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class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New American Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/nasb/job/5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" title="NASB 1995">►► </a></td></tr></table></div><p class="hdg">God Is Just</p><CC><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>“Call<MH7121> now<MH4994>, is<MH3426> there<MH3426> anyone who will answer<MH6030a> you? <t><p class="indent1">And to which<MH4310> of the holy<MH6918> ones<MH6918> will you turn<MH6437>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“For irritation<MH7068> kills<MH2026> the fool<MH191>, <t><p class="indent1">And jealousy<MH7068> brings<MH4191> death<MH4191> to the simple<MH6601b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“I have seen<MH7200> the fool<MH191> taking<MH8327> root<MH8327>, <t><p class="indent1">And I cursed<MH6895> his home<MH5116a> immediately<MH6597>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“His sons<MH1121> are<MH7368> far<MH7368> from safety<MH3468>, <t><p class="indent1">They are also <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>oppressed<MH1792> at the gate<MH8179>, <t><p class="indent1">And there<MH369> is<MH369> no<MH369> one<MH5337> to<MH5337> save<MH5337> <i>them.</i> <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>The hungry<MH7457> devour<MH398> his harvest<MH7105a> <t><p class="indent1">And take<MH3947> it to a <i>place of</i> thorns<MH6791>, <t><p class="indent1">And the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>schemer<MH6782> is eager<MH7602a> for their wealth<MH2428>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“For disaster<MH205> does not come<MH3318> from the dust<MH6083>, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH3808> does trouble<MH5999> sprout<MH6779> from the ground<MH127>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For man<MH120> is born<MH3205> for trouble<MH5999>, <t><p class="indent1">As sparks<MH1121, 7565> fly<MH5774a> upward<MH1361b>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“But as for me, I would seek<MH1875> God<MH410>, <t><p class="indent1">And I would make<MH7760> my plea<MH1700> before<MH413> God<MH430>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Who does<MH6213a> great<MH1419> and unsearchable<MH369, 2714> things<MH2714>, <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>Wonders<MH6381> without<MH5704, 369> number<MH4557>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“He gives<MH5414> rain<MH4306> on the earth<MH776>, <t><p class="indent1">And sends<MH7971> water<MH4325> on the fields<MH2351>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>So that He sets<MH7760> on high<MH4791> those who are lowly<MH8217>, <t><p class="indent1">And those who mourn<MH6937> are lifted<MH7682> to safety<MH3468>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“He frustrates<MH6565a> the schemes<MH4284> of the shrewd<MH6175>, <t><p class="indent1">So that their hands<MH3027> cannot<MH3808> attain<MH6213a> success<MH8454>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“He captures<MH3920> the wise<MH2450> by their own cleverness<MH6193>, <t><p class="indent1">And the advice<MH6098> of the cunning<MH6617> is quickly<MH4116> thwarted<MH4116>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“By day<MH3119> they meet<MH6298> with darkness<MH2822>, <t><p class="indent1">And grope<MH4959> at noon<MH6672a> as in the night<MH3915>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“But He saves<MH3467> from the sword<MH2719> of their mouth<MH6310>, <t><p class="indent1">And the poor<MH34> from the hand<MH3027> of the strong<MH2389>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“So the helpless<MH1800b> has<MH1961> hope<MH8615b>, <t><p class="indent1">And injustice<MH5767b> has shut<MH7092> its mouth<MH6310>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“Behold<MH2009>, happy<MH835> is the person<MH582> whom God<MH433> disciplines<MH3198>, <t><p class="indent1">So do not reject<MH3988a> the discipline<MH4148> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>the Almighty<MH7706b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“For He inflicts<MH3510> pain<MH3510>, and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>gives<MH2280> relief<MH2280>; <t><p class="indent1">He wounds<MH4272>, but His hands<MH3027> <i>also</i> heal<MH7495>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“In six<MH8337a> troubles<MH6869a> He will save<MH5337> you; <t><p class="indent1">Even in seven<MH7651>, evil<MH7451b> will not touch<MH5060> you. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“In famine<MH7458> He will redeem<MH6299> you from death<MH4194>, <t><p class="indent1">And in war<MH4421>, from the power<MH3027> of the sword<MH2719>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“You will be hidden<MH2244> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>from the scourge<MH7752> of the tongue<MH3956>, <t><p class="indent1">And you will not be<MH3372a> afraid<MH3372a> of violence<MH7701> when<MH3588> it comes<MH935>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“You will laugh<MH7832> at violence<MH7701> and hunger<MH3720>, <t><p class="indent1">And you will not be<MH3372a> afraid<MH3372a> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>wild<MH776> animals<MH2421b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“For you will be in league<MH1285> with the stones<MH68> of the field<MH7704>, <t><p class="indent1">And the animals<MH2421b> of the field<MH7704> will be at peace<MH7999b> with you. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>“You will know<MH3045> that your tent<MH168> is secure<MH7965>, <t><p class="indent1">For you will visit<MH6485> your home<MH5116a> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>have<MH2398> nothing<MH3808> missing<MH2398>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>“You will also know<MH3045> that your <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>descendants<MH2233> will be many<MH7227a>, <t><p class="indent1">And your offspring<MH6631> as the grass<MH6212a> of the earth<MH776>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>“You will come<MH935> to the grave<MH6913> at a ripe<MH3624> age<MH3624>, <t><p class="indent1">Like the stacking<MH5927> of grain<MH1430a> in its season<MH6256>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/5-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>“Behold<MH2009> this<MH2088>; we have investigated<MH2713> it, <i>and</i> so<MH3651> it is. <t><p class="indent1">Hear<MH8085> it, and know<MH3045> for yourself.”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>crushed</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>Whose harvest the hungry devour</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Ancient versions <i>thirsty</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Or <i>Miracles</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Heb <i>Shaddai,</i> and so throughout ch 6<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Lit <i>binds</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Lit <i>at</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Lit <i>animals of the earth</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> Lit <i>not miss</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">25</span> Lit <i>seed</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div 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