Eliphaz’s Response Continues

• And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
• 2  and jealousy will kill the simple.
• 3  but[fn] suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
• 4  and they are crushed in the gate,
• and there is no deliverer—
• 5 the hungry eats, and he takes it[fn] the thorns;
• and the thirsty pants after their wealth.
• 6 [fn] mischief does not come from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the earth.
• 7  and[fn] like[fn]
• 8 [fn] will seek God, and to God I would commit my cause.
• 9 He is doing great and[fn] things, marvelous things[fn]—
• 10 the[fn] the earth and is sending water on the[fn] the fields,
• 11 the lowly on high, and those mourning are lifted to safety.
• 12 He is frustrating the devices of the crafty, and their hands do not achieve success.
• 13 He is capturing the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are rushed.
• 14 with darkness, and they grope at noon[fn] as in the night.
• 15 [fn] he saves from the sword of[fn] their mouth, [fn] the poor from the hand of the strong.
• 16 [fn] there is hope[fn] for the powerless, and wickedness shuts its mouth.
• 17 is the human being whom God reproves; and you must not despise the discipline of Shaddai,
• 18 [fn] wounds, but[fn] he binds up; he strikes, but[fn] his hands heal.
• 19 [fn] six troubles he will deliver you, and in seven evil shall not touch you.
• 20  and in war from the[fn] the sword.
• 21 the scourge of the tongue you shall be hidden, and you shall not be afraid of[fn] destruction when it comes.
• 22 [fn] you shall laugh, and you shall not fear the wild animals of the earth.
• 23 will be with the stones of the field, and the wild animals[fn] of the field will be at peace with you.
• 24 is safe, and you will inspect your fold, and you shall not be missing anything.
• 25 are many, and your descendants like the vegetation of the earth.
• 26 the grave, as the raising up of a stack of sheaves in its season.
• 27 is true; hear it and know it[fn]