Job 5:1-16

New International Version

⁸ “But if I were you, I would appeal to God;
    I would lay my cause before him.^(P)
9 He performs wonders^(Q) that cannot be fathomed,^(R)
    miracles that cannot be counted.^(S)
10 He provides rain for the earth;^(T)
    he sends water on the countryside.^(U)
11 The lowly he sets on high,^(V)
    and those who mourn^(W) are lifted^(X) to safety.
¹² He thwarts the plans^(Y) of the crafty,
    so that their hands achieve no success.^(Z)
13 He catches the wise^(AA) in their craftiness,^(AB)
    and the schemes of the wily are swept away.^(AC)
14 Darkness^(AD) comes upon them in the daytime;
    at noon they grope as in the night.^(AE)
15 He saves the needy^(AF) from the sword in their mouth;
    he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.^(AG)
16 So the poor^(AH) have hope,
    and injustice shuts its mouth.^(AI)