5"Cry out, won't you! Is there any one who will answer you? To whom will you turn among the holy ones?H7121H3426H6030H6918H64372For wrath will slay a fool; zealous anger will kill the naive.H3708H2026H191H7068H4191H66013"I myself saw a fool becoming established, but I suddenly cursed where he lived.H7200H191H8327H6597H5344H51164His children are far from deliverance; they'll be maltreated before they leave home, with no one to rescue them.H1121H7368H3468H1792H8179H53375Then the hungry will devour his harvest, snatching it even from the midst of thorns, while the thirsty covet their wealth.H7105H7457H398H3947H413H6791H6782H7602H24286For wickedness doesn't crop up from dust, nor does trouble sprout out of the ground;H205H3318H6083H5999H6779H1277But mankind is born headed for trouble, just as sparks soar skyward."H120H3205H5999H1121H7565H5774H1361
God Can be Trusted in Adversity
8"Now as for me, I would seek God if I were you; I would commit my case to God.H199H1875H410H430H7760H17009He is always doing great things that cannot be explained, countless awesome deeds.H6213H1419H369H2714H6381H455710He sends rain on the surface of the earth, and waters the surface of the open country.H5414H4306H6440H776H7971H4325H6440H235111He sets the lowly on high, and lifts those who mourn to safety.H7760H4791H8217H6937H7682H346812He frustrates the plans of the crafty; so that what they work for never succeeds.H6565H4284H6175H3027H6213H845413He captures the wise in their own craftiness, bringing a quick end to their cunning advice.H3920H2450H6193H6098H6617H411614They meet with darkness in broad daylight; at noonday they grope around as if it were night.H6298H2822H3119H4959H6672H391515So he delivers from the sword of their mouth? the poor from the power of the mighty.H3467H34H2719H6310H3027H238916Therefore there is hope for those who are poor, and iniquity shuts its mouth.H1800H8615H5766H7092H631017"Indeed, how blessed is the person whom God reproves! So never disrespect the discipline of the Almighty,H835H582H433H3198H3988H4148H770618because though he wounds, but then applies bandages; though he strikes, his hands still heal.H3510H2280H4272H3027H749519"He will deliver you through six calamities; and calamity won't touch you throughout the seventh.H5337H8337H6869H7651H7451H506020He will deliver you from death by famine; in war from the power of the sword.H7458H6299H4194H4421H3027H271921You'll be protected from the accusing tongue; you need not fear destruction when it heads your way.H2244H7752H3956H3372H7701H93522You'll laugh at destruction and famine; and you need not fear the beasts of the earth.H7701H3720H7832H3372H2416H77623For you'll have a pact with the stones in the field; and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.H1285H68H7704H2416H7704H799924You'll know that your home is secure; when you search your possessions, and nothing will be missing.H3045H168H7965H6485H5116H239825You'll know that you'll have many children; and that your offspring will be like the grass of the earth.H3045H2233H7227H6631H6212H77626You'll go to your grave at a ripe old age; like a stack of grain that's harvested at just the right time.H935H6913H3624H1430H5927H625627"Look! We have thought all this through, and what we've said is true; So please listen and learn for your own good!"H2713H8085H3045
Dublin, OH
