Job 5:3

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Job 5:3

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Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

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WEB

World English Bible

I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

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ASV

American Standard Version

I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Job 5

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

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

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

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

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

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