6For sorrow cometh not forth from the dust, Nor from the ground springeth up misery.


In Context

3 I — I have seen the perverse taking root, And I mark his habitation straightway,

4 Far are his sons from safety, And they are bruised in the gate, And there is no deliverer.

5 Whose harvest the hungry doth eat, And even from the thorns taketh it, And the designing swallowed their wealth.

6 For sorrow cometh not forth from the dust, Nor from the ground springeth up misery.

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

8 Yet I — I inquire for God, And for God I give my word,

Job 5:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:6Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:6For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:6Nothing upon earth is done without a voice cause, and sorrow doth not spring out of the ground.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:6For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:6For evil cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:6For affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:6Although affliction cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:6For affliction doesn't come forth from the dust, neither does trouble spring out of the ground;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:6Although affliction comes not forth of the dust, neither does trouble spring out of the ground;