The Consequences of Folly and Wrath
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Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
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For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.
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I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation.
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His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them:
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Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.
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For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
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But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.
Bible text: American Standard Version (1901) · Public domain