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¹ "Call out now; Is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn? ² For wrath kills a foolish man, And envy slays a simple one. ³ I have seen the foolish taking root, But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place. ⁴ His sons are far from safety, They are crushed in the gate, And there is no deliverer. ⁵ Because the hungry eat up his harvest,Taking it even from the thorns, [fn] And a snare snatches their substance. [fn]

⁶ For affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble spring from the ground; ⁷ Yet man is born to trouble, As the sparks fly upward. ⁸ "But as for me, I would seek God, And to God I would commit my cause-- ⁹ Who does great things, and unsearchable, Marvelous things without number. ¹⁰ He gives rain on the earth, And sends waters on the fields. ¹¹ He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety. ¹² He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot carry out their plans. ¹³ He catches the wise in their own craftiness, And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them. ¹⁴ They meet with darkness in the daytime, And grope at noontime as in the night. ¹⁵ But He saves the needy from the sword, From the mouth of the mighty, And from their hand. ¹⁶ So the poor have hope, And injustice shuts her mouth.

¹⁷ "Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty. ¹⁸ For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole. ¹⁹ He shall deliver you in six troubles, Yes, in seven no evil shall touch you. ²⁰ In famine He shall redeem you from death, And in war from the power of the sword. ²¹ You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes. ²² You shall laugh at destruction and famine, And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth. ²³ For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field, And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you. ²⁴ You shall know that your tent is in peace; You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss. ²⁵ You shall also know that your descendants shall be many, And your offspring like the grass of the earth. ²⁶ You shall come to the grave at a full age, As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season. ²⁷ Behold, this we have searched out; It is true. Hear it, and know for yourself."