Eliphaz: Job Is Chastened by God
1Taking it even from the thorns,
1And a snare snatches their2 substance.
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American Standard Version
For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.
Amplified® Bible
For vexation {and} rage kill the foolish man; jealousy {and} indignation slay the simple.
Contemporary English Version
Envy and jealousy will kill a stupid fool.
Darby English Version
For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.
Good News Bible
To worry yourself to death with resentment would be a foolish, senseless thing to do.
King James Version
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
New American Standard Bible
"For anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple.
New International Version
Resentment kills a fool,
and envy slays the simple.
New King James Version
For wrath kills a foolish man,
And envy slays a simple one.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple.
Revised Standard Version
Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.
Young's Literal Translation
For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,
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