Eliphaz: Job Is Chastened by God
1 “Call out now;
Is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
1 “Call out now;
Is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
2 For wrath kills a foolish man,
And envy slays a simple one.
And envy slays a simple one.
3 I have seen the foolish taking root,
But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.
But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.
5 Because the hungry eat up his harvest,
[a]Taking it even from the thorns,
[b]And a snare snatches their [c]substance.
[a]Taking it even from the thorns,
[b]And a snare snatches their [c]substance.
6 For affliction does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble spring from the ground;
Nor does trouble spring from the ground;
8 “But as for me, I would seek God,
And to God I would commit my cause —
And to God I would commit my cause —
9 Who does great things, and unsearchable,
Marvelous things without number.
Marvelous things without number.
10 He gives rain on the earth,
And sends waters on the fields.
And sends waters on the fields.
11 He sets on high those who are lowly,
And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12 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.
13 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.
14 They meet with darkness in the daytime,
And grope at noontime as in the night.
And grope at noontime as in the night.
16 So the poor have hope,
And injustice shuts her mouth.
And injustice shuts her mouth.
17 “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.
18 For He bruises, but He binds up;
He wounds, but His hands make whole.
He wounds, but His hands make whole.
19 He shall deliver you in six troubles,
Yes, in seven no evil shall touch you.
Yes, in seven no evil shall touch you.
21 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.
22 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.
23 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.
24 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.
25 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.
26 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.
Job, 5 chapter