| NET Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1"Call now! Is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn? | 1“Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn? |
| 2For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one. | 2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple. |
| 3I myself have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his place of residence. | 3I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed. |
| 4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed at the place where judgment is rendered, nor is there anyone to deliver them. | 4His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender. |
| 5The hungry eat up his harvest, and take it even from behind the thorns, and the thirsty swallow up their fortune. | 5The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth. |
| 6For evil does not come up from the dust, nor does trouble spring up from the ground, | 6For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground. |
| 7but people are born to trouble, as surely as the sparks fly upward. | 7Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward. |
| 8"But as for me, I would seek God, and to God I would set forth my case. | 8However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him— |
| 9He does great and unsearchable things, marvelous things without number; | 9the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number. |
| 10he gives rain on the earth, and sends water on the fields; | 10He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields. |
| 11he sets the lowly on high, that those who mourn are raised to safety. | 11He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety. |
| 12He frustrates the plans of the crafty so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had planned! | 12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success. |
| 13He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the counsel of the cunning is brought to a quick end. | 13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning. |
| 14They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope about in the noontime as if it were night. | 14They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night. |
| 15So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the powerful. | 15He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful. |
| 16Thus the poor have hope, and iniquity shuts its mouth. | 16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth. |
| 17"Therefore, blessed is the man whom God corrects, so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. | 17Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. |
| 18For he wounds, but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal. | 18For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal. |
| 19He will deliver you from six calamities; yes, in seven no evil will touch you. | 19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven. |
| 20In time of famine he will redeem you from death, and in time of war from the power of the sword. | 20In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword. |
| 21You will be protected from malicious gossip, and will not be afraid of the destruction when it comes. | 21You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes. |
| 22You will laugh at destruction and famine and need not be afraid of the beasts of the earth. | 22You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth. |
| 23For you will have a pact with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you. | 23For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you. |
| 24And you will know that your home will be secure, and when you inspect your domains, you will not be missing anything. | 24You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home. |
| 25You will also know that your children will be numerous, and your descendants like the grass of the earth. | 25You will know that your offspring will be many, your descendants like the grass of the earth. |
| 26You will come to your grave in a full age, As stacks of grain are harvested in their season. | 26You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season. |
| 27Look, we have investigated this, so it is true. Hear it, and apply it for your own good." | 27Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.” |
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