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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 kills a foolish man, And envy slays a simple one.
5:3  I have seen the foolish taking root, But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.
5:4  His sons are far from safety, They are crushed in the gate, And there is no deliverer.
5:5  Because the hungry eat up his harvest, Taking it even from the thorns, And a snare snatches their substance.
5:6  For affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble spring from the ground;
5:7  Yet man is born to trouble, As the sparks fly upward.
5:8  “But as for me, I would seek God, And to God I would commit my cause—
5:9  Who does great things, and unsearchable, Marvelous things without number.
5:10  He gives rain on the earth, And sends waters on the fields.
5:11  He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
5:12  He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.
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 at noontime as in the night.
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 have hope, And injustice shuts her mouth.
5:17  “Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
5:18  For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole.
5:19  He shall deliver you in six troubles, Yes, in seven no evil shall touch you.
5:20  In famine He shall redeem you from death, And in war from the power of the sword.
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  You shall laugh at destruction and famine, And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
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  You shall know that your tent is in peace; You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss.
5:25  You shall also know that your descendants shall be many, And your offspring like the grass of the earth.
5:26  You shall come to the grave at a full age, As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season.
5:27  Behold, this we have searched out; It is true. Hear it, and know for yourself.”