King James Version

Job 5:6

Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יֵצֵ֣אyetsebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bring forth”, an unfinished actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…מֵעָפָ֣רmeafarfrom dustעָפָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.אָ֑וֶןavenidolאָוֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH205strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idolaffliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).וּ֝מֵאֲדָמָ֗הumeadamahand from countryאֲדָמָהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and from country”, the ordinary formH127soil (from its general redness)country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִצְמַ֥חyitsmachbearצָמַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bear”, an unfinished actionH6779to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).עָמָֽלamaltoilעָמָלnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “toil”, the ordinary formH5999toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mindgrievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

Young’s Literal Translation

For sorrow cometh not forth from the dust, Nor from the ground springeth up misery.

World English Bible

For affliction doesn’t come out of the dust, neither does trouble spring out of the ground;

Darby Translation

For evil cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

Douay-Rheims

Nothing upon earth is done without a voice cause, and sorrow doth not spring out of the ground.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For labour cannot by any means come out of the earth, nor shall trouble spring out of the mountains:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐ γὰρ μὴ ἐξέλθῃ ἐκ τῆς γῆς κόπος, οὐδὲ ἐξ ὀρέων ἀναβλαστήσει πόνος.