Job 5:2-4

EasyEnglish Bible

²Foolish people may be angry and jealous.
    That is what kills them.
³I have seen fools who seemed to be successful.
    But suddenly a curse destroyed their homes.
⁴Their children are never truly safe.
The judge says that they are guilty,
    and nobody saves them from punishment.

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Job 5:2-4

King James Version

²For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

³I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

⁴His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

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Job 5:2-4

New King James Version

²For wrath kills a foolish man,
And envy slays a simple one.
³^(A)I have seen the foolish taking root,
But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.
⁴His sons are ^(B)far from safety,
They are crushed in the gate,
And ^(C)there is no deliverer.

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Job 5:2-4

New International Version

²Resentment^(A) kills a fool,
    and envy slays the simple.^(B)
³I myself have seen^(C) a fool taking root,^(D)
    but suddenly^(E) his house was cursed.^(F)
⁴His children^(G) are far from safety,^(H)
    crushed in court^(I) without a defender.^(J)