Job 5:1

ASV: Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?

DARBY: Call, I pray thee! Is there any that answereth thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?

DRA: Call now if there be any that will answer thee, and turn to some of the saints.

KJV: Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?

Job 5:2

ASV: For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.

DARBY: For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.

DRA: Anger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one.

KJV: For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Job 5:3

ASV: I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation.

DARBY: I myself saw the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

DRA: I have seen a fool with a strong root, and I cursed his beauty immediately.

KJV: I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

Job 5:4

ASV: His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them:

DARBY: His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer:

DRA: His children shall be far from safety, and shall be destroyed in the gate, and there shall be none to deliver them.

KJV: His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

Job 5:5

ASV: Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.

DARBY: Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh even out of the thorns; and the snare gapeth for his substance.

DRA: Whose harvest the hungry shall eat, and the armed man shall take him by violence, and the thirsty shall drink up his riches.

KJV: Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.

Job 5:6

ASV: For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

DARBY: For evil cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

DRA: Nothing upon earth is done without a voice cause, and sorrow doth not spring out of the ground.

KJV: Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

Job 5:7

ASV: But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.

DARBY: For man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upwards.

DRA: Man is born to labour and the bird to fly.

KJV: Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

Job 5:8

ASV: But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause;

DARBY: But as for me I will seek unto God, and unto God commit my cause;

DRA: Wherefore I will pray to the Lord, and address my speech to God:

KJV: I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

Job 5:9

ASV: Who doeth great things and unsearchable, Marvellous things without number:

DARBY: Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number;

DRA: Who doth great things and unsearchable and wonderful things without number:

KJV: Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:

Job 5:10

ASV: Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth waters upon the fields;

DARBY: Who giveth rain on the face of the earth, and sendeth waters on the face of the fields;

DRA: Who giveth rain upon the face of the earth, and watereth all things with waters:

KJV: Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:

Job 5:11

ASV: So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.

DARBY: Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity.

DRA: Who setteth up the humble on high, and comforteth with health those that mourn.

KJV: To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.

Job 5:12

ASV: He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

DARBY: He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise.

DRA: Who bringeth to nought the designs of the malignant, so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had begun:

KJV: He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

Job 5:13

ASV: He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

DARBY: He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong:

DRA: Who catcheth the wise in their craftiness, and disappointeth the counsel of the wicked:

KJV: He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

Job 5:14

ASV: They meet with darkness in the day-time, And grope at noonday as in the night.

DARBY: They meet with darkness in a the daytime, and grope at midday as in the night.

DRA: They shall meet with darkness in the day, and grope at noonday as in the night.

KJV: They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.

Job 5:15

ASV: But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

DARBY: And he saveth the needy from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

DRA: But he shall save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent.

KJV: But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

Job 5:16

ASV: So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

DARBY: So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.

DRA: And to the needy there shall he hope, but iniquity shall draw in her mouth.

KJV: So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

Job 5:17

ASV: Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

DARBY: Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty.

DRA: Blessed is the mall whom God correcteth: refuse not therefore the chastising of the lord:

KJV: Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

Job 5:18

ASV: For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.

DARBY: For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

DRA: For he woundeth, and cureth: he striketh, and his hands shall heal.

KJV: For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

Job 5:19

ASV: He will deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

DARBY: He will deliver thee in six troubles, and in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

DRA: In six troubles he shall deliver thee, and in the seventh, evil shall not touch thee.

KJV: He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

Job 5:20

ASV: In famine he will redeem thee from death; And in war from the power of the sword.

DARBY: In famine he will redeem thee from death, and in war from the power of the sword.

DRA: In famine he shall deliver thee from death: and in battle, from the hand of the sword.

KJV: In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.

Job 5:21

ASV: Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

DARBY: Thou shalt be hidden from the scourge of the tongue; and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

DRA: Thou shalt he hidden from the scourge of the tongue: and thou shalt not fear calamity when it cometh.

KJV: Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

Job 5:22

ASV: At destruction and dearth thou shalt laugh; Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

DARBY: At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh, and of the beasts of the earth thou shalt not be afraid.

DRA: In destruction and famine then shalt laugh: and thou shalt not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

KJV: At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

Job 5:23

ASV: For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

DARBY: For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

DRA: But thou shalt have a covenant with the stones of the lands, and the beasts of the earth shall be at pence with thee.

KJV: For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

Job 5:24

ASV: And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; And thou shalt visit thy fold, and shalt miss nothing.

DARBY: And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou wilt survey thy fold, and miss nothing.

DRA: And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle is in peace, and visiting thy beauty thou shalt not sin.

KJV: And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.

Job 5:25

ASV: Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

DARBY: And thou shalt know that thy seed is numerous, and thine offspring as the herb of the earth.

DRA: Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be multiplied, and thy offspring like the grass of the earth.

KJV: Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

Job 5:26

ASV: Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, Like as a shock of grain cometh in in its season.

DARBY: Thou shalt come to the grave in a ripe age, as a shock of corn is brought in in its season.

DRA: Thou shalt enter into the grave in abundance, as a heap of wheat is brought in its season.

KJV: Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.

Job 5:27

ASV: Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

DARBY: Behold this, we have searched it out, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thyself.

DRA: Behold, this is even so, as we have searched oat: which thou having heard, consider it thoroughly in thy mind.

KJV: Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

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