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Job 5:2

For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…לֶֽ֭אֱוִילleevilto foolאֱוִילpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to fool”, the ordinary formH191(figuratively) sillyfool(-ish) (man).יַהֲרָגyaharagdestroyהָרַגverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH2026to smite with deadly intentdestroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.כָּ֑עַשׂkaasangerכַּעַסnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “anger”, the ordinary formH3708vexationanger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, [idiom] sore, sorrow, spite, wrath.וּ֝פֹתֶ֗הufotehand allureפָּתָהconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and allure”, a verb used as a describing wordH6601to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) deludeallure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one).תָּמִ֥יתtamitdieמוּתverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…קִנְאָֽהqinahenvyקִנְאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “envy”, the ordinary formH7068jealousy or envyenvy(-ied), jealousy, [idiom] sake, zeal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.

Young’s Literal Translation

For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,

World English Bible

For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.

Darby Translation

For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.

Douay-Rheims

Anger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For wrath destroys the foolish one, and envy slays him that has gone astray.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ γὰρ ἄφρονα ἀναιρεῖ ὀργὴ, πεπλανημένον δὲ θανατοῖ ζῆλος.