Job 5:7-9

King James Version

⁷Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

⁸I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

⁹Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:

Job 5:7-9

New International Version

⁷Yet man is born to trouble^(A)
as surely as sparks fly upward.

⁸“But if I were you, I would appeal to God;
I would lay my cause before him.^(B)
⁹He performs wonders^(C) that cannot be fathomed,^(D)
miracles that cannot be counted.^(E)

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Job 5:7-9

New King James Version

⁷Yet man is ^(A)born to ^[a]trouble,
As the sparks fly upward.

⁸“But as for me, I would seek God,
And to God I would commit my cause—
⁹Who does great things, and unsearchable,
Marvelous things without number.

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Job 5:7-9

English Standard Version

⁷but man is ^(A)born to trouble
as the sparks fly upward.

⁸“As for me, I would seek God,
and to God would I commit my cause,
⁹who ^(B)does great things and ^(C)unsearchable,
^(D)marvelous things without number: