Job 5:1-7

Amplified Bible

5 “Call now —is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the holy ones (angels) will you turn?
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“For anger slays the foolish man,
And jealousy kills the simple (naive).
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“I have seen the foolish taking root [and outwardly prospering],
But I cursed his dwelling immediately [for his destruction was certain].
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“His children are far from safety [and included in their father’s ruin],
They are oppressed and crushed in the [court of justice in the city’s] gate,
And there is no ^[a]one to rescue them.
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“The hungry devour his harvest
And take it even [when it grows] among the thorns;
The trap opens for [his] wealth.
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“For affliction does not come forth from the dust,
Nor does trouble spring forth from the ground.
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“For man is born for trouble,
[As naturally] as sparks fly upward.