Job 5:1-7

New American Standard Bible 1995

5 “Call now, is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the ^(A)holy ones will you turn?
² “For ^(B)anger slays the foolish man,
And jealousy kills the simple.
³ “I have seen the ^(C)foolish taking root,
And I ^(D)cursed his abode immediately.
⁴ “His ^(E)sons are far from safety,
They are even ^[a]oppressed in the gate,
And there is no deliverer.
⁵ “^[b]His harvest the hungry devour
And take it to a place of thorns,
And the ^[c](F)schemer is eager for their wealth.
⁶ “For ^(G)affliction does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
⁷ For ^(H)man is born for trouble,
As sparks fly upward.