7Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.


In Context

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.

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.

8 "But if it were I, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.

9 He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.

Job 5:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:7Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:7Man is born to labour and the bird to fly.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:7But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:7For man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upwards.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:7But man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:7Yet man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:7but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:7For man to misery is born, And the sparks go high to fly.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:7Yet man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.