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Job 5:3–4

wI have seen the fool taking root,

but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.

His children are xfar from safety;

they are crushed in ythe gate,

and there is no one to deliver them.

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Job 5:3–4 — The 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 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 Living Translation (NLT)

I have seen that fools may be successful for the moment,

but then comes sudden disaster.

Their children are abandoned far from help;

they are crushed in court with no one to defend them.

Job 5:3–4 — The 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 — 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 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Job 5:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

I have seen a stubborn fool take root, 

but I quickly cursed his house. 

His children are far from help. 

They are crushed at the city gate, 

and no one is there to rescue them. 

Job 5:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

I have seen a fool taking root,

but I immediately pronounced a curse on his home.

His children are far from safety.

They are crushed at the city gate,

with no one to rescue them.

Job 5:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

I have seen fools taking root,

but suddenly I cursed their dwelling.

Their children are far from safety,

they are crushed in the gate,

and there is no one to deliver them.

Job 5:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

I have seen a fool taking root,

but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.

His children are far from deliverance,

and they are crushed in the gate,

and there is no deliverer—

Job 5:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

I saw that foolish people were having success.

But suddenly a curse came down on their houses.

Their children aren’t safe at all.

They lose their case in court.

No one speaks up for them.

Job 5:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“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.


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