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| [1]Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn? |
[1]Call now, if any will answer thee, and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? |
| [2]For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. |
[2]Doubtless anger killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the idiot. |
| [3]I have seen the foolish taking root; but suddenly I beheld his habitation cursed. |
[3]I have seen the foolish well rooted, and suddenly I cursed his habitation, saying, |
| [4]His children are far from safety, and are crushed in the gate, with none to deliver them. |
[4]His children shall be far from salvation, and they shall be destroyed in the gate, and none shall deliver them. |
| [5]Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the snare gapeth for their substance. |
[5]The hungry shall eat up his harvest: yea, they shall take it from among the thorns, and the thirsty shall drink up their substance. |
| [6]For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; |
[6]For misery cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth affliction spring out of the earth. |
| [7]But man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. |
[7]But man is born unto travail, as the sparks fly upward. |
| [8]But as for me, I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause; |
[8]But I would inquire at God, and turn my talk unto God: |
| [9]Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number; |
[9]Which doth great things and unsearchable , and marvelous things without number. |
| [10]Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields; |
[10]He giveth rain upon the earth, and poureth water upon the streets, |
| [11]So that He setteth up on high those that are low, and those that mourn are exalted to safety. |
[11]And setteth up on high them that be low, that the sorrowful may be exalted to salvation. |
| [12]He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands can perform nothing substantial. |
[12]He scattereth the devices of the crafty: so that their hands cannot accomplish that which they do enterprise. |
| [13]He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong. |
[13]He taketh the wise in their craftiness, and the counsel of the wicked is made foolish. |
| [14]They meet with darkness in the day-time, and grope at noonday as in the night. |
[14]They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope at noonday, as in the night. |
| [15]But He saveth from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty. |
[15]But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the violent man, |
| [16]So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. |
[16]So that the poor hath his hope, but iniquity shall stop her mouth. |
| [17]Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty. |
[17]Behold, blessed is the man whom God correcteth: therefore refuse not thou the chastising of the Almighty. |
| [18]For He maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and His hands make whole. |
[18]For he maketh the wound, and bindeth it up: he smiteth, and his hands make whole. |
| [19]He will deliver thee in six troubles; yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. |
[19]He shall deliver thee in six troubles, and in the seventh the evil shall not touch thee. |
| [20]In famine He will redeem thee from death; and in war from the power of the sword. |
[20]In famine he shall deliver thee from death: and in battle from the power of the sword. |
| [21]Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. |
[21]Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue, and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it cometh. |
| [22]At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh; neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. |
[22]But thou shalt laugh at destruction and dearth, and shalt not be afraid of the beast of the earth. |
| [23]For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. |
[23]For the stones of the field shall be in league with thee, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. |
| [24]And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt miss nothing. |
[24]And thou shalt know, that peace shall be in thy tabernacle, and thou shalt visit thine habitation, and shalt not sin. |
| [25]Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth. |
[25]Thou shalt perceive also, that thy seed shall be great, and thy posterity as the grass of the earth. |
| [26]Thou shalt come to thy grave in a ripe age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in its season. |
[26]Thou shalt go to thy grave in a full age, as a rick of corn cometh in due season into the barn. |
| [27]Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good. |
[27]Lo, thus have we inquired of it, and so it is: hear this and know it for thyself. |