Job 5:8–13

8 “But if I were you, I would appeal to God;

I would lay my cause before him.

9 He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed,

miracles that cannot be counted.

10 He provides rain for the earth;

he sends water on the countryside.

11 The lowly he sets on high,

and those who mourn are lifted to safety.

12 He thwarts the plans of the crafty,

so that their hands achieve no success.

13 He catches the wise in their craftiness,

and the schemes of the wily are swept away.

8 I would seek unto God,

And unto God would I commit my cause:

9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable;

Marvellous things without number:

10 Who giveth rain upon the earth,

And sendeth waters upon the fields:

11 To set up on high those that be low;

That those which mourn may be exalted to safety.

12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty,

So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness:

And the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

8 “If I were you, I would go to God

and present my case to him.

9 He does great things too marvelous to understand.

He performs countless miracles.

10 He gives rain for the earth

and water for the fields.

11 He gives prosperity to the poor

and protects those who suffer.

12 He frustrates the plans of schemers

so the work of their hands will not succeed.

13 He traps the wise in their own cleverness

so their cunning schemes are thwarted.

8 “But as for me, I would seek God,

And to God I would commit my cause—

9 Who does great things, and unsearchable,

Marvelous things without number.

10 He gives rain on the earth,

And sends waters on the fields.

11 He sets on high those who are lowly,

And those who mourn are lifted to safety.

12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty,

So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.

13 He catches the wise in their own craftiness,

And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.

8 “But if I were you, I would call on God

and bring my problem before him.

9 God does wonders that cannot be understood;

he does so many miracles they cannot be counted.

10 He gives rain to the earth

and sends water on the fields.

11 He makes the humble person important

and lifts the sad to places of safety.

12 He ruins the plans of those who trick others

so they have no success.

13 He catches the wise in their own clever traps

and sweeps away the plans of those who try to trick others.

8 But as for me, I would seek unto God,

And unto God would I commit my cause;

9 Who doeth great things and unsearchable,

Marvellous things without number:

10 Who giveth rain upon the earth,

And sendeth waters upon the fields;

11 So that he setteth up on high those that are low,

And those that mourn are exalted to safety.

12 He frustrateth the devices of the crafty,

So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness;

And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

8 But as for me I will seek unto •God, and unto God commit my cause; 9 Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number; 10 Who giveth rain on the face of the earth, and sendeth waters on the face of the fields; 11 Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity. 12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise. 13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong:

8 “But I would seek God’s help 

and present my case to him. 

9 He does great things that ⸤we⸥ cannot understand 

and miracles that ⸤we⸥ cannot count. 

10 He gives rain to the earth 

and sends water to the fields. 

11 He places lowly people up high. 

He lifts those who mourn to safety. 

12 He keeps shrewd people from carrying out their plans 

so that they cannot do anything successfully. 

13 He catches the wise with their own tricks. 

The plans of schemers prove to be hasty. 

8 However, if I were you, I would appeal to God

and would present my case to Him.

9 He does great and unsearchable things,

wonders without number.

10 He gives rain to the earth

and sends water to the fields.

11 He sets the lowly on high,

and mourners are lifted to safety.

12 He frustrates the schemes of the crafty

so that they achieve no success.

13 He traps the wise in their craftiness

so that the plans of the deceptive

are quickly brought to an end.

8 “As for me, I would seek God,

and to God I would commit my cause.

9 He does great things and unsearchable,

marvelous things without number.

10 He gives rain on the earth

and sends waters on the fields;

11 he sets on high those who are lowly,

and those who mourn are lifted to safety.

12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty,

so that their hands achieve no success.

13 He takes the wise in their own craftiness,

and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.

8 “But I myself will seek God,

and to God I would commit my cause.

9 He is doing great and unsearchable things,

marvelous things without number—

10 the one who is giving rain on the surface of the earth

and is sending water on the surface of the fields,

11 to set the lowly on high,

and those mourning are lifted to safety.

12 He is frustrating the devices of the crafty,

and their hands do not achieve success.

13 He is capturing the wise in their craftiness,

and the schemes of the wily are rushed.

8 “If I were you, I’d make my appeal to God.

I’d bring my case to be judged by him.

9 He does wonderful things that can’t be understood.

He does miracles that can’t even be counted.

10 He sends rain on the earth.

He sends water on the countryside.

11 He lifts up those who are lowly in spirit.

He lifts up those who are sad.

He keeps them safe.

12 He stops those who are tricky from doing what they plan to do.

The work of their hands doesn’t succeed.

13 Some people think they are so wise.

But God catches them in their own tricks.

He sweeps away the evil plans of sinful people.

8 “But as for me, I would seek God,

And I would place my cause before God;

9 Who does great and unsearchable things,

Wonders without number.

10 “He gives rain on the earth

And sends water on the fields,

11 So that He sets on high those who are lowly,

And those who mourn are lifted to safety.

12 “He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd,

So that their hands cannot attain success.

13 “He captures the wise by their own shrewdness,

And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.