King James Version

Job 5:3

I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

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אֲֽנִיanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.רָ֭אִיתִיraitiseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…אֱוִ֣ילevilfoolאֱוִילadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH191(figuratively) sillyfool(-ish) (man).מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁmashrishrootשָׁרַשׁverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “root”, a verb used as a describing wordH8327to root, i.e. strike into the soil, or (by implication) to pluck from it(take, cause to take) root (out).וָאֶקּ֖וֹבvaeqovand curseקָבַבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and curse”, the next action in the storyH6895to scoop out, i.e. (figuratively) to malign or execrate (i.e. stab with words)[idiom] at all, curse.נָוֵ֣הוּnavehvcomelyנָוֶהnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “comely”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5116(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den)comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried.פִתְאֹֽםfitomstraightwayפִּתְאוֹםadverb — “straightway”H6597instantlystraightway, sudden(-ly).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I have seen the foolish taking root; but suddenly I beheld his habitation cursed.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation.

Young’s Literal Translation

I — I have seen the perverse taking root, And I mark his habitation straightway,

World English Bible

I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

Darby Translation

I myself saw the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

Douay-Rheims

I have seen a fool with a strong root, and I cursed his beauty immediately.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I have seen the foolish taking root; but suddenly I beheld his habitation cursed.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I have seen foolish ones taking root: but suddenly their habitation was devoured.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγὼ δὲ ἑώρακα ἄφρονας ῥίζαν βάλλοντας, ἀλλʼ εὐθέως ἐβρώθη αὐτῶν ἡ δίαιτα.