Job 5
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 5:2-7

2For 1angerH7068 slaysH2026 the foolishH191 manH191, And jealousyH7068 killsH4191 the simpleH6601.3I have seenH7200 the 2foolishH191 takingH8327 rootH8327, And I 3cursedH6895 his abodeH5116 immediatelyH6597.4His 4sonsH1121 are farH7368 from safetyH3468, They are even 5oppressedH1792 in the gateH8179, And thereH369 is noH369 delivererH5337.56His harvestH7105 the hungryH7457 devourH398 And takeH3947 it to a place of thornsH6791, And the 78schemerH6782 is eagerH7602 for their wealthH2428.6For 9afflictionH205 does not comeH3318 from the dustH6083, NorH3808 does troubleH5999 sproutH6779 from the groundH127,7For 10manH120 is bornH3205 for troubleH5999, As sparksH1121H7565 flyH5774 upwardH1361.

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Notes

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

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