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.

6 For affliction does not come from the dust,

nor does trouble sprout from the ground,

7 but man is born to trouble

as the sparks fly upward.

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.

6 For affliction does not come from the dust,

Nor does trouble spring from the ground;

7 Yet man is born to trouble,

As the sparks fly upward.

6 Hard times do not come up from the ground,

and trouble does not grow from the earth.

7 People produce trouble

as surely as sparks fly upward.

6 For affliction cometh not forth from the dust,

Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

7 But man is born unto trouble,

As the sparks fly upward.

6 For evil cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 7 For man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upwards.

6 Certainly, sorrow doesn’t come from the soil, 

and trouble doesn’t sprout from the ground. 

7 But a person is born for trouble as surely as sparks fly up ⸤from a fire⸥. 

6 For distress does not grow out of the soil,

and trouble does not sprout from the ground.

7 But mankind is born for trouble

as surely as sparks fly upward.

6 For misery does not come from the earth,

nor does trouble sprout from the ground;

7 but human beings are born to trouble

just as sparks fly upward.

6 Indeed, mischief does not come from the dust,

and trouble does not sprout from the earth.

7 But a human being is born to trouble,

and they soar aloft like sparks.

6 Hard times don’t just grow out of the soil.

Trouble doesn’t jump out of the ground.

7 People are born to have trouble.

And that’s just as sure as sparks fly up.

6 “For affliction does not come from the dust,

Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,

7 For man is born for trouble,

As sparks fly upward.