Job 5:3-4
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 5:3-4 King James Version (KJV)
I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation. His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them.
Job 5:3-4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
I have seen the foolish taking root, And I cursed his abode immediately. His sons are far from safety, They are even oppressed in the gate, And there is no deliverer.
Job 5:3-4 New Century Version (NCV)
I have seen a fool succeed, but I cursed his home immediately. His children are far from safety and are crushed in court with no defense.
Job 5:3-4 American Standard Version (ASV)
I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation. His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them
Job 5:3-4 New International Version (NIV)
I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed. His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
Job 5:3-4 New King James Version (NKJV)
I have seen the foolish taking root, But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place. His sons are far from safety, They are crushed in the gate, And there is no deliverer.
Job 5:3-4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“I have seen the foolish taking root [and outwardly prospering], But I cursed his dwelling immediately [for his destruction was certain]. “His children are far from safety [and included in their father’s ruin], They are oppressed and crushed in the [court of justice in the city’s] gate, And there is no one to rescue them.