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AUGUST 7
6 For affliction does not come from the 21 You shall be hidden from the scourge
dust, of the tongue,
Nor does trouble spring from the And you shall not be afraid of
ground; destruction when it comes.
7 Yet man is born to trouble, 22 You shall laugh at destruction and
As the sparks fly upward. famine,
And you shall not be afraid of the
8 “But as for me, I would seek God,
beasts of the earth.
And to God I would commit my 23 For you shall have a covenant with the
cause—
9 Who does great things, and stones of the field,
unsearchable, And the beasts of the field shall be at
Marvelous things without number. 24 peace with you.
10 He gives rain on the earth, You shall know that your tent is in
And sends waters on the fields. peace;
11 He sets on high those who are lowly, You shall visit your dwelling and find
nothing amiss.
And those who mourn are lifted to 25 You shall also know that your
safety.
12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty, descendants shall be many,
So that their hands cannot carry out And your offspring like the grass of the
earth.
their plans. 26
13 He catches the wise in their own You shall come to the grave at a full
craftiness, age,
As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season.
And the counsel of the cunning comes 27 Behold, this we have searched out;
quickly upon them.
14 They meet with darkness in the It is true.
daytime, Hear it, and know for yourself.”
And grope at noontime as in the night. Then Job answered and said:
15 But He saves the needy from the 6
sword, 2 “Oh, that my grief were fully weighed,
From the mouth of the mighty, And my calamity laid with it on the
And from their hand. scales!
16 So the poor have hope, 3 For then it would be heavier than the
And injustice shuts her mouth. sand of the sea—
17 “Behold, happy is the man whom God Therefore my words have been rash.
4 For the arrows of the Almighty are
corrects;
Therefore do not despise the within me;
chastening of the Almighty. My spirit drinks in their poison;
18 For He bruises, but He binds up; The terrors of God are arrayed against
He wounds, but His hands make me.
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whole. Does the wild donkey bray when it has
19 He shall deliver you in six troubles, grass,
Yes, in seven no evil shall touch you. Or does the ox low over its fodder?
20 In famine He shall redeem you from 6 Can flavorless food be eaten without salt?
death, Or is there any taste in the white of an
And in war from the power of the egg?
sword. 7 My soul refuses to touch them;
They are as loathsome food to me.
“Oh, that I might have my request,
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That God would grant me the thing
5:17 happy is the man whom God corrects. that I long for!
Eliphaz put a positive spin on his advice by 9 That it would please God to crush me,
telling Job that enviable or desirable is the sit- That He would loose His hand and cut
uation of the one God cares enough to chas- me off!
ten.“If only Job admitted his sin, he could be
10 Then I would still have comfort;
happy again”was the advice.
Though in anguish I would exult,
He will not spare;
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