Berean Standard Bible

Job 5:3

“I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.”

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¹“Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?

²For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

³I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.

⁴His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.

⁵The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

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