5:1 'Call if you will, but who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 1 , 'Call if you will, but who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
5:2 Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 2 , Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
5:3 I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 3 , I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
5:4 His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 4 , His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
5:5 The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 5 , The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
5:6 For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 6 , For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground.
5:7 Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 7 , Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
5:8 'But if it were I, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 8 , 'But if it were I, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.
5:9 He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 9 , He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.
5:10 He bestows rain on the earth; he sends water upon the countryside.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 10 , He bestows rain on the earth; he sends water upon the countryside.
5:11 The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 11 , The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
5:12 He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 12 , He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.
5:13 He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 13 , He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.
5:14 Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; at noon they grope as in the night.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 14 , Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; at noon they grope as in the night.
5:15 He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 15 , He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
5:16 So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 16 , So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
5:17 'Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 17 , 'Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
5:18 For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 18 , For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.
5:19 From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will befall you.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 19 , From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will befall you.
5:20 In famine he will ransom you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 20 , In famine he will ransom you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
5:21 You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 21 , You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes.
5:22 You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 22 , You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
5:23 For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 23 , For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
5:24 You will know that your tent is secure; you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 24 , You will know that your tent is secure; you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.
5:25 You will know that your children will be many, and your descendants like the grass of the earth.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 25 , You will know that your children will be many, and your descendants like the grass of the earth.
5:26 You will come to the grave in full vigor, like sheaves gathered in season.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 26 , You will come to the grave in full vigor, like sheaves gathered in season.
5:27 'We have examined this, and it is true. So hear it and apply it to yourself.'
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 27 , 'We have examined this, and it is true. So hear it and apply it to yourself.'
