Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Job 5:5
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Berean Standard Bible
The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
King James Version
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
World English Bible
whose harvest the hungry eat up, and take it even out of the thorns. The snare gapes for their substance.
American Standard Version
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Job 5
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.
6 For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.
7 Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
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