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¹ "Job, call out if you want, and see if anyone answers!
    But to which of the angels will you turn?
² A fool's anger will kill him.
    His jealousy will destroy him.
³ I saw a fool who thought he was safe,
    but suddenly he died.^[a]
4 There was no one to help his children.
    No one defended them in court.
⁵ Hungry people ate all his crops,
    even the grain growing among the thorns,
    and greedy people took all he had.
⁶ Bad times don't come up from the dirt.
    Trouble does not grow from the ground.
⁷ But people are born to have trouble,
    as surely as sparks rise from a fire.
⁸ If I were you, I would turn to God
    and tell him about my problems.
⁹ People cannot understand the wonderful things God does.
    His miracles are too many to count.
¹⁰ He sends rain all over the earth
    and waters the fields.
¹¹ He raises up the humble
    and makes sad people happy.
¹² He spoils the plans of even the smartest people
    so that they will not succeed.
¹³ He catches those who think they are wise in their own clever traps
    and brings to an end their evil plans.
¹⁴ Daylight will be like darkness for them.
    Even at noon they will have to feel their way as in the dark.
¹⁵ God saves the poor from the hurtful words of the wicked.
    He saves them from those who are powerful.
¹⁶ So the poor have hope;
    God shuts the mouths of those who would cause them harm.

¹⁷ "You are fortunate when God corrects you.
    So don't complain when God All-Powerful punishes you.
¹⁸ God might injure you, but he will bandage those wounds.
    He might hurt you, but his hands also heal.
¹⁹ He will save you again and again.
    No evil will harm you.^[b]
20 God will save you from death
    when there is famine.
He will protect you from the sword
    when there is war.
²¹ People might say bad things about you with their sharp tongues.
    But God will protect you.
    You will not be afraid when bad things happen!
²² You will laugh at destruction and famine.
    You will not be afraid of wild animals!
²³ It is as if you have a peace treaty
    with the wild animals and the rocks in the field.
²⁴ You will live in peace because your tent is safe.
    You will count your property and find nothing missing.
²⁵ You will have many children.
    They will be as many as the blades of grass on the earth.
²⁶ You will be like the wheat that grows until harvest time.
    Yes, you will live to a ripe old age.

²⁷ "We have studied this and know it is true.
    So listen to us, and learn for yourself."