New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 5:2-7

2ForangerH7068slaysיַהֲרָג־ya.ha.rog-H2026the foolishH191manH191,And jealousyקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068killsתָּמִ֥יתta.MitH4191the simpleוּ֝פֹתֶ֗הu.fo.TehH6601.

3I have seenרָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiH7200thefoolishאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191takingH8327rootמַשְׁרִ֑ישׁmash.RishH8327, And Icursedוָאֶקּ֖וֹבva.'e.KovH6895his abodeנָוֵ֣הוּna.Ve.huH5116immediatelyפִתְאֹֽם׃fit.'OmH6597.

4Hissonsבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121are farיִרְחֲק֣וּyir.cha.KuH7368from safetyמִיֶּ֑שַׁעmi.Ye.sha'H3468, They are evenoppressedוְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּve.yid.da.ke.'UH1792in the gateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179,And thereH369is noH369delivererמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337.

5His harvestקְצִיר֨וֹ׀ke.tzi.RoH7105the hungryרָ֘עֵ֤בra.'EvH7457devourיֹאכֵ֗לyo.KhelH398And takeיִקָּחֵ֑הוּyi.ka.Che.huH3947it to a place ofthornsמִצִּנִּ֥יםmi.tzi.NimH6791, And theschemerצַמִּ֣יםtza.MimH6782is eagerוְשָׁאַ֖ףve.sha.'AfH7602for their wealthחֵילָֽם׃chei.LamH2428.

6Forafflictionאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205does not comeיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318from the dustמֵעָפָ֣רme.'a.FarH6083,NorH3808does troubleעָמָֽל׃'a.MalH5999sproutיִצְמַ֥חyitz.MachH6779from the groundוּ֝מֵאֲדָמָ֗הu.me.'a.da.MahH127,

7Formanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120is bornיוּלָּ֑דyu.LadH3205for troubleלְעָמָ֣לle.'a.MalH5999,As sparksוּבְנֵי־ רֶ֝֗שֶׁףu.ve.nei- Re.shefH1121 H7565flyעֽוּף׃'UfH5774upwardיַגְבִּ֥יהוּyag.Bi.huH1361.

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