Job 5
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Job 5:1-5

1“CallH7121 nowH4994, isH3426 thereH3426 anyone who will answerH6030 you? And to whichH4310 of the 1holyH6918 onesH6918 will you turnH6437?2For 2irritationH7068 killsH2026 the foolH191, And jealousyH7068 bringsH4191 deathH4191 to the simpleH6601.3I have seenH7200 the 3foolH191 takingH8327 rootH8327, And I 4cursedH6895 his homeH5116 immediatelyH6597.4His 5sonsH1121 areH7368 farH7368 from safetyH3468, They are also 6oppressedH1792 at the gateH8179, And thereH369 isH369 noH369 oneH5337 toH5337 saveH5337 them.57The hungryH7457 devourH398 his harvestH7105 And takeH3947 it to a place of thornsH6791, And the 89schemerH6782 is eagerH7602 for their wealthH2428.

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Notes

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

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