New American Standard Bible

Job 5:2-11 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

2. "For anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple.

3. "I have seen the foolish taking root, And I cursed his abode immediately.

4. "His sons are far from safety, They are even oppressed in the gate, And there is no deliverer.

5. "His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth.

6. "For affliction does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,

7. For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.

8. "But as for me, I would seek God, And I would place my cause before God;

9. Who does great and unsearchable things, Wonders without number.

10. "He gives rain on the earth And sends water on the fields,

11. So that He sets on high those who are lowly, And those who mourn are lifted to safety.