JOB 5:6 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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BrLXX Οὐ γὰρ μὴ ἐξέλθῃ ἐκ τῆς γῆς κόπος, οὐδὲ ἐξ ὀρέων ἀναβλαστήσει πόνος.
(Ou gar maʸ exelthaʸ ek taʸs gaʸs kopos, oude ex oreōn anablastaʸsei ponos. )

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

ULT For misery does not come out from the dust,
⇔ and trouble does not sprout from the ground.

BSB For distress does not spring from the dust,
⇔ and trouble does not sprout from the ground.

OEB For not from the dust riseth ruin,
⇔ Nor out of the ground springeth trouble;

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For evil does not come up from the dust,
⇔ nor does trouble spring up from the ground,

LSV For sorrow does not come forth from the dust,
Nor does misery spring up from the ground.

FBV For evil doesn't come from the dust; neither does trouble grow from the earth.

T4T But evil circumstances/sufferings are not produced by the soil;
⇔ troubles do not grow up from the ground