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.

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.

5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up,

And taketh it even out of the thorns,

And the robber swalloweth up their substance.

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.

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.

5 Because the hungry eat up his harvest,

Taking it even from the thorns,

And a snare snatches their substance.

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.

5 The hungry eat his harvest,

even taking what grew among the thorns,

and thirsty people want his wealth.

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:

5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up,

And taketh it even out of the thorns;

And the snare gapeth for their substance.

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: 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh even out of the thorns; and the snare gapeth for his substance.

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. 

5 What a stubborn fool gathers, hungry people eat. 

They take it even from among the thorns, 

and thirsty people pant after his wealth. 

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.

5 The hungry consume his harvest,

even taking it out of the thorns.

The thirsty pant for his children’s wealth.

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.

5 The hungry eat their harvest,

and they take it even out of the thorns;

and the thirsty pant after their wealth.

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—

5 whose harvest the hungry eats,

and he takes it from behind the thorns;

and the thirsty pants after their wealth.

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.

5 Hungry people eat up the crops of those who are foolish.

They even take the food that grows among thorns.

Thirsty people long for the wealth of the foolish.

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.