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Indeed,[a] mischief does not come from the dust,
and trouble does not sprout from the earth.
But a human being is born to trouble,
and they soar aloft[b] like sparks.[c]
“But I myself[d] will seek God,
and to God I would commit my cause.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:6 Or “For”
  2. Job 5:7 Literally “they make high to fly”
  3. Job 5:7 Literally “children of flame”
  4. Job 5:8 Emphatic personal pronoun