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5:1  Job, call out for help and see if an angel comes!
5:2  Envy and jealousy will kill a stupid fool.
5:3  I have seen fools take root. But God sends a curse, suddenly uprooting them
5:4  and leaving their children helpless in court.
5:5  Then hungry and greedy people gobble up their crops and grab their wealth.
5:6  Our suffering isn't caused by the failure of crops;
5:7  it's all part of life, like sparks shooting skyward.
5:8  Job, if I were you, I would ask God for help.
5:9  His miracles are marvelous, more than we can count.
5:10  God sends showers on earth and waters the fields.
5:11  He protects the sorrowful and lifts up those who have been disgraced. *
5:12  God swiftly traps the wicked
5:13  in their own evil schemes, and their wisdom fails.
5:14  Darkness is their only companion, hiding their path at noon.
5:15  God rescues the needy from the words of the wicked and the fist of the mighty.
5:16  The poor are filled with hope, and injustice is silenced.
5:17  Consider yourself fortunate if God All-Powerful chooses to correct you.
5:18  He may cause injury and pain, but he will bandage and heal your cuts and bruises.
5:19  God will protect you from harm, no matter how often trouble may strike.
5:20  In times of war and famine, God will keep you safe.
5:21  You will be sheltered, without fear of hurtful words or any other weapon.
5:22  You will laugh at the threat of destruction and famine. And you won't be afraid of wild animals—
5:23  they will no longer be fierce, and your rocky fields will become friendly.
5:24  Your home will be secure, and your sheep will be safe.
5:25  You will have more descendants than there are blades of grass on the face of the earth.
5:26  You will live a very long life, and your body will be strong until the day you die.
5:27  Our experience has proven these things to be true, so listen and learn.