5:1 Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
5:1 "Call out now; Is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?

5:2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
5:2 For wrath kills a foolish man, And envy slays a simple one.

5:3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
5:3 I have seen the foolish taking root, But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.

5:4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither [is there] any to deliver [them].
5:4 His sons are far from safety, They are crushed in the gate, And there is no deliverer.

5:5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
5:5 Because the hungry eat up his harvest, Taking it even from the thorns, And a snare snatches their substance.

5:6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
5:6 For affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble spring from the ground;

5:7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
5:7 Yet man is born to trouble, As the sparks fly upward.

5:8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
5:8 "But as for me, I would seek God, And to God I would commit my cause--

5:9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
5:9 Who does great things, and unsearchable, Marvelous things without number.

5:10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
5:10 He gives rain on the earth, And sends waters on the fields.

5:11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
5:11 He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.

5:12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform [their] enterprise.
5:12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.

5:13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
5:13 He catches the wise in their own craftiness, And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.

5:14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
5:14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, And grope at noontime as in the night.

5:15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
5:15 But He saves the needy from the sword, From the mouth of the mighty, And from their hand.

5:16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
5:16 So the poor have hope, And injustice shuts her mouth.

5:17 Behold, happy [is] the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
5:17 "Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.

5:18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
5:18 For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole.

5:19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
5:19 He shall deliver you in six troubles, Yes, in seven no evil shall touch you.

5:20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
5:20 In famine He shall redeem you from death, And in war from the power of the sword.

5:21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
5:21 You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.

5:22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
5:22 You shall laugh at destruction and famine, And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

5:23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
5:23 For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field, And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.

5:24 And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle [shall be] in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
5:24 You shall know that your tent is in peace; You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss.

5:25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed [shall be] great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
5:25 You shall also know that your descendants shall be many, And your offspring like the grass of the earth.

5:26 Thou shalt come to [thy] grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
5:26 You shall come to the grave at a full age, As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season.

5:27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it [is]; hear it, and know thou [it] for thy good.
5:27 Behold, this we have searched out; It is true. Hear it, and know for yourself."