Job 5:2-3
Job 5:1-7 The Message (MSG)
“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.
Job 5:2-3 King James Version (KJV)
For wrath killeth the foolish man, And envy slayeth the silly one. I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation.
Job 5:2-3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple. I have seen the foolish taking root, And I cursed his abode immediately.
Job 5:2-3 New Century Version (NCV)
Anger kills the fool, and jealousy slays the stupid. I have seen a fool succeed, but I cursed his home immediately.
Job 5:2-3 American Standard Version (ASV)
For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one. I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation.
Job 5:2-3 New International Version (NIV)
Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple. I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
Job 5:2-3 New King James Version (NKJV)
For wrath kills a foolish man, And envy slays a simple one. I have seen the foolish taking root, But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.
Job 5:2-3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“For anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple (naive). “I have seen the foolish taking root [and outwardly prospering], But I cursed his dwelling immediately [for his destruction was certain].