1「你只管呼救吧，
誰會回應你呢？
你向哪位聖者求助呢？
2憤恨害死愚昧人，
嫉妒殺死無知者。
3我見愚昧人扎了根，
突然咒詛臨到他家。
4他的兒女毫無安寧，
在城門口受欺壓也無人搭救。
5饑餓的人吞掉他的莊稼，
連荊棘裡的也不放過；
乾渴的人吞盡他的財富。
6苦難並非從土裡長出，
患難並非從地裡生出。
7人生來必遇患難，
正如火花必向上飛。
8「若是我，
就向上帝求助，
向祂陳明苦衷。
9祂行的奇事不可測度，
祂行的神蹟不可勝數。
10祂降下雨水澆灌大地，
賜下甘霖滋潤田園。
11祂提拔卑微的人，
庇護哀痛的人。
12祂挫敗狡猾人的陰謀，
使他們無法得逞。
13祂使智者中了自己的詭計，
使奸徒的計謀迅速落空。
14他們白天遇到黑暗，
午間摸索如在夜晚。
15上帝拯救窮苦人脫離惡人的中傷，
脫離殘暴之徒的轄制，
16好使貧寒之人有盼望，
使不義之徒啞口無言。
17「被上帝責備的人有福了，
不可輕視全能者的管教。
18因為祂打傷，祂也包紮；
祂擊傷，祂也醫治。
19六次遭難，祂都救你；
第七次，災禍也傷不到你。
20饑荒時，祂必救你脫離死亡；
戰爭中，祂必救你脫離刀劍。
21你必免受惡毒的譭謗，
災難來臨也不懼怕。
22你必笑對災殃和饑荒，
毫不懼怕地上的野獸。
23你必與田間的石頭立約，
野獸必與你和平相處。
24你的家必安然無恙，
察看羊圈，一隻不少。
25你必看見子孫昌盛，
後代如遍地的青草。
26你必壽終正寢才歸墳墓，
如同莊稼熟後才被收割。
27看啊，我們已經查驗了，
這一切真實可靠，
你當聆聽、接受。」
1Eliphaz continued,
“Call out if you want to, Job.
But who will answer you?
Which one of the holy angels will you turn to?
2Anger kills foolish people.
Jealousy destroys those who are childish.
3I saw that foolish people were having success.
But suddenly harm came to their homes.
4Their children aren’t safe at all.
They lose their case in court.
No one speaks up for them.
5Hungry people eat up the crops of the foolish.
They even take the food that grows among thorns.
Thirsty people long for the wealth of the foolish.
6Hard times don’t just grow out of the soil.
Trouble doesn’t jump out of the ground.
7People are born to have trouble.
And that’s just as sure as sparks fly up.
8“If I were you, I’d make my appeal to God.
I’d bring my case to be judged by him.
9He does wonderful things that can’t be understood.
He does miracles that can’t even be counted.
10He sends rain on the earth.
He sends water on the countryside.
11He lifts up people who are lowly in spirit.
He lifts up those who are sad.
He keeps them safe.
12He stops the evil plans of those who are clever.
The work of their hands doesn’t succeed.
13Some people think they are so wise.
But God catches them in their own tricks.
He sweeps away the evil plans of sinful people.
14Darkness covers them in the daytime.
At noon they feel their way around as if it were night.
15God saves needy people from the cutting words of their enemies.
He saves them from their power.
16So poor people have hope.
And God shuts the mouths of those who don’t treat others fairly.
17“Blessed is the person God corrects.
So don’t hate the Mighty One’s training.
18He wounds. But he also bandages up those he wounds.
He harms. But his hands also heal those he harms.
19From six troubles he will save you.
Even if you are in trouble seven times, no harm will come to you.
20When there isn’t enough food, God will keep you from dying.
When you go into battle, he won’t let a sword strike you down.
21He will keep you safe from words that can hurt you.
You won’t need to be afraid
when everything is being destroyed.
22You will laugh when things are being destroyed.
You will enjoy life even when there isn’t enough food.
You won’t be afraid of wild animals.
23You will make a covenant with the stones in the fields.
They won’t keep your crops from growing.
Even wild animals will be at peace with you.
24You will know that the tent you live in is secure.
You will check out your property.
You will see that nothing is missing.
25You can be sure you will have a lot of children.
They will be as many as the blades of grass on the earth.
26You will go down to the grave
while you are still very strong.
You will be like a crop that is gathered at the right time.
27“We have carefully studied all these things.
And they are true.
So pay attention to them.
Apply them to yourself.”
