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Eliphaz: Job Is Chastened by God
“Call out now;
Is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
“Call out now;
Is there anyone who will answer you?
And 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?
For wrath kills a foolish man,
And envy slays a simple one.
And envy slays a simple one.
“For anger slays the foolish man,
And jealousy kills the simple.
And jealousy kills the simple.
I have seen the foolish taking root,
But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.
But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.
“I have seen the foolish taking root,
And I cursed his abode immediately.
And I cursed his abode immediately.
His sons are far from safety,
They are crushed in the gate,
And there is no deliverer.
They are crushed in the gate,
And there is no deliverer.
“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.
“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 affliction does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble spring from the ground;
Nor does trouble spring 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,
For man is born for trouble,
As sparks fly upward.
As sparks fly upward.
“But as for me, I would seek God,
And to God I would commit my cause —
And to God I would commit my cause —
“But as for me, I would seek God,
And I would place my cause before God;
And I would place my cause before God;
Who does great things, and unsearchable,
Marvelous things without number.
Marvelous things without number.
Who does great and unsearchable things,
Wonders without number.
Wonders without number.
He gives rain on the earth,
And sends waters on the fields.
And sends waters on the fields.
“He gives rain on the earth
And sends water on the fields,
And sends water on the fields,
He sets on high those who are lowly,
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 frustrates the devices of the crafty,
So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.
So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.
“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 own craftiness,
And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.
And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.
“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.
They meet with darkness in the daytime,
And grope at noontime as in the night.
And grope at noontime 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.
But He saves the needy from the sword,
From the mouth of the mighty,
And from their hand.
From the mouth of the mighty,
And from their hand.
“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 her mouth.
And injustice shuts her mouth.
“So the helpless has hope,
And unrighteousness must shut its mouth.
And unrighteousness must shut its mouth.
“Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects;
Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
“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 bruises, but He binds up;
He wounds, but His hands make whole.
He wounds, but His hands make whole.
“For He inflicts pain, and gives relief;
He wounds, and His hands also heal.
He wounds, and His hands also heal.
He shall deliver you in six troubles,
Yes, in seven no evil shall touch you.
Yes, in seven no evil shall 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 redeem you from death,
And in war from the power of the sword.
And in war from the power of the sword.
You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.
And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it 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 shall laugh at destruction and famine,
And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
“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 shall have a covenant 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 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 shall know that your tent is in peace;
You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss.
You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss.
“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 shall also know that your descendants shall be many,
And your offspring like the grass of the earth.
And your offspring 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 shall come to the grave at a full age,
As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season.
As a sheaf of grain ripens in its 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.