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Job 5:2-7

2Forvexation killeththefoolishman,Andjealousyקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068slayeththesillyone.

3IhaveseenH7200thefoolishtakingrootמַשְׁרִ֑ישׁmash.RishH8327:Butsuddenlyפִתְאֹֽם׃fit.'OmH6597Icursedhishabitation.

4HischildrenarefarH7368fromsafetyמִיֶּ֑שַׁעmi.Ye.sha'H3468,Andtheyarecrushedוְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּve.yid.da.ke.'UH1792inthegateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179,NeitheristhereanytodeliverH5337them:

5Whoseharvestקְצִיר֨וֹ׀ke.tzi.RoH7105thehungryH7456eatethup,Andtakethitevenoutofthethornsמִצִּנִּ֥יםmi.tzi.NimH6791;Andthesnare gapethfortheirsubstance.

6Forafflictioncomethnotforthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318fromthedustמֵעָפָ֣רme.'a.FarH6083,Neitherdothtroubleעָמָֽל׃'a.MalH5999springH6779outofthegroundוּ֝מֵאֲדָמָ֗הu.me.'a.da.MahH127;

7ButmanH120isbornH3205untotroubleלְעָמָ֣לle.'a.MalH5999,Asthesparksflyעֽוּף׃'UfH5774upward.

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