New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 5:2-7

2For 1anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple.3I have seen the 2foolish taking root, And I 3cursed his abode immediately.4His 4sons are far from safety, They are even 5oppressed in the gate, And there is no deliverer.5 6His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a place of thorns, And the 7 8schemer is eager for their wealth.6For 9affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,7For 10man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.

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Notes

1. Job 5:2 Prov 12:16; 27:3 ↩
2. Job 5:3 Jer 12:2 ↩
3. Job 5:3 Job 24:18; 31:30 ↩
4. Job 5:4 Job 4:11 ↩
5. Job 5:4 Lit crushed ↩
6. Job 5:5 Lit Whose ↩
7. Job 5:5 Ancient versions read thirsty ↩
8. Job 5:5 Job 18:8-10; 22:10 ↩
9. Job 5:6 Job 15:35 ↩
10. Job 5:7 Job 14:1 ↩

Commentaries on Job 5

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
Rashi on Tanakh
Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
John Wesley’s Notes
Darby Translation Notes
Geneva Bible Translation Notes
Kingcomments
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
EGW Writings