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1. "Call now. Is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
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1. Call H7121 now H4994 , if there be H3426 any that will answer H6030 thee ; and to H413 which H4310 of the saints H4480 H6918 wilt thou turn H6437 ?
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2. To be bitter kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the child-like.
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2. For H3588 wrath H3708 killeth H2026 the foolish H191 man , and envy H7068 slayeth H4191 the silly H6601 one.
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3. I have seen the fool taking root, but right away his house was cursed.
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3. I H589 have seen H7200 the foolish H191 taking root H8327 : but suddenly H6597 I cursed H5344 his habitation H5116 .
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4. His sons are far from being safe. They are destroyed in the gate, and there is no one to help them.
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4. His children H1121 are far H7368 from safety H4480 H3468 , and they are crushed H1792 in the gate H8179 , neither H369 is there any to deliver H5337 them .
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5. The hungry eat the food of his field. They take it even out of the thorns. And the thirsty want his riches.
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5. Whose H834 harvest H7105 the hungry H7457 eateth up H398 , and taketh H3947 it even out of H413 the thorns H4480 H6791 , and the robber H6782 swalloweth up H7602 their substance H2428 .
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6. For suffering does not come from the dust. Trouble does not grow out of the ground.
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6. Although H3588 affliction H205 cometh not forth H3318 H3808 of the dust H4480 H6083 , neither H3808 doth trouble H5999 spring H6779 out of the ground H4480 H127 ;
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7. But man is born to trouble, as fire goes up.
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7. Yet H3588 man H120 is born H3205 unto trouble H5999 , as the sparks H1121 H7565 fly H5774 upward H1361 .
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8. "But as for me, I would look to God. I would put my troubles before God.
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8. I H589 would seek H1875 unto H413 God H410 , and unto H413 God H430 would I commit H7760 my cause H1700 :
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9. He does great things, too great for us to understand. He does too many wonderful things for us to number.
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9. Which doeth H6213 great things H1419 and unsearchable H369 H2714 ; marvelous things H6381 without H5704 H369 number H4557 :
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10. He gives rain on the earth and sends water on the fields.
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10. Who giveth H5414 rain H4306 upon H5921 H6440 the earth H776 , and sendeth H7971 waters H4325 upon H5921 H6440 the fields H2351 :
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11. He puts those who are in low places up to high places. Those who are filled with sorrow are lifted to where they are safe.
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11. To set up H7760 on high H4791 those that be low H8217 ; that those which mourn H6937 may be exalted H7682 to safety H3468 .
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12. He troubles the plans of those who try to fool people, so that their hands cannot do what they plan.
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12. He disappointeth H6565 the devices H4284 of the crafty H6175 , so that their hands H3027 cannot H3808 perform H6213 their enterprise H8454 .
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13. God gets them into a trap when they use their own wisdom. And the plans of the wise are brought to a quick end.
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13. He taketh H3920 the wise H2450 in their own craftiness H6193 : and the counsel H6098 of the froward H6617 is carried headlong H4116 .
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14. They meet with darkness during the day, and feel their way at noon as in the night.
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14. They meet H6298 with darkness H2822 in the daytime H3119 , and grope H4959 in the noonday H6672 as in the night H3915 .
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15. But He saves from the sword those in need. He saves the poor from the power of the strong.
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15. But he saveth H3467 the poor H34 from the sword H4480 H2719 , from their mouth H4480 H6310 , and from the hand H4480 H3027 of the mighty H2389 .
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16. So those who have no hope, have hope, and what is not right and good must shut its mouth.
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16. So the poor H1800 hath H1961 hope H8615 , and iniquity H5766 stoppeth H7092 her mouth H6310 .
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17. "See, happy is the man to whom God speaks strong words. So do not hate the strong teaching of the Allpowerful.
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17. Behold H2009 , happy H835 is the man H582 whom God H433 correcteth H3198 : therefore despise H3988 not H408 thou the chastening H4148 of the Almighty H7706 :
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18. He punishes, but He gives comfort. He hurts, but His hands heal.
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18. For H3588 he H1931 maketh sore H3510 , and bindeth up H2280 : he woundeth H4272 , and his hands H3027 make whole H7495 .
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19. He will take you out of six troubles. Yes, in seven, nothing will hurt you.
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19. He shall deliver H5337 thee in six H8337 troubles H6869 : yea , in seven H7651 there shall no H3808 evil H7451 touch H5060 thee.
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20. He will keep you from death in times of no food, and from the power of the sword in war.
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20. In famine H7458 he shall redeem H6299 thee from death H4480 H4194 : and in war H4421 from the power H4480 H3027 of the sword H2719 .
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21. You will be hidden from the punishment of the tongue. You will not be afraid of being destroyed when danger comes.
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21. Thou shalt be hid H2244 from the scourge H7752 of the tongue H3956 : neither H3808 shalt thou be afraid H3372 of destruction H4480 H7701 when H3588 it cometh H935 .
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22. You will laugh at danger and times of no food. And you will not be afraid of wild animals.
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22. At destruction H7701 and famine H3720 thou shalt laugh H7832 : neither H408 shalt thou be afraid H3372 of the beasts H4480 H2416 of the earth H776 .
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23. For you will be in agreement with the stones of the field. And the animals of the field will be at peace with you.
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23. For H3588 thou shalt be in league H1285 with H5973 the stones H68 of the field H7704 : and the beasts H2416 of the field H7704 shall be at peace H7999 with thee.
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24. You will know that your tent is safe. You will look over what you have and see that nothing is gone.
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24. And thou shalt know H3045 that thy tabernacle H168 shall be in peace H7965 ; and thou shalt visit H6485 thy habitation H5116 , and shalt not sin H3808 H2398 .
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25. You will know also that your children and children's children will be many. They will be as the grass of the earth.
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25. Thou shalt know H3045 also that H3588 thy seed H2233 shall be great H7227 , and thine offspring H6631 as the grass H6212 of the earth H776 .
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26. You will come to the grave in full strength, like the grain gathered in when it is time.
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26. Thou shalt come H935 to H413 thy grave H6913 in a full age H3624 , like as a shock of corn H1430 cometh in H5927 in his season H6256 .
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27. See, this is what we have found, and it is true. Hear it, and know for yourself."
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27. Lo H2009 this H2063 , we have searched H2713 it, so H3651 it H1931 is ; hear H8085 it , and know H3045 thou H859 it for thy good.
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