Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.

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[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