The hungry consume his harvest,(A)
    taking it even from among thorns,
    and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

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Because the hungry eat up his harvest,
[a]Taking it even from the thorns,
[b]And a snare snatches their [c]substance.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:5 LXX They shall not be taken from evil men; Vg. And the armed man shall take him by violence
  2. Job 5:5 LXX The might shall draw them off; Vg. And the thirsty shall drink up their riches
  3. Job 5:5 wealth

[a]The hungry devour his harvest
And take it to a place of thorns,
And the [b](A)schemer is eager for their wealth.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:5 Lit Whose harvest the hungry devour
  2. Job 5:5 Ancient versions thirsty

The hungry eat his harvest,
    and he takes it even out of thorns,[a]
    and the thirsty pant[b] after his[c] wealth.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:5 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
  2. Job 5:5 Aquila, Symmachus, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew could be read as and the snare pants
  3. Job 5:5 Hebrew their