Job 5:2
King James Version
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Job 5:2 in context
1Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
3I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
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The Book of Job — summary, themes & key verses
Faith in suffering — the ancient question of why the innocent suffer, and where God is in it.
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