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For vexation will slay the fool,
and jealousy will kill the simple.
I have seen a fool taking root,
but[a] suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
His children are far from deliverance,
and they are crushed in the gate,
and there is no deliverer—

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  1. Job 5:3 Hebrew “And”

Resentment(A) kills a fool,
    and envy slays the simple.(B)
I myself have seen(C) a fool taking root,(D)
    but suddenly(E) his house was cursed.(F)
His children(G) are far from safety,(H)
    crushed in court(I) without a defender.(J)

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