17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. [] (18 For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal. (19 From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will touch you. (20 In famine he will deliver you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.

5 Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? 2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. 3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

Verses 1-5 Eliphaz here calls upon Job to answer his arguments. Were any of the saints or servants of God visited with such Divine judgments as Job, or did they ever behave like him under their sufferings?

5 The hungry devour their harvest, even when it is guarded by brambles. # 5:5a The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain. The thirsty pant after their wealth. # 5:5b As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads A snare snatches their wealth.

5 Ahora, pues, da voces; ¿habrá quien te responda? ¿Y a cuál de los santos te volverás? 2 Es cierto que al necio lo mata la ira, Y al codicioso lo consume la envidia. 3 Yo he visto al necio que echaba raíces, Y en la misma hora maldije su habitación. 4 Sus hijos estarán lejos de la seguridad; En la puerta serán quebrantados,

Eliphaz gives Job precious promises of what God would do for him, if he humbled himself. Whatever troubles good men may be in, they shall do them no real harm. Being kept from sin, they are kept from the evil of trouble.

5 Because the hungry eat up his harvest, Taking it even from the thorns, And a snare snatches their substance. 6 For affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble spring from the ground; 7 Yet man is born to trouble, As the sparks fly upward.

5 The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth. 6 For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground. 7 Yet man is born to trouble. as surely as sparks fly upward.

CHAPTER 5. 1 Call now! Will anyone respond to you? To which of the holy ones * will you turn? 2 Surely impatience kills the fool. and indignation slays the simpleton. 3 I have seen a fool spreading his roots, a. but I cursed his household suddenly: 4 May his children be far from safety; may they be crushed at the gate * without a rescuer.

David Guzik commentary on Job 5, where Eliphaz continues his speech, explaining what he thinks the cause of Job’s troubles is.