Parallel Bible results for "Job 5:2-12"

Job 5:2-12

New Living Translation NLT

2 Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.

3 I have seen that fools may be successful for the moment, but then comes sudden disaster.

4 Their children are abandoned far from help; they are crushed in court with no one to defend them.

5 The hungry devour their harvest, even when it is guarded by brambles. The thirsty pant after their wealth.

6 But evil does not spring from the soil, and trouble does not sprout from the earth.

7 People are born for trouble as readily as sparks fly up from a fire.

8 “If I were you, I would go to God and present my case to him.

9 He does great things too marvelous to understand. He performs countless miracles.

10 He gives rain for the earth and water for the fields.

11 He gives prosperity to the poor and protects those who suffer.

12 He frustrates the plans of schemers so the work of their hands will not succeed.

New International Version NIV

2 Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

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

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

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

6 For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground.

7 Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.

8 “But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.

9 He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.

10 He provides rain for the earth; he sends water on the countryside.

11 The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.

12 He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.