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| 5:1 | Call now, if there be any that wil answere thee, and to which of the Saints wilt thou turne? |
| 5:2 | For wrath killeth the foolish man, and enuy slayeth the silly one. |
| 5:3 | I haue seene the foolish taking roote: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. |
| 5:4 | His children are farre from safetie, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliuer them. |
| 5:5 | Whose haruest the hungry eateth vp, and taketh it euen out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth vp their substance. |
| 5:6 | Although affliction commeth not forth of the dust, neither doeth trouble spring out of the ground: |
| 5:7 | Yet man is borne vnto trouble, as the sparkes flie vpward. |
| 5:8 | I would seeke vnto God, and vnto God would I commit my cause: |
| 5:9 | Which doth great things & vnsearchable: marueilous things without number. |
| 5:10 | Who giueth raine vpon the earth, and sendeth waters vpon the fields: |
| 5:11 | To set vp on high those that be low; that those which mourne, may be exalted to safetie. |
| 5:12 | Hee disappointeth the deuices of the craftie, so that their hands cannot performe their enterprise. |
| 5:13 | He taketh the wise in their owne craftinesse: and the counsell of the froward is caried headlong. |
| 5:14 | They meete with darkenesse in the day time, and grope in the noone day as in the night. |
| 5:15 | But he saueth the poore from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mightie. |
| 5:16 | So the poore hath hope, and iniquitie stoppeth her mouth. |
| 5:17 | Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almightie. |
| 5:18 | For he maketh sore, and bindeth vp: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. |
| 5:19 | Hee shall deliuer thee in sixe troubles, yea in seuen there shall no euill touch thee. |
| 5:20 | In famine he shall redeeme thee from death: and in warre from the power of the sword. |
| 5:21 | Thou shalt be hidde from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction, when it commeth. |
| 5:22 | At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. |
| 5:23 | For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. |
| 5:24 | And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall bee in peace; and thou shalt visite thy habitation, and shalt not sinne. |
| 5:25 | Thou shalt know also that thy seede shalbe great, and thine offspring as the grasse of the earth. |
| 5:26 | Thou shalt come to thy graue in a full age, like as a shocke of corne commeth in, in his season. |
| 5:27 | Loe this, wee haue searched it, so it is; heare it, and know thou it for thy good. |
| 5:1 | Crye I pray thee, if there be any that will aunswere thee, & loke thou vpon any of the holy |
| 5:2 | As for the foolish ma, wrathfulnesse killeth him, and enuie slayeth the ignorant |
| 5:3 | I haue seene my selfe when the foolish was deepe rooted, and sodenly I cursed his habitation |
| 5:4 | His children were without prosperitie, and they were slayne in the gate, and there was no man to deliuer them |
| 5:5 | His haruest was eaten of the hungrie, & taken from among the thornes, and the thurstie drunke vp their labour: It is not the earth that bringeth foorth iniquitie |
| 5:6 | Neither commeth sorowe out of the ground |
| 5:7 | But man is borne vnto labour, like as the sparkes flee vp [out of the hot coles, |
| 5:8 | But I woulde aske counsell at the Lorde, and talke with God |
| 5:9 | Whiche doth great thinges and vnsearcheable, and maruels without number |
| 5:10 | He geueth rayne vpon the earth, and powreth water vpon the streetes |
| 5:11 | To set vp them that be of lowe degree, and that those which are in heauinesse may be exalted to saluation |
| 5:12 | He destroyeth the deuices of the subtyll, so that their handes are not able to perfourme that which they do enterprise |
| 5:13 | He compasseth the wise in their owne craftinesse, & maketh foolishe the counsell of the wicked |
| 5:14 | They runne into darknesse by fayre day, and grope at the noone day as in the night |
| 5:15 | But he deliuereth the poore from the sworde, from their threatninges, and from the violence of the mightie |
