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Job 5:1-9 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

1. Job, call out for helpand see if an angel comes!

2. Envy and jealousywill kill a stupid fool.

3. I have seen fools take root.But God sends a curse,suddenly uprooting them

4. and leaving their childrenhelpless in court.

5. Then hungry and greedy peoplegobble up their cropsand grab their wealth.

6. Our suffering isn't causedby the failure of crops;

7. it's all part of life,like sparks shooting skyward.

8. Job, if I were you,I would ask God for help.

9. His miracles are marvellous,more than we can count.

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