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87 lines
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# Chapter 5
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1. "Call now; is there anyone who will answer you?
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To which of the holy ones will you turn?
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2. Surely vexation kills the fool,
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and jealousy slays the simple.
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3. I have seen the fool taking root,
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but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
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4. His children are far from safety;
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they are crushed in the gate,
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and there is no one to deliver them.
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5. The hungry eat his harvest,
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and he takes it even out of thorns,
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and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
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6. For affliction does not come from the dust,
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nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
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7. but man is born to trouble
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as the sparks fly upward.
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8. "As for me, I would seek God,
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and to God would I commit my cause,
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9. who does great things and unsearchable,
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marvelous things without number:
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10. he gives rain on the earth
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and sends waters on the fields;
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11. he sets on high those who are lowly,
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and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
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12. He frustrates the devices of the crafty,
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so that their hands achieve no success.
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13. He catches the wise in their own craftiness,
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and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
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14. They meet with darkness in the daytime
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and grope at noonday as in the night.
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15. But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth
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and from the hand of the mighty.
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16. So the poor have hope,
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and injustice shuts her mouth.
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17. "Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves;
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therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty.
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18. For he wounds, but he binds up;
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he shatters, but his hands heal.
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19. He will deliver you from six troubles;
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in seven no evil shall touch you.
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20. In famine he will redeem you from death,
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and in war from the power of the sword.
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21. You shall be hidden from the lash of the tongue,
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and shall not fear destruction when it comes.
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22. At destruction and famine you shall laugh,
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and shall not fear the beasts of the earth.
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23. For you shall be in league with the stones of the field,
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and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
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24. You shall know that your tent is at peace,
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and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.
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25. You shall know also that your offspring shall be many,
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and your descendants as the grass of the earth.
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26. You shall come to your grave in ripe old age,
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like a sheaf gathered up in its season.
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27. Behold, this we have searched out; it is true.
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Hear, and know it for your good."
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