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Job 5:3-5
Contemporary English Version

3 I have seen fools take root.
But God sends a curse,
    suddenly uprooting them
4 and leaving their children
    helpless in court.
5 Then hungry and greedy people
gobble up their crops
    and grab their wealth.[a]

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  1. 5.5 wealth: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 5.
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