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Job 5:1 - 5:7

The Discipline of the Almighty

“Call now, is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
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For vexation kills the ignorant fool,
And jealousy puts to death the simple.
3
I have seen the ignorant fool taking root,
And I cursed his abode suddenly.
4
His sons are far from salvation,
They are even crushed in the gate,
And there is no deliverer.
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His harvest the hungry devour
And take it to a place of thorns,
And the schemer pants after their wealth.
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For wickedness does not come out from the dust,
Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
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For man is born for trouble,
As sparks fly upward.