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“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?
God Is Just
“Call now, is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
“Call now, is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
Resentment kills a fool,
and envy slays the simple.
and envy slays the simple.
“For anger slays the foolish man,
And jealousy kills the simple.
And jealousy kills the simple.
I myself have seen a fool taking root,
but suddenly his house was cursed.
but suddenly his house was cursed.
“I have seen the foolish taking root,
And I cursed his abode immediately.
And I cursed his abode immediately.
His children are far from safety,
crushed in court without a defender.
crushed in court without a defender.
“His sons are far from safety,
They are even oppressed in the gate,
And there is no deliverer.
They are even oppressed in the gate,
And there is no deliverer.
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.
“His harvest the hungry devour
And take it to a place of thorns,
And the schemer is eager for their wealth.
And take it to a place of thorns,
And the schemer is eager for their wealth.
For hardship does not spring from the soil,
nor does trouble sprout from the ground.
nor does trouble sprout from the ground.
“For affliction does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
Yet man is born to trouble
as surely as sparks fly upward.
as surely as sparks fly upward.
For man is born for trouble,
As sparks fly upward.
As sparks fly upward.
“But if I were you, I would appeal to God;
I would lay my cause before him.
I would lay my cause before him.
“But as for me, I would seek God,
And I would place my cause before God;
And I would place my cause before God;
He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed,
miracles that cannot be counted.
miracles that cannot be counted.
Who does great and unsearchable things,
Wonders without number.
Wonders without number.
He provides rain for the earth;
he sends water on the countryside.
he sends water on the countryside.
“He gives rain on the earth
And sends water on the fields,
And sends water on the fields,
The lowly he sets on high,
and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
So that 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 thwarts the plans of the crafty,
so that their hands achieve no success.
so that their hands achieve no success.
“He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd,
So that their hands cannot attain success.
So that their hands cannot attain success.
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.
“He captures the wise by their own shrewdness,
And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.
And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.
Darkness comes upon them in the daytime;
at noon they grope as in the night.
at noon they grope as in the night.
“By day they meet with darkness,
And grope at noon as in the night.
And grope at noon as in the night.
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.
“But He saves from the sword of their mouth,
And the poor from the hand of the mighty.
And the poor from the hand of the mighty.
So the poor have hope,
and injustice shuts its mouth.
and injustice shuts its mouth.
“So the helpless has hope,
And unrighteousness must shut its mouth.
And unrighteousness must shut its mouth.
“Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves,
So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
For he wounds, but he also binds up;
he injures, but his hands also heal.
he injures, but his hands also heal.
“For He inflicts pain, and gives relief;
He wounds, and His hands also heal.
He wounds, and 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.
“From six troubles He will deliver you,
Even in seven evil will not touch you.
Even in seven evil will not touch you.
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.
“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.
You will be protected from the lash of the tongue,
and need not fear when destruction comes.
and need not fear when destruction comes.
“You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
And you will not be afraid of violence when it comes.
And you will not be afraid of violence when it comes.
You will laugh at destruction and famine,
and need not fear the wild animals.
and need not fear the wild animals.
“You will laugh at violence and famine,
And you will not be afraid of wild beasts.
And you will not be afraid of wild beasts.
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.
“For you will be in league with the stones of the field,
And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.
And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.
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 will know that your tent is secure,
For you will visit your abode and fear no loss.
For you will visit your abode and fear no loss.
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 will know also that your descendants will be many,
And your offspring as the grass of the earth.
And your offspring as the grass of the earth.
You will come to the grave in full vigor,
like sheaves gathered in season.
like sheaves gathered in season.
“You will come to the grave in full vigor,
Like the stacking of grain in its season.
Like the stacking of grain in its season.