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5:1 "Call now, is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn? 5:2 "For vexation slays the foolish man, And anger kills the simple. 5:3 "I have seen the foolish taking root, And I cursed his abode immediately. 5:4 "His sons are far from safety, They are even oppressed in the gate, Neither is there a deliverer. 5:5 "His harvest the hungry devour, And take it to a [place of] thorns; And the schemer is eager for their wealth. 5:6 "For affliction does not come from the dust, Neither does trouble sprout from the ground, 5:7 For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward. 5:8 "But as for me, I would seek God, And I would place my cause before God; 5:9 Who does great and unsearchable things, Wonders without number. 5:10 "He gives rain on the earth, And sends water on the fields, 5:11 So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety. 5:12 "He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success. 5:13 "He captures the wise by their own shrewdness And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted. 5:14 "By day they meet with darkness, And grope at noon as in the night. 5:15 "But He saves from the sword of their mouth, And the poor from the hand of the mighty. 5:16 "So the helpless has hope, And unrighteousness must shut its mouth. 5:17 "Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves, So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. 5:18 "For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands [also] heal. 5:19 "From six troubles He will deliver you, Even in seven evil will not touch you. 5:20 "In famine He will redeem you from death, And in war from the power of the sword. 5:21 "You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, Neither will you be afraid of violence when it comes. 5:22 "You will laugh at violence and famine, Neither will you be afraid of wild beasts. 5:23 "For you will be in league with the stones of the field; And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you. 5:24 "And you will know that your tent is secure, For you will visit your abode and fear no loss. 5:25 "You will know also that your descendants will be many, And your offspring as the grass of the earth. 5:26 "You will come to the grave in full vigor, Like the stacking of grain in its season. 5:27 "Behold this, we have investigated it, thus it is; Hear it, and know for yourself."