Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
But mankind is born headed for trouble, just as sparks soar skyward."
New American Standard Bible
As sparks fly upward.
King James Version
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Holman Bible
as surely as sparks fly upward.
A Conservative Version
but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
American Standard Version
But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.
Amplified
“For man is born for trouble,
[As naturally] as sparks fly upward.
Bible in Basic English
But trouble is man's fate from birth, as the flames go up from the fire.
Darby Translation
For man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upwards.
Julia Smith Translation
For man shall be born to labor as the sons of the flame will lift up to fly.
King James 2000
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But a human being is born to trouble, and {they soar aloft} [like] {sparks}.
Modern King James verseion
but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
but it is man, that is born unto misery, like as the sparks fly up out of the hot coals.
NET Bible
but people are born to trouble, as surely as the sparks fly upward.
New Heart English Bible
but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
The Emphasized Bible
Though, man, to trouble, were born, as, sparks, on high, do soar,
Webster
Yet man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
World English Bible
but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Youngs Literal Translation
For man to misery is born, And the sparks go high to fly.
Interlinear
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References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 5:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Response Continues
6 For wickedness doesn't crop up from dust, nor does trouble sprout out of the ground; 7 But mankind is born headed for trouble, just as sparks soar skyward." 8 "Now as for me, I would seek God if I were you; I would commit my case to God.
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Cross References
Job 14:1
Human beings born by women are short-lived and full of trouble.
Genesis 3:17-19
He told the man, "Because you have listened to what your wife said, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, "You must not eat from it,' cursed is the ground because of you. You'll eat from it through pain-filled labor for the rest of your life.
Psalm 90:8-9
You have set our iniquities before you, what we have concealed in the light of your presence.
Ecclesiastes 1:8
Everything is wearisome, more than man is able to express. The eye is never satisfied by seeing, nor the ear by hearing.
Ecclesiastes 2:22
For what does a person gain from everything that he accomplishes and from his inner life struggles that he undergoes while working on earth?
Ecclesiastes 5:15-17
Just as he came naked from his mother's womb, he will leave as naked as he came; he will receive no profit from his efforts he cannot carry away even a handful.
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you that is unusual for human beings. But God is faithful, and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength. Instead, along with the temptation he will also provide a way out, so that you may be able to endure it.