4. His children are far away from safety.They are crushed in court with no one to defend them.
5. Hungry people eat this fool’s harvest.They even take what grew up among the thorns.And thirsty people want his wealth.
6. Hard times do not come up from the ground.And trouble does not grow from the earth.
7. But man is born to have troubleas surely as sparks fly upward.
8. “But if I were you, I would call on God.I would bring my problem before him.
9. God does wonderful things that cannot be understood.He does so many miracles they cannot be counted.
10. God gives rain to the earth.He sends water on the fields.
11. God makes the humble person important.He lifts to places of safety those who are sad.
12. God ruins the plans of those who trick others.Then they have no success.
13. He catches wise men in their own clever traps.And the plans of those who try to trick others are swept away.