Job
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English: New American Standard Bible |
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Job 5 [Commentary]
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"Call now, is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
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"For anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple.
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"I have seen the foolish taking root, And I cursed his abode immediately.
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"His sons are far from safety, They are even oppressed in the gate, And there is no deliverer.
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"His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth.
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"For affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
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For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.
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"But as for me, I would seek God, And I would place my cause before God;
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Who does great and unsearchable things, Wonders without number.
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"He gives rain on the earth And sends water on the fields,
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So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
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"He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success.
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"He captures the wise by their own shrewdness, And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.
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"By day they meet with darkness, And grope at noon as in the night.
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"But He saves from the sword of their mouth, And the poor from the hand of the mighty.
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"So the helpless has hope, And unrighteousness must shut its mouth.
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"Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves, So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
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"For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal.
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"From six troubles He will deliver you, Even in seven evil will not touch you.
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"In famine He will redeem you from death, And in war from the power of the sword.
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"You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, And you will not be afraid of violence when it comes.
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"You will laugh at violence and famine, And you will not be afraid of wild beasts.
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"For you will be in league with the stones of the field, And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.
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"You will know that your tent is secure, For you will visit your abode and fear no loss.
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"You will know also that your descendants will be many, And your offspring as the grass of the earth.
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"You will come to the grave in full vigor, Like the stacking of grain in its season.
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"Behold this; we have investigated it, and so it is. Hear it, and know for yourself."
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Job 6 [Commentary] [Map]
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Then Job answered, |
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"Oh that my grief were actually weighed And laid in the balances together with my calamity!
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"For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; Therefore my words have been rash.
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"For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, Their poison my spirit drinks; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
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"Does the wild donkey bray over his grass, Or does the ox low over his fodder?
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"Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
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"My soul refuses to touch them; They are like loathsome food to me.
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"Oh that my request might come to pass, And that God would grant my longing!
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"Would that God were willing to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off!
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"But it is still my consolation, And I rejoice in unsparing pain, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
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"What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure?
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"Is my strength the strength of stones, Or is my flesh bronze?
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"Is it that my help is not within me, And that deliverance is driven from me?
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"For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty.
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"My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which vanish,
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Which are turbid because of ice And into which the snow melts.
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"When they become waterless, they are silent, When it is hot, they vanish from their place.
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"The paths of their course wind along, They go up into nothing and perish.
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"The caravans of Tema looked, The travelers of Sheba hoped for them.
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"They were disappointed for they had trusted, They came there and were confounded.
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"Indeed, you have now become such, You see a terror and are afraid.
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"Have I said, `Give me something,' Or, `Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,'
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Or, `Deliver me from the hand of the adversary,' Or, `Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants'?
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"Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have erred.
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"How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?
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"Do you intend to reprove my words, When the words of one in despair belong to the wind?
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"You would even cast lots for the orphans And barter over your friend.
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"Now please look at me, And see if I lie to your face.
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"Desist now, let there be no injustice; Even desist, my righteousness is yet in it.
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"Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern calamities?
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Job 7 [Commentary]
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"Is not man forced to labor on earth, And are not his days like the days of a hired man?
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"As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,
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So am I allotted months of vanity, And nights of trouble are appointed me.
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"When I lie down I say, `When shall I arise?' But the night continues, And I am continually tossing until dawn.
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"My flesh is clothed with worms and a crust of dirt, My skin hardens and runs.
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"My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And come to an end without hope.
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"Remember that my life is but breath; My eye will not again see good.
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"The eye of him who sees me will behold me no longer; Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be.
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"When a cloud vanishes, it is gone, So he who goes down to Sheol does not come up.
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"He will not return again to his house, Nor will his place know him anymore.
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"Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
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"Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me?
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"If I say, `My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,'
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Then You frighten me with dreams And terrify me by visions;
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So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pains.
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"I waste away; I will not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
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"What is man that You magnify him, And that You are concerned about him,
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That You examine him every morning And try him every moment?
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"Will You never turn Your gaze away from me, Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?
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"Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target, So that I am a burden to myself?
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"Why then do You not pardon my transgression And take away my iniquity? For now I will lie down in the dust; And You will seek me, but I will not be."
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