• God Is Just

  • 1 “Call now, is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
  • 2 “For irritation kills the fool, And jealousy brings death to the simple.
  • 3 “I have seen the fool taking root, And I cursed his home immediately.
  • 4 “His sons are far from safety, They are also oppressed at the gate, And there is no one to save them.
  • 5 “The hungry devour his harvest And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth.
  • 6 “For disaster does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
  • 7 For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.
  • 8 “But as for me, I would seek God, And I would make my plea before God,
  • 9 Who does great and unsearchable things, Wonders without number.
  • 10 “He gives rain on the earth, And sends water on the fields,
  • 11 So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
  • 12 “He frustrates the schemes of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success.
  • 13 “He captures the wise by their own cleverness, And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.
  • 14 “By day they meet with darkness, And grope at noon as in the night.
  • 15 “But He saves from the sword of their mouth, And the poor from the hand of the strong.
  • 16 “So the helpless has hope, And injustice has shut its mouth.
  • 17 “Behold, happy is the person whom God disciplines, So do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.
  • 18 “For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, but His hands also heal.
  • 19 “In six troubles He will save you; Even in seven, evil will not touch you.
  • 20 “In famine He will redeem you from death, And in war, from the power of the sword.
  • 21 “You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, And you will not be afraid of violence when it comes.
  • 22 “You will laugh at violence and hunger, And you will not be afraid of wild animals.
  • 23 “For you will be in league with the stones of the field, And the animals of the field will be at peace with you.
  • 24 “You will know that your tent is secure, For you will visit your home and have nothing missing.
  • 25 “You will also know that your descendants will be many, And your offspring as the grass of the earth.
  • 26 “You will come to the grave at a ripe age, Like the stacking of grain in its season.
  • 27 “Behold this; we have investigated it, and so it is. Hear it, and know for yourself.”