Verse
KJV
King James Version
WEB
World English Bible
Call now ,
if
there be
any that
will answer thee;
and
to which of the saints
wilt
thou
turn?
"
Call now ;
is
there any who
will answer you?
To which of the holy
ones
will
you
turn?
For wrath
killeth
the foolish man, and envy
slayeth
the silly
one
.
For resentment
kills
the foolish man, And jealousy
kills
the simple
.
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, 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 robber
swalloweth
up
their substance.
Whose harvest the hungry eats
up, And take
it even out of the thorns ;
The snare
gapes
for
their substance.
Although
affliction cometh
not
forth of
the dust, neither doth
trouble spring out of the ground;
For
affliction doesn't
come
forth from
the dust, Neither does
trouble spring out of the ground;
Yet
man is born unto
trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
But
man is born to
trouble, As the sparks fly upward.
I would seek unto
God, and
unto
God would I commit my cause :
"But
as
for
me,
I would seek God, To
God would I commit my cause ;
Which
doeth
great things and
unsearchable;
marvellous
things without number :
Who
does
great things that
can't
be
fathomed,
Marvelous
things without number ;
Who giveth
rain upon
the earth, and sendeth
waters upon
the fields :
Who gives
rain on
the earth, And sends
waters on
the fields ;
To
set
up on high those that
be
low ;
that
those which
mourn may
be
exalted to safety.
So
that
he
sets
up on high those who
are
low ,
Those who
mourn are
exalted to safety.
He disappointeth
the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot
perform their enterprise.
He frustrates
the devices of the crafty, So that their hands can't
perform their enterprise.
He taketh
the wise in their own craftiness :
and
the counsel of the froward
is carried headlong.
He takes
the wise in their own craftiness ;
The counsel of the cunning
is carried headlong.
They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope in
the
noonday as in the night.
They meet with darkness in the day -
time, And grope at
noonday as in the night.
But he saveth
the
poor
from the sword ,
from
their mouth, and
from the hand of the mighty.
But he saves
from the sword of
their mouth, Even
the
needy
from the hand of the mighty.
So the poor hath
hope, and iniquity
stoppeth
her mouth.
So the poor has
hope, And injustice
shuts
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 corrects
: Therefore do
not despise
the chastening of the Almighty .
For he maketh
sore
, and bindeth
up :
he woundeth
, and his hands make whole.
For he wounds
, and binds
up ;
He injures
, and his hands make whole.
He shall
deliver thee
in six troubles :
yea
, in seven there shall no evil touch thee
.
He will
deliver you
in six troubles ;
Yes
, in seven there shall no evil touch you
.
In famine he shall
redeem thee
from death :
and
in war from the power of the sword.
In famine he will
redeem you
from death ;
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
.
You
shall
be hidden
from the scourge of the tongue ,
Neither shall
you
be afraid of destruction when it comes
.
At destruction and famine thou
shalt
laugh :
neither shalt
thou
be afraid of the beasts
of the earth.
At destruction and famine you
shall
laugh ,
Neither shall
you
be afraid of the animals
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 you
shall
be in league with the stones of the field .
The animals
of the field shall be at peace with you
.
And
thou
shalt
know that thy
tabernacle
shall
be
in peace ;
and
thou
shalt
visit thy
habitation
, and shalt
not
sin
.
You
shall
know that your
tent
is
in peace .
You
shall
visit your
fold
, and shall
miss
nothing
.
Thou
shalt
know also that thy
seed shall be great, and
thine
offspring as the grass of the earth.
You
shall
know also that your
seed shall be great, Your
offspring as the grass of the earth.
Thou
shalt
come to thy
grave in a full age, like as
a shock of corn
cometh
in
in his
season.
You
shall
come to your
grave in a full age, Like a shock of grain
comes
in its
season.
Lo
this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou
it for thy
good.
Look
this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know it for your
good. "
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