60 lines
2.3 KiB
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60 lines
2.3 KiB
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# Chapter 5
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1 “Call out now;
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Is there anyone who will answer you?
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And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
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2 For wrath kills a foolish man,
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And envy slays a simple one.
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3 I have seen the foolish taking root,
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But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.
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4 His sons are far from safety,
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They are crushed in the gate,
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And there is no deliverer.
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5 Because the hungry eat up his harvest,
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Taking it even from the thorns,
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And a snare snatches their substance.
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6 For affliction does not come from the dust,
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Nor does trouble spring from the ground;
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7 Yet man is born to trouble,
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As the sparks fly upward.
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8 “But as for me, I would seek God,
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And to God I would 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 cannot carry out their plans.
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13 He catches the wise in their own craftiness,
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And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.
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14 They meet with darkness in the daytime,
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And grope at noontime as in the night.
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15 But He saves the needy from the sword,
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From the mouth of the mighty,
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And from their hand.
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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, happy is the man whom God corrects;
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Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
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18 For He bruises, but He binds up;
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He wounds, but His hands make whole.
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19 He shall deliver you in six troubles,
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Yes, in seven no evil shall touch you.
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20 In famine He shall 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 scourge of the tongue,
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And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.
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22 You shall laugh at destruction and famine,
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And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
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23 For you shall have a covenant 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 in peace;
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You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss.
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25 You shall also know that your descendants shall be many,
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And your offspring like the grass of the earth.
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26 You shall come to the grave at a full age,
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As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season.
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27 Behold, this we have searched out;
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It is true.
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Hear it, and know for yourself.” |