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Job 5:2-4
Common English Bible
Job 5:2-4
Common English Bible
2 Surely anger can kill the foolish;
fury can kill the simple.
3 I’ve seen the foolish take root
and promptly curse their house.
4 Their children are far[a] from safety,
crushed in the gate without a deliverer.
Footnotes
- Job 5:4 Or May their children be far from safety.
Job 5:2-4
English Standard Version
Job 5:2-4
English Standard Version
2 Surely vexation kills the fool,
and jealousy slays the simple.
3 (A)I have seen the fool taking root,
but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
4 His children are (B)far from safety;
they are crushed in (C)the gate,
and there is no one to deliver them.
Job 5:2-4
King James Version
Job 5:2-4
King James Version
2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
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