and jealousy slays the simple.
and jealousy slays the simple.
Resentment kills a fool,
and envy slays the simple.
and envy slays the simple.
I have seen the fool taking root,
but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
I myself have seen a fool taking root,
but suddenly his house was cursed.
but suddenly his house was cursed.
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.
His children are far from safety,
crushed in court without a defender.
crushed in court without a defender.
The hungry consume his harvest,
taking it even from among thorns,
and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
taking it even from among thorns,
and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
For affliction does not come from the dust,
nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
For hardship does not spring from the soil,
nor does trouble sprout from the ground.
nor does trouble sprout from the ground.
but man is born to trouble
as the sparks fly upward.
as the sparks fly upward.
Yet man is born to trouble
as surely as sparks fly upward.
as surely as sparks fly upward.
“As for me, I would seek God,
and to God would I commit my cause,
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.
I would lay my cause before him.
who does great things and unsearchable,
marvelous things without number:
marvelous things without number:
He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed,
miracles that cannot be counted.
miracles that cannot be counted.
he gives rain on the earth
and sends waters on the fields;
and sends waters on the fields;
He provides rain for the earth;
he sends water on the countryside.
he sends water on the countryside.
he sets on high those who are lowly,
and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
The lowly he sets on high,
and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
He frustrates the devices of the crafty,
so that their hands achieve no success.
so that their hands achieve no success.
He thwarts the plans of the crafty,
so that their hands achieve no success.
so that their hands achieve no success.
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.
He catches the wise in their craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are swept away.
and the schemes of the wily are swept away.
They meet with darkness in the daytime
and grope at noonday as in the night.
and grope at noonday as in the night.
Darkness comes upon them in the daytime;
at noon they grope as in the night.
at noon they grope as in the night.
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.
He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth;
he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
So the poor have hope,
and injustice shuts her mouth.
and injustice shuts her mouth.
So the poor have hope,
and injustice shuts its mouth.
and injustice shuts its mouth.
“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 wounds, but he binds up;
he shatters, but his hands heal.
he shatters, but his hands heal.
For he wounds, but he also binds up;
he injures, but his hands also heal.
he injures, but his hands also heal.
From six calamities he will rescue you;
in seven no harm will touch you.
in seven no harm will touch you.
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.
In famine he will deliver you from death,
and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
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.
You will be protected from the lash of the tongue,
and need not fear when destruction comes.
and need not fear when destruction comes.
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.
You will laugh at destruction and famine,
and need not fear the wild animals.
and need not fear the wild animals.
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.
For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field,
and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
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.
You will know that your tent is secure;
you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.
you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.
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.
You will know that your children will be many,
and your descendants like the grass of the earth.
and your descendants like the grass of the earth.
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.
You will come to the grave in full vigor,
like sheaves gathered in season.
like sheaves gathered in season.