1 CALL now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
24 And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

1Call now, if there be any that wil answere thee, and to which of the Saints wilt thou turne?

2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and enuy slayeth the silly one.

3I haue seene the foolish taking roote: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

4His children are farre from safetie, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliuer them.

5Whose haruest the hungry eateth vp, and taketh it euen out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth vp their substance.

6Although affliction commeth not forth of the dust, neither doeth trouble spring out of the ground:

7Yet man is borne vnto trouble, as the sparkes flie vpward.

8I would seeke vnto God, and vnto God would I commit my cause:

9Which doth great things & vnsearchable: marueilous things without number.

10Who giueth raine vpon the earth, and sendeth waters vpon the fields:

11To set vp on high those that be low; that those which mourne, may be exalted to safetie.

12Hee disappointeth the deuices of the craftie, so that their hands cannot performe their enterprise.

13He taketh the wise in their owne craftinesse: and the counsell of the froward is caried headlong.

14They meete with darkenesse in the day time, and grope in the noone day as in the night.

15But he saueth the poore from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mightie.

16So the poore hath hope, and iniquitie stoppeth her mouth.

17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almightie.

18For he maketh sore, and bindeth vp: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

19Hee shall deliuer thee in sixe troubles, yea in seuen there shall no euill touch thee.

20In famine he shall redeeme thee from death: and in warre from the power of the sword.

21Thou shalt be hidde from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction, when it commeth.

22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

23For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

24And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall bee in peace; and thou shalt visite thy habitation, and shalt not sinne.

25Thou shalt know also that thy seede shalbe great, and thine offspring as the grasse of the earth.

26Thou shalt come to thy graue in a full age, like as a shocke of corne commeth in, in his season.

27Loe this, wee haue searched it, so it is; heare it, and know thou it for thy good.

 

 

 

III == Ps 37:35-36 ; Jer 12:2-3

IV == Ps 109:12 ; 119:155 ; 127:5

V == Job 18:9

 

 

 

VII Gen 3:17-19 ; 1st Cor 10:13

 

IX == Job 9:10 ; Ps 40:5 ; 145:3

X == Job 28:26 ; Ps 65:9-10 ; 147:8

 

XI == 1st Sam 2:7 ; PS 113:7

XII == Ps 33:10

 

XIII == Ps 9:15 ; 1st Cor 3:19

 

 

 

XV == Ps 35:10

XVI == Ps 107:42

XVII == Ps 94:12 ; Prov 3:11-12

 

 

 

XIX == Ps 34:19 ; 91:3 , 10 ; Prov 24:16 ; 1st Cor 10:13

XX == Ps 33:19 ; 37:19

XXI == Ps 31:20

 

XXII == Isa 11:9 ; 35:9 ; 65:25 ; Ezek 34:25

XXIII == Ps 91:12 ; Hos 2:18

 

 

 

XXV == Ps 72:16 ; 112:2

XXVI == Prov 9:11 ; 10:27

 

XXVII == Ps 111:2

1 Call now! Will anyone respond to you? To which of the holy ones will you appeal?

2 Nay, impatience kills the fool and indignation slays the simpleton.

3 I have seen a fool spreading his roots, but his household suddenly decayed.

4 His children shall be far from safety; they shall be crushed at the gate without a rescuer.

5 What they have reaped the hungry shall eat up; (or God shall take it away by blight;) and the thirsty shall swallow their substance.

6 For mischief comes not out of the earth, nor does trouble spring out of the ground;

7 But man himself begets mischief, as sparks fly upward.

8 In your place, I would appeal to God, and to God I would state my plea.

( OMMITTED HERE; IT IS A DUPLICATE OF JOB 9:10)

10 0 He gives rain upon the earth and sends water upon the fields;

11 He sets up on high the lowly, and those who mourn he exalts to safety.

12 He frustrates the plans of the cunning, so that their hands achieve no success;

13 He catches the wise in their own ruses, and the designs of the crafty are routed.

14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and at noonday they grope as though it were night.

15 But the poor from the edge of the sword and from the hand of the mighty, he saves.

16 Thus the unfortunate have hope, and iniquity closes her mouth.

17 Happy is the man whom God reproves! The Almighty's chastening do not reject.

18 For he wounds, but he binds up; he smites, but his hands give healing.

19 Out of six troubles he will deliver you, and at the seventh no evil shall touch you.

20 In famine he will deliver you from death, and in war from the threat of the sword;

21 From the scourge of the tongue you shall be hidden, and shall not fear approaching ruin.

22 At destruction and want you shall laugh; the beasts of the earth you need not dread.

23 You shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the wild beasts shall be at peace with you.

24 And you shall know that your tent is secure; taking stock of your household, you shall miss nothing.

25 You shall know that your descendants are many, and your offspring as the grass of the earth.

26 You shall approach the grave in full vigor, as a shock of grain comes in at its season.

27 Lo, this we have searched out; so it is! This we have heard, and you should know.

Chapters 4 and 5 contain the first accusations of Eliphaz. This is the beginning of three rounds of comments from the friends followed by Job’s answers to each one. Their reasoning is that all suffering is punishable by sin; Job is suffering; Therefore, Job is a sinner. In the first round they hint at Job’s sin and urge him to repent. In the second round they strongly insinuate as much. In the third round they openly accuse.

v 1-7. Eliphaz now implies that Job is a fool with no one to whom he can turn, and a cruel suggestion that God has taken away his children because of his foolishness. He speaks with truth that certainly man’s troubles come from within himself, but this does not mean that Job’s troubles are his fault.

 

 

v 8-16. It is true that God’s ways are unsearchable, Rom. 11:33, and it is good advice to seek God. However he is still going on the assumption that Job deliberately sinned against God, and for that needs to repent.

WITH THE NEW AMERICAN BIBLE THERE IS NO NUMBER NINE (9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 17-27. Verse 17 is very true and we need to happily accept God’s correction. It is wrong for him to declare that Job would have unlimited deliverance, v 19, if he would just repent, turn to God and receive the named blessings in the following verses. Then he has the audacity to claim he has searched it out and knows he is right so Job ought to just do what he says.