“For wrath killeth the foolish man, and enuy slayeth the silly one.”
1611 King James Version (KJV)
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
- King James Version
"For anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.
- Basic English Bible
For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.
- Darby Bible
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
- Webster's Bible
For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.
- World English Bible
For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,
- Youngs Literal Bible
For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 5:2
5:2 Killeth - A man's wrath, and impatience, preys upon his spirit, and so hastens his death; and provokes God to cut him off. The foolish - The rash and inconsiderate man, who does not weigh things impartially. Envy, &c. - I perceive thou art full of envy at wicked men, who seem to be in a happier condition than thou, and of wrath against God; and this shews thee to be a foolish and weak man. For those men, notwithstanding their present prosperity, are doomed to great and certain misery. I have myself seen the proof of this.