Eliphaz Continues: God Blesses those Who Seek Him 1 DBY Call, I pray thee! Is there any that answereth thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn? BSB BSB: “Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
2 DBY For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple. BSB BSB: For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
3 DBY I myself saw the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation. BSB BSB: I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
4 DBY His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer: BSB BSB: His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
5 DBY Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh even out of the thorns; and the snare gapeth for his substance. BSB BSB: The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
6 DBY For evil cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; BSB BSB: For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.
7 DBY For man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upwards. BSB BSB: Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
8 DBY But as for me I will seek unto God, and unto God commit my cause; BSB BSB: However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
9 DBY Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number; BSB BSB: the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
10 DBY Who giveth rain on the face of the earth, and sendeth waters on the face of the fields; BSB BSB: He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.
11 DBY Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity. BSB BSB: He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.
12 DBY He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise. BSB BSB: He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
13 DBY He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong: BSB BSB: He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
14 DBY They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope at midday as in the night. BSB BSB: They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night.
15 DBY And he saveth the needy from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. BSB BSB: He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
16 DBY So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth. BSB BSB: So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
17 DBY Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty. BSB BSB: Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
18 DBY For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; he woundeth, and his hands make whole. BSB BSB: For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.
19 DBY He will deliver thee in six troubles, and in seven there shall no evil touch thee. BSB BSB: He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
20 DBY In famine he will redeem thee from death, and in war from the power of the sword. BSB BSB: In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
21 DBY Thou shalt be hidden from the scourge of the tongue; and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it cometh. BSB BSB: You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
22 DBY At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh, and of the beasts of the earth thou shalt not be afraid. BSB BSB: You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
23 DBY For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. BSB BSB: For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
24 DBY And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou wilt survey thy fold, and miss nothing. BSB BSB: You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.
25 DBY And thou shalt know that thy seed is numerous, and thine offspring as the herb of the earth. BSB BSB: You will know that your offspring will be many, your descendants like the grass of the earth.
26 DBY Thou shalt come to the grave in a ripe age, as a shock of corn is brought in in its season. BSB BSB: You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.
27 DBY Behold this, we have searched it out, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thyself. BSB BSB: Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”
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