Job 5

¹ "Call now! is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones shall you face? ² Indeed vexation shall kill the foolish man, And jealousy shall put the simple one to death. ³ I myself have seen the foolish man taking root, And I reviled his homestead suddenly. ⁴ May his sons go far from safety, And may they be crushed in the gate when there is no rescuer. ⁵ His harvest, the hungry one shall eat, And he shall take it away to secluded places; Those thirsting will gasp for their estate. ⁶ For lawlessness does not come forth from the soil, And from the ground, misery does not sprout, ⁷ But humanity is born to misery, Even as sparks of burning coal shoot aloft to fly. ⁸ Howbeit, as for me, I inquire of El, And before Elohim do I place my cause, ⁹ Doer of great deeds, of which there is no fathoming, Marvelous works of which there is no enumeration, ¹⁰ Who is giving rain on the surface of the earth And sending waters over the surface of the open places. ¹¹ In order to set the lowly on high, And so the somber may become impregnable in safety, ¹² He is annulling the devisings of the crafty, So that their hands may not achieve prosperity, ¹³ Seizing the wise in their craftiness, So that their cunning counsel is carried headlong. ¹⁴ By day they encounter darkness, And as in the night, they grope at noon. ¹⁵ He saves the deserted from their mouth And the needy from the hand of the unyielding. ¹⁶ Hence there comes to be expectation for the poor, And iniquity, it shuts its mouth. ¹⁷ Behold, happy is the mortal whom Eloah corrects; Thus you must not reject the admonition of Him Who Suffices. ¹⁸ For He Himself causes pain, and He shall bind up; He stabs, and His hands, they shall heal. ¹⁹ In six distresses He shall rescue you, And in seven, evil shall not touch you. ²⁰ In famine, He will ransom you from death, And in battle from the hands of the sword. ²¹ From scourge of tongue shall you be hidden, And you shall not fear devastation when it comes. ²² Devastation and starvation shall you ridicule, And you shall certainly not fear the wild animal of the earth. ²³ For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, And the wild animal of the field will be at peace with you. ²⁴ You will know that your tent lies in peace, And you will check over your homestead and shall not miss anything. ²⁵ You will know also that your seed will be abundant, And your offspring like the herbage of the earth. ²⁶ You shall come to the tomb in mature age, Like a shock of grain that ascends in its season. ²⁷ Behold this, we have investigated it; it is so; Do hear it; and you, get to know it for yourself."