5:1 'You may cry for help, but no one listens. You may turn to the angels, but they give you no help.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 1 , 'You may cry for help, but no one listens. You may turn to the angels, but they give you no help.
5:2 Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 2 , Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.
5:3 From my experience, I know that fools who turn from God may be successful for the moment, but then comes sudden disaster.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 3 , From my experience, I know that fools who turn from God may be successful for the moment, but then comes sudden disaster.
5:4 Their children are abandoned far from help, with no one to defend them.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 4 , Their children are abandoned far from help, with no one to defend them.
5:5 Their harvests are stolen, and their wealth satisfies the thirst of many others, not themselves!
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 5 , Their harvests are stolen, and their wealth satisfies the thirst of many others, not themselves!
5:6 But evil does not spring from the soil, and trouble does not sprout from the earth.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 6 , But evil does not spring from the soil, and trouble does not sprout from the earth.
5:7 People are born for trouble as predictably as sparks fly upward from a fire.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 7 , People are born for trouble as predictably as sparks fly upward from a fire.
5:8 'My advice to you is this: Go to God and present your case to him.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 8 , 'My advice to you is this: Go to God and present your case to him.
5:9 For he does great works too marvelous to understand. He performs miracles without number.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 9 , For he does great works too marvelous to understand. He performs miracles without number.
5:10 He gives rain for the earth. He sends water for the fields.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 10 , He gives rain for the earth. He sends water for the fields.
5:11 He gives prosperity to the poor and humble, and he takes sufferers to safety.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 11 , He gives prosperity to the poor and humble, and he takes sufferers to safety.
5:12 He frustrates the plans of the crafty, so their efforts will not succeed.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 12 , He frustrates the plans of the crafty, so their efforts will not succeed.
5:13 He catches those who think they are wise in their own cleverness, so that their cunning schemes are thwarted.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 13 , He catches those who think they are wise in their own cleverness, so that their cunning schemes are thwarted.
5:14 They grope in the daylight as though they were blind; they see no better in the daytime than at night.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 14 , They grope in the daylight as though they were blind; they see no better in the daytime than at night.
5:15 He rescues the poor from the cutting words of the strong. He saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 15 , He rescues the poor from the cutting words of the strong. He saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
5:16 And so at last the poor have hope, and the fangs of the wicked are broken.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 16 , And so at last the poor have hope, and the fangs of the wicked are broken.
5:17 'But consider the joy of those corrected by God! Do not despise the chastening of the Almighty when you sin.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 17 , 'But consider the joy of those corrected by God! Do not despise the chastening of the Almighty when you sin.
5:18 For though he wounds, he also bandages. He strikes, but his hands also heal.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 18 , For though he wounds, he also bandages. He strikes, but his hands also heal.
5:19 He will rescue you again and again so that no evil can touch you.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 19 , He will rescue you again and again so that no evil can touch you.
5:20 He will save you from death in time of famine, from the power of the sword in time of war.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 20 , He will save you from death in time of famine, from the power of the sword in time of war.
5:21 You will be safe from slander and will have no fear of destruction when it comes.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 21 , You will be safe from slander and will have no fear of destruction when it comes.
5:22 You will laugh at destruction and famine; wild animals will not terrify you.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 22 , You will laugh at destruction and famine; wild animals will not terrify you.
5:23 You will be at peace with the stones of the field, and its wild animals will be at peace with you.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 23 , You will be at peace with the stones of the field, and its wild animals will be at peace with you.
5:24 You will know that your home is kept safe. When you visit your pastures, nothing will be missing.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 24 , You will know that your home is kept safe. When you visit your pastures, nothing will be missing.
5:25 Your children will be many; your descendants will be as plentiful as grass!
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 25 , Your children will be many; your descendants will be as plentiful as grass!
5:26 You will live to a good old age. You will not be harvested until the proper time!
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 26 , You will live to a good old age. You will not be harvested until the proper time!
5:27 'We have found from experience that all this is true. Listen to my counsel, and apply it to yourself.'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 5 , Verse 27 , 'We have found from experience that all this is true. Listen to my counsel, and apply it to yourself.'
