2For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.


In Context

1 Call, I pray thee! Is there any that answereth thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?

2 For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.

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:

Job 5:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:2Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:2Anger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:2For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:2For vexation killeth the foolish man, and jealousy slayeth the silly one.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:2For wrath kills the foolish man, and envy slays the silly one.