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5:1  Call out! Is there anyone there to answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
5:2  It’s true, the fool is killed by resentment, and the gullible are put to death by jealousy.
5:3  I myself have seen a fool putting down roots, but immediately I pronounced a curse on his home.
5:4  His children are far from safety. They are crushed at the city gate without a defender.
5:5  His harvest is eaten by the hungry, who snatch it away, even from among the thorns, and the thirsty swallow his children’s wealth.
5:6  Disaster does not just spring up from the dust, nor does trouble sprout from the soil.
5:7  No, mankind is born for trouble as surely as flames fly upward.
5:8  But I want to appeal to God. I want to present my case to him.
5:9  He does great things that are beyond investigation, and miracles that are too many to be counted.
5:10  He provides rain for the earth. He waters the fields in the countryside.
5:11  He raises the lowly to the heights, and he lifts those who mourn to safety.
5:12  He foils the plots of clever schemers, so that their hands achieve no success.
5:13  He traps the wise in their schemes, and the plans of the devious come to a swift end.
5:14  By day they encounter darkness, and at noon they grope around as if it were night.
5:15  He saves the poor from mouths that cut like a sword and from the hand of the strong.
5:16  He does this so that the helpless will have hope, and injustice will shut its mouth.
5:17  Consider this: How blessed is the man whom God corrects! Do not reject the discipline of the Almighty!
5:18  For though he may inflict wounds, he also bandages them. Though he may strike, his hands also heal.
5:19  From six calamities he will rescue you. In seven no harm will touch you.
5:20  In famine he will redeem you from death, and in battle he will redeem you from the power of the sword.
5:21  You will be hidden from the lash of the tongue, and you will not be afraid of devastation when it comes.
5:22  You will laugh at devastation and hunger. You will not be afraid of the wild animals of the countryside,
5:23  because there will be a covenant between you and the stones in the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
5:24  You will know that your tent is secure, and when you inspect your property, you will find nothing missing.
5:25  You will know that your offspring will be many, and your descendants will be like grass from the earth.
5:26  You will come to the grave at a ripe old age, like a stack of sheaves that is gathered in season.
5:27  Consider this: We have investigated this carefully, and it is true! Pay close attention and apply it to yourself!