1 C allH7121 now; isH3426 there any that will answerH6030 thee? And to which of the holyH6918 ones wilt thou turn?H6437
2 For vexationH3708 killethH2026 the foolish man,H191 And jealousyH7068 slayethH4191 the silly one.H6601
3 I have seenH7200 the foolishH191 taking root:H8327 But suddenlyH6597 I cursedH5344 his habitation.H5116
4 His childrenH1121 are farH7368 from safety,H3468 And they are crushedH1792 in the gate,H8179 Neither is there any to deliverH5337 them:
5 Whose harvestH7105 the hungryH7457 eateth up,H398 And takethH3947 it even outH413 of the thorns;H6791 And the snareH6782 gapethH7602 for their substance.H2428
6 For afflictionH205 cometh not forthH3318 from the dust,H6083 Neither doth troubleH5999 spring outH6779 of the ground;H127
7 But manH120 is bornH3205 unto trouble,H5999 As the sparksH1121 flyH5774 upward.H1361
8 But as for me, I would seekH199 unto God,H410 And unto GodH430 would I commitH7760 my cause;H1700
9 Who doethH6213 great thingsH1419 and unsearchable,H369 Marvellous thingsH6381 without number:H4557
10 Who givethH5414 rainH4306 uponH6440 the earth,H776 And sendethH7971 watersH4325 uponH6440 the fields;H2351
11 So that he setteth upH7760 on highH4791 those that are low,H8217 And those that mournH6937 are exaltedH7682 to safety.H3468
12 He frustratethH6565 the devicesH4284 of the crafty,H6175 So that their handsH3027 cannot performH6213 their enterprise.H8454
13 He takethH3920 the wiseH2450 in their own craftiness;H6193 And the counselH6098 of the cunningH6617 is carried headlong.H4116
14 They meetH6298 with darknessH2822 in the day-time,H3119 And gropeH4959 at noondayH6672 as in the night.H3915
15 But he savethH3467 from the swordH2719 of their mouth,H6310 Even the needyH34 from the handH3027 of the mighty.H2389
16 So the poorH1800 hath hope,H8615 And iniquityH5766 stoppethH7092 her mouth.H6310
17 Behold, happyH835 is the manH582 whom GodH433 correcteth:H3198 Therefore despiseH3988 not thou the chasteningH4148 of the Almighty.H7706
18 For he maketh sore,H3510 and bindeth up;H2280 He woundeth,H4272 and his handsH3027 make whole.H7495
19 He will deliverH5337 thee in sixH8337 troubles;H6869 Yea, in sevenH7651 there shall no evilH7451 touchH5060 thee.
20 In famineH7458 he will redeemH6299 thee from death;H4194 And in warH4421 from the powerH3027 of the sword.H2719
21 Thou shalt be hidH2244 from the scourgeH7752 of the tongue;H3956 Neither shalt thou be afraidH3372 of destructionH7701 when it cometh.H935
22 At destructionH7701 and dearthH3720 thou shalt laugh;H7832 Neither shalt thou be afraidH3372 of the beastsH2416 of the earth.H776
23 For thou shalt be in leagueH1285 with the stonesH68 of the field;H7704 And the beastsH2416 of the fieldH7704 shall be at peaceH7999 with thee.
24 And thou shalt knowH3045 that thy tentH168 is in peace;H7965 And thou shalt visitH6485 thy fold,H5116 and shalt missH2398 nothing.
25 Thou shalt knowH3045 also that thy seedH2233 shall be great,H7227 And thine offspringH6631 as the grassH6212 of the earth.H776
26 Thou shalt comeH935 to thy graveH6913 in a full age,H3624 Like as a shock of grainH1430 cometh inH5927 in its season.H6256
27 Lo this, we have searchedH2713 it, so it is; HearH8085 it, and knowH3045 thou it for thy good.