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# Chapter 5
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1. Call out! Will anyone answer you?
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1 Call out! Will anyone answer you?
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Which of the holy ones will you turn to?
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2. For anger kills a fool,
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2 For anger kills a fool,
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and jealousy slays the gullible.
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3. I have seen a fool taking root,
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3 I have seen a fool taking root,
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but I immediately pronounced a curse on his home.
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4. His children are far from safety.
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4 His children are far from safety.
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They are crushed at the city gate,
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with no one to rescue them.
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5. The hungry consume his harvest,
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5 The hungry consume his harvest,
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even taking it out of the thorns.
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The thirsty pant for his children's wealth.
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6. For distress does not grow out of the soil,
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The thirsty pant for his children’s wealth.
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6 For distress does not grow out of the soil,
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and trouble does not sprout from the ground.
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7. But humans are born for trouble
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7 But humans are born for trouble
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as surely as sparks fly upward.
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8. However, if I were you, I would appeal to God
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8 However, if I were you, I would appeal to God
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and would present my case to him.
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9. He does great and unsearchable things,
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9 He does great and unsearchable things,
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wonders without number.
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10. He gives rain to the earth
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10 He gives rain to the earth
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and sends water to the fields.
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11. He sets the lowly on high,
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11 He sets the lowly on high,
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and mourners are lifted to safety.
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12. He frustrates the schemes of the crafty
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12 He frustrates the schemes of the crafty
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so that they achieve no success.
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13. He traps the wise in their craftiness
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13 He traps the wise in their craftiness
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so that the plans of the deceptive
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are quickly brought to an end.
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14. They encounter darkness by day,
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14 They encounter darkness by day,
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and they grope at noon
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as if it were night.
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15. He saves the needy from their sharp words
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15 He saves the needy from their sharp words
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and from the clutches of the powerful.
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16. So the poor have hope,
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16 So the poor have hope,
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and injustice shuts its mouth.
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17. See how happy is the person whom God corrects;
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17 See how happy is the person whom God corrects;
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so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.
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18. For he wounds but he also bandages;
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18 For he wounds but he also bandages;
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he strikes, but his hands also heal.
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19. He will rescue you from six calamities;
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19 He will rescue you from six calamities;
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no harm will touch you in seven.
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20. In famine he will redeem you from death,
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20 In famine he will redeem you from death,
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and in battle, from the power of the sword.
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21. You will be safe from slander
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21 You will be safe from slander
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and not fear destruction when it comes.
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22. You will laugh at destruction and hunger
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and not fear the land's wild creatures.
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23. For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field,
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22 You will laugh at destruction and hunger
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and not fear the land’s wild creatures.
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23 For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field,
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and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
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24. You will know that your tent is secure,
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24 You will know that your tent is secure,
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and nothing will be missing when you inspect your home.
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25. You will also know that your offspring will be many
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25 You will also know that your offspring will be many
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and your descendants like the grass of the earth.
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26. You will approach the grave in full vigor,
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26 You will approach the grave in full vigor,
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as a stack of sheaves is gathered in its season.
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27. We have investigated this, and it is true!
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Hear it and understand it for yourself.
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27 We have investigated this, and it is true!
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Hear it and understand it for yourself.
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