Job 5:5
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His harvest the hungry eateth up and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.
“The hungry devour his harvest And take it even [when it grows] among the thorns; The trap opens for [his] wealth.
His harvest the hungry eat and take it even [when it grows] among the thorns; the snare opens for [his] wealth.
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
The hungry consume his harvest, even taking it out of the thorns. The thirsty pant for his children’s wealth.
The hungry devour their crops; it’s taken even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after their yield.
the hungry eat up his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, while the thirsty are panting, eager to swallow his wealth.
Then hungry and greedy people gobble up their crops and grab their wealth.
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh even out of the thorns; and the snare gapeth for his substance.
Whose harvest the hungry shall eat, and the armed man shall take him by violence, and the thirsty shall drink up his riches.
Hungry people ate all his crops, even the grain growing among the thorns, and greedy people took all he had.
Hungry people take their crops to eat. They even take them from among the weeds. Thirsty people take the fool's money for themselves.
His harvest is eaten by the hungry, who snatch it away, even from among the thorns, and the thirsty swallow his children’s wealth.
The hungry eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
The hungry eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
The hungry eat his harvest, even taking what grew among the thorns, and thirsty people ·want [L pant after] his wealth.
The hungry shall eat up his harvest: yea, they shall take it from among the thorns, and the thirsty shall drink up their substance.
What a stubborn fool gathers, hungry people eat. They take it even from among the thorns, and thirsty people pant after his wealth.
Hungry people will eat the fool's crops— even the grain growing among thorns— and thirsty people will envy his wealth.
The hungry consume his harvest, even taking it out of the thorns. The thirsty pant for his children’s wealth.
Hungry people eat this fool’s harvest. They even take what grew up among the thorns. And thirsty people want his wealth.
Then the hungry will devour his harvest, snatching it even from the midst of thorns, while the thirsty covet their wealth.
The hungry shall eat up his harvest, and even take it out from among the thorns, and the thirsty shall drink up their substance.
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer pants after their wealth.
whose harvest the hungry eats, and he takes it from behind the thorns; and the thirsty pants after their wealth.
Their harvests are stolen, and their wealth slakes the thirst of many others, not themselves!
“Call for help, Job, if you think anyone will answer! To which of the holy angels will you turn? The hot temper of a fool eventually kills him, the jealous anger of an idiot does her in. I’ve seen it myself—seen fools putting down roots, and then, suddenly, their houses are cursed. Their children out in the cold, abused and exploited, with no one to stick up for them. Hungry people off the street plunder their harvests, cleaning them out completely, taking thorns and all, insatiable for everything they have. Don’t blame fate when things go wrong— trouble doesn’t come from nowhere. It’s human! Mortals are born and bred for trouble, as certainly as sparks fly upward.
whose harvest the hungry eats up, and takes it even out of the thorns, and the thirsty captures his wealth.
What a stubborn fool gathers, hungry people eat. They take it even from among the thorns, and thirsty people pant after his wealth.
What they have reaped may the hungry eat up, or God take away by blight, or the thirsty swallow their substance.
The hungry devour his harvest And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth.
“His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth.
The hungry devour their harvest, even that growing amid the thorns, and the thirsty pant for their wealth.
The hungry eat his harvest, even taking what grew among the thorns, and thirsty people want his wealth.
The hungry eat up his harvest, and take it even from behind the thorns, and the thirsty pant for their wealth.
Hungry people eat up the crops of the foolish. They even take the food that grows among thorns. Thirsty people long for the wealth of the foolish.
The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
Because the hungry eat up his harvest, Taking it even from the thorns, And a snare snatches their substance.
The hungry eat the food of his field. They take it even out of the thorns. And the thirsty want his riches.
The hungry devour their harvest, even when it is guarded by brambles. The thirsty pant after their wealth.
The hungry eat their harvest, and they take it even out of the thorns; and the thirsty pant after their wealth.
The hungry eat their harvest, and they take it even out of the thorns; and the thirsty pant after their wealth.
The hungry eat their harvest, and they take it even out of the thorns; and the thirsty pant after their wealth.
The hungry eat their harvest, and they take it even out of the thorns, and the thirsty pant after their wealth.
Whose katzir (harvest) the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even from among of the tzinnim (thorns), and the intriguer pants after their wealth.
His harvest the hungry eat, and he takes it even out of thorns; and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
His harvest the hungry eat, and he takes it even out of thorns; and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
The hungry consumes his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pants after their wealth.
Hungry raiders consume his crops, harvesting even where the thorns stand guard while drifters and con-men target his wealth.
whose harvest the hungry eats up, and take it even out of the thorns. The snare gapes for their substance.
Whose ripe corn an hungry man shall eat, and an armed man shall ravish him, and they, that thirst, shall drink his riches. (A hungry man shall eat his harvest, and an armed man shall rob him, and they, who thirst, shall drink his riches.)
Whose harvest the hungry doth eat, And even from the thorns taketh it, And the designing swallowed their wealth.
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