Job 5 - Easy To Read Version

¹ “Job, call out if you want,\par but no one will answer you!\par You can’t turn to any of the angels!\par

² A foolish person’s anger will kill him.\par A fool’s strong emotions will kill him.\par

³ I saw a foolish person\par who thought he was safe.\par But suddenly, he died. {\cf2\super [12]} \par

⁴ There was no one to help his children.\par No one defended them in court.\par

⁵ Hungry people ate all his crops.\par Those hungry people took even\par the grain growing among the thorns.\par Greedy people took all they had.\par

⁶ Bad times don’t come up from the dirt.\par Trouble does not grow from the ground.\par

⁷ But man is born to have trouble,\par as sure as sparks fly up from a fire.\par

⁸ “But Job, if I were you,\par I would turn to God\par and tell him about my problems.\par

⁹ People can’t understand\par the wonderful things God does.\par There is no end to the miracles God does.\par

¹⁰ God sends rain on the earth.\par He sends water to the fields.\par

¹¹ God raises up the humble person,\par and he makes a sad person very happy.\par

¹² God stops the plans of clever, evil people,\par so they have no success.\par

¹³ God catches even wise people\par in their own traps.\par So those clever plans are not successful.\par

¹⁴ Those smart people stumble around\par even in the daytime.\par Even at noon, they are like a person\par who feels his way in the dark.\par

¹⁵ God saves poor people from death.\par He saves the poor people from\par the power of the clever people.\par

¹⁶ So poor people have hope.\par God destroys bad people\par who are not fair.\par

¹⁷ “A person is fortunate\par when God corrects him!\par So don’t complain when\par God All-Powerful punishes you.\par

¹⁸ God puts bandages\par on the wounds he makes.\par He might injure someone,\par but his hands also heal.\par

¹⁹ He will save you from six troubles.\par Yes, might endure seven disasters\par and not be hurt!\par

²⁰ God will save you from death\par when there is famine.\par And God will protect you from death\par when there is war.\par

²¹ People might say bad things about you\par with their sharp tongues.\par But God will protect you.\par You won’t need to be afraid\par when bad things happen!\par

²² You will laugh at destruction and famine.\par You won’t be afraid of wild animals!\par

²³ \{Your agreement is with God,\}\par so even the rocks in the field\par share in your agreement.\par Even the wild animals\par make peace with you.\par

²⁴ You will live in peace\par because your tent is safe.\par You will count your property\par and find nothing missing.\par

²⁵ You will have many children.\par They will be as many as\par the blades of grass on the earth.\par

²⁶ You will be like the wheat that grows\par until harvest time.\par Yes, you will live to a ripe old age.\par

²⁷ “Job, we have studied these things,\par and we know they are true.\par So Job, listen to us,\par and learn them for yourself.”\par