5:1  “Call out now;
Is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the holy ones will you turn?

5:2  For wrath kills a foolish man,
And envy slays a simple one.

5:3  I have seen the foolish taking root,
But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.

5:4  His sons are far from safety,
They are crushed in the gate,
And there is no deliverer.

5:5  Because the hungry eat up his harvest,
Taking it even from the thorns,
And a snare snatches their substance.

5:6  For affliction does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble spring from the ground;

5:7  Yet man is born to trouble,
As the sparks fly upward.

5:8  “But as for me, I would seek God,
And to God I would commit my cause—

5:9  Who does great things, and unsearchable,
Marvelous things without number.

5:10  He gives rain on the earth,
And sends waters on the fields.

5:11  He sets on high those who are lowly,
And those who mourn are lifted to safety.

5:12  He frustrates the devices of the crafty,
So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.

5:13  He catches the wise in their own craftiness,
And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.

5:14  They meet with darkness in the daytime,
And grope at noontime as in the night.

5:15  But He saves the needy from the sword,
From the mouth of the mighty,
And from their hand.

5:16  So the poor have hope,
And injustice shuts her mouth.

5:17  “ Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects;
Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.

5:18  For He bruises, but He binds up;
He wounds, but His hands make whole.

5:19  He shall deliver you in six troubles,
Yes, in seven no evil shall touch you.

5:20  In famine He shall redeem you from death,
And in war from the power of the sword.

5:21  You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.

5:22  You shall laugh at destruction and famine,
And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

5:23  For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field,
And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.

5:24  You shall know that your tent is in peace;
You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss.

5:25  You shall also know that your descendants shall be many,
And your offspring like the grass of the earth.

5:26  You shall come to the grave at a full age,
As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season.

5:27  Behold, this we have searched out;
It is true.
Hear it, and know for yourself.”