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| 1. | Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? | "Call now; is there any who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn? | Give now a cry for help; is there anyone who will give you an answer? and to which of the holy ones will you make your prayer? | ||
| 2. | For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. | For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple. | For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion. | ||
| 3. | I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. | I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation. | I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly the curse came on his house. | ||
| 4. | His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. | His children are far from safety. They are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them, | Now his children have no safe place, and they are crushed before the judges, for no one takes up their cause. | ||
| 5. | Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. | whose harvest the hungry eats up, and take it even out of the thorns. The snare gapes for their substance. | Their produce is taken by him who has no food, and their grain goes to the poor, and he who is in need of water gets it from their spring. | ||
| 6. | Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; | For affliction doesn't come forth from the dust, neither does trouble spring out of the ground; | For evil does not come out of the dust, or trouble out of the earth; | ||
| 7. | Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. | but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward. | But trouble is man's fate from birth, as the flames go up from the fire. | ||
| 8. | I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: | "But as for me, I would seek God. I would commit my cause to God, | But as for me, I would make my prayer to God, and I would put my cause before him: | ||
| 9. | Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: | who does great things that can't be fathomed, marvelous things without number; | Who does great things outside our knowledge, wonders without number: | ||
| 10. | Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: | who gives rain on the earth, and sends waters on the fields; | Who gives rain on the earth, and sends water on the fields: | ||
| 11. | To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. | so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety. | Lifting up those who are low, and putting the sad in a safe place; | ||
| 12. | He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. | He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands can't perform their enterprise. | Who makes the designs of the wise go wrong, so that they are unable to give effect to their purposes. | ||
| 13. | He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. | He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong. | He takes the wise in their secret designs, and the purposes of the twisted are cut off suddenly. | ||
| 14. | They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope in the noonday as in the night. | They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope at noonday as in the night. | In the daytime it becomes dark for them, and in the sunlight they go feeling about as if it was night. | ||
| 15. | But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. | But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty. | But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong. | ||
| 16. | So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. | So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth. | So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped. | ||
| 17. | Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: | "Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty. | Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all. | ||
| 18. | For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. | For he wounds, and binds up. He injures, and his hands make whole. | For after his punishment he gives comfort, and after wounding, his hands make you well. | ||
| 19. | He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. | He will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven there shall no evil touch you. | He will keep you safe from six troubles, and in seven no evil will come near you. | ||
| 20. | In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. | In famine he will redeem you from death; in war, from the power of the sword. | When there is need of food he will keep you from death, and in war from the power of the sword. | ||
| 21. | Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. | You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither shall you be afraid of destruction when it comes. | He will keep you safe from the evil tongue; and you will have no fear of wasting when it comes. | ||
| 22. | At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. | At destruction and famine you shall laugh, neither shall you be afraid of the animals of the earth. | You will make sport of destruction and need, and will have no fear of the beasts of the earth. | ||
| 23. | For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. | For you shall be in league with the stones of the field. The animals of the field shall be at peace with you. | For you will be in agreement with the stones of the earth, and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you. | ||
| 24. | And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin. | You shall know that your tent is in peace. You shall visit your fold, and shall miss nothing. | And you will be certain that your tent is at peace, and after looking over your property you will see that nothing is gone. | ||
| 25. | Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth. | You shall know also that your seed shall be great, Your offspring as the grass of the earth. | You will be certain that your seed will be great, and your offspring like the plants of the earth. | ||
| 26. | Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season. | You shall come to your grave in a full age, like a shock of grain comes in its season. | You will come to your last resting-place in full strength, as the grain is taken up to the crushing-floor in its time. | ||
| 27. | Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good. | Look this, we have searched it, so it is. Hear it, and know it for your good." | See, we have made search with care, and it is so; it has come to our ears; see that you take note of it for yourself. | ||