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