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Job 5 Verses
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"Call for help, Job, if you think anyone will answer! To which of the holy angels will you turn? |
2
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The hot temper of a fool eventually kills him, the jealous anger of a simpleton does her in. |
3
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I've seen it myself--seen fools putting down roots, and then, suddenly, their houses are cursed. |
4
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Their children out in the cold, abused and exploited, with no one to stick up for them. |
5
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Hungry people off the street plunder their harvests, cleaning them out completely, taking thorns and all, insatiable for everything they have. |
6
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Don't blame fate when things go wrong-- trouble doesn't come from nowhere. |
7
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It's human! Mortals are born and bred for trouble, as certainly as sparks fly upward. |
8
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"If I were in your shoes, I'd go straight to God, I'd throw myself on the mercy of God. |
9
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After all, he's famous for great and unexpected acts; there's no end to his surprises. |
10
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He gives rain, for instance, across the wide earth, sends water to irrigate the fields. |
11
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He raises up the down-and-out, gives firm footing to those sinking in grief. |
12
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He aborts the schemes of conniving crooks, so that none of their plots come to term. |
13
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He catches the know-it-alls in their conspiracies-- all that intricate intrigue swept out with the trash! |
14
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Suddenly they're disoriented, plunged into darkness; they can't see to put one foot in front of the other. |
15
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But the downtrodden are saved by God, saved from the murderous plots, saved from the iron fist. |
16
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And so the poor continue to hope, while injustice is bound and gagged. |
17
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"So, what a blessing when God steps in and corrects you! Mind you, don't despise the discipline of Almighty God! |
18
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True, he wounds, but he also dresses the wound; the same hand that hurts you, heals you. |
19
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From one disaster after another he delivers you; no matter what the calamity, the evil can't touch you-- |
20
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"In famine, he'll keep you from starving, in war, from being gutted by the sword. |
21
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You'll be protected from vicious gossip and live fearless through any catastrophe. |
22
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You'll shrug off disaster and famine, and stroll fearlessly among wild animals. |
23
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You'll be on good terms with rocks and mountains; wild animals will become your good friends. |
24
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You'll know that your place on earth is safe, you'll look over your goods and find nothing amiss. |
25
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You'll see your children grow up, your family lovely and lissome as orchard grass. |
26
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You'll arrive at your grave ripe with many good years, like sheaves of golden grain at harvest. |
27
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"Yes, this is the way things are--my word of honor! Take it to heart and you won't go wrong." |