Verse Comparison: Job 5:5
American Standard Version
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.
Amplified® Bible
His harvest the hungry eat and take it even [when it grows] among the thorns; the snare opens for [his] wealth.
Contemporary English Version
Then hungry and greedy people gobble down their crops and grab up their wealth.
Darby English Version
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh even out of the thorns; and the snare gapeth for his substance.
Good News Bible
Hungry people will eat the fool's crops--- even the grain growing among thorns --- and thirsty people will envy his wealth.
King James Version
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
New American Standard Bible
"His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a {place of} thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth.
New International Version
The hungry consume his harvest,
taking it even from among thorns,
and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
New King James Version
Because the hungry eat up his harvest,
Taking it even from the thorns,
And a snare snatches their substance.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer has lusted after their wealth.
Revised Standard Version
His harvest the hungry eat, and he takes it even out of thorns; and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
Young's Literal Translation
Whose harvest the hungry doth eat, And even from the thorns taketh it, And the designing swallowed their wealth.
