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.

3 I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4 His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

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.

3 I have seen the foolish taking root,

But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.

4 His sons are far from safety,

They are crushed in the gate,

And there is no deliverer.

3 I have seen a fool succeed,

but I cursed his home immediately.

4 His children are far from safety

and are crushed in court with no defense.

3 I have seen the foolish taking root:

But suddenly I cursed his habitation.

4 His children are far from safety,

And they are crushed in the gate,

Neither is there any to deliver them:

3 I myself saw the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer:

3 I have seen a stubborn fool take root, 

but I quickly cursed his house. 

4 His children are far from help. 

They are crushed at the city gate, 

and no one is there to rescue them. 

3 I have seen a fool taking root,

but I immediately pronounced a curse on his home.

4 His children are far from safety.

They are crushed at the city gate,

with no one to rescue them.

3 I have seen fools taking root,

but suddenly I cursed their dwelling.

4 Their children are far from safety,

they are crushed in the gate,

and there is no one to deliver them.

3 I have seen a fool taking root,

but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.

4 His children are far from deliverance,

and they are crushed in the gate,

and there is no deliverer—

3 I saw that foolish people were having success.

But suddenly a curse came down on their houses.

4 Their children aren’t safe at all.

They lose their case in court.

No one speaks up for them.

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.