| 5:16 | He is the hope of the poore, & the mouth of the wicked shalbe stopped |
| 5:17 | Behold, blessed is the man whom God correcteth, therefore refuse not thou the chastening of the almightie |
| 5:18 | For be maketh a wounde and he healeth: he smiteth, and his hande maketh whole againe |
| 5:19 | He shall deliuer thee in sixe troubles, & in the seuenth there shall no euil come to thee |
| 5:20 | In hunger he shall saue thee from death, and when it is warre, from the power of the sworde |
| 5:21 | Thou shalt be hyd from the scourge of the tongue, & when destruction commeth thou shalt not neede to feare |
| 5:22 | In destruction and dearth thou shalt be mery, and shalt not be afrayde of the beastes of the earth |
| 5:23 | For the stones of the land shalbe confederate with thee, and the beastes of the fielde shalbe at peace with thee |
| 5:24 | And thou shalt knowe that thy dwelling place shalbe in rest, and thou shalt visite thy habitation, & shalt not sinne |
| 5:25 | Thou shalt see also that thy seede shall be great, and thy posteritie as the grasse vpon the earth |
| 5:26 | Thou shalt come also to thy graue in a full age, like a corne sheafe cut downe in due season |
| 5:27 | Lo, this we our selues haue proued by experience, and euen thus it is: Hearken thou to it also, that thou mayest take heede to thy selfe |
| 5:1 | Call nowe, if any will answere thee, and to which of the Saintes wilt thou turne? |
| 5:2 | Doubtlesse anger killeth the foolish, and enuie slayeth the idiote. |
| 5:3 | I haue seene the foolish well rooted, and suddenly I cursed his habitation, saying, |
| 5:4 | His children shalbe farre from saluation, and they shall be destroyed in the gate, and none shall deliuer them. |
| 5:5 | The hungrie shall eate vp his haruest: yea, they shall take it from among the thornes, and the thirstie shall drinke vp their substance. |
| 5:6 | For miserie commeth not foorth of the dust, neither doeth affliction spring out of the earth. |
| 5:7 | But man is borne vnto trauaile, as the sparkes flie vpwarde. |
| 5:8 | But I would inquire at God, and turne my talke vnto God: |
| 5:9 | Which doeth great things and vnsearchable, and marueilous things without nomber. |
| 5:10 | He giueth raine vpon the earth, and powreth water vpon the streetes, |
| 5:11 | And setteth vp on hie them that be lowe, that the sorowfull may be exalted to saluation. |
| 5:12 | He scattereth the deuices of the craftie: so that their handes can not accomplish that which they doe enterprise. |
| 5:13 | He taketh the wise in their craftinesse, and the counsel of the wicked is made foolish. |
| 5:14 | They meete with darkenesse in the day time, and grope at noone day, as in the night. |
| 5:15 | But he saueth the poore from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hande of the violent man, |
| 5:16 | So that the poore hath his hope, but iniquitie shall stop her mouth. |
| 5:17 | Beholde, blessed is the man whome God correcteth: therefore refuse not thou the chastising of the Almightie. |
| 5:18 | For he maketh the wound, and bindeth it vp: he smiteth, and his handes make whole. |
| 5:19 | He shall deliuer thee in sixe troubles, and in the seuenth the euill shall not touch thee. |
| 5:20 | In famine he shall deliuer thee from death: and in battel from the power of the sworde. |
| 5:21 | Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue, and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it commeth. |
| 5:22 | But thou shalt laugh at destruction and dearth, and shalt not be afraide of the beast of the earth. |
| 5:23 | For the stones of the fielde shall be in league with thee, and the beastes of the field shall be at peace with thee. |
| 5:24 | And thou shalt knowe, that peace shall be in thy tabernacle, and thou shalt visite thine habitation, and shalt not sinne. |
| 5:25 | Thou shalt perceiue also, that thy seede shalbe great, and thy posteritie as the grasse of the earth. |
| 5:26 | Thou shalt goe to thy graue in a ful age, as a ricke of corne commeth in due season into the barne. |
| 5:27 | Lo, thus haue we inquired of it, and so it is: heare this and knowe it for thy selfe. |
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