Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
Call now ;
is
there any that will answer thee ?
And to which of the holy
ones
wilt thou turn?
Call now ,
if
there be
any that will answer thee ;
and to which of the saints
wilt thou turn?
For vexation
killeth the foolish man, And jealousy
slayeth the silly one.
For wrath
killeth the foolish man, and envy
slayeth the silly one.
I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation.
I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them :
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them .
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns ;
And the snare
gapeth
for
their substance.
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns ,
and the robber
swalloweth
up
their substance.
For
affliction cometh not forth from
the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
Although
affliction cometh not forth of
the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
But
man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.
Yet
man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
But
as
for
me,
I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause ;
I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause :
Who
doeth great things and unsearchable ,
Marvellous things without number:
Which
doeth great things and unsearchable ;
marvellous things without number:
Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth waters upon the fields ;
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields :
So
that
he
setteth
up on high those that are
low ,
And
those
that mourn are
exalted to safety.
To
set
up on high those that be
low ;
that those
which
mourn may
be
exalted to safety.
He frustrateth
the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
He disappointeth
the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness ;
And the counsel of the cunning
is carried headlong.
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness :
and the counsel of the froward
is carried headlong.
They meet with darkness in the day -
time, And grope at
noonday as in the night.
They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope in
the
noonday as in the night.
But he saveth from the sword of
their mouth, Even
the
needy
from the hand of the mighty.
But he saveth the
poor
from the sword ,
from
their mouth, and
from the hand of the mighty.
So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty .
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty :
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up ;
He woundeth, and his hands make whole.
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up :
he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
He will
deliver thee in six troubles ;
Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
He shall
deliver thee in six troubles :
yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
In famine he will
redeem thee from death ;
And in war from the power of the sword.
In famine he shall
redeem thee from death :
and in war from the power of the sword.
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue ;
Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue :
neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
At destruction and dearth
thou shalt laugh ;
Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
At destruction and famine
thou shalt laugh :
neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field ;
And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field :
and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
And thou shalt know that thy tent
is
in peace; And thou shalt visit thy fold
, and shalt miss
nothing
.
And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle
shall
be
in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation
, and shalt not
sin
.
Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, Like as a shock of grain
cometh in in its
season.
Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn
cometh in in his
season.
Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
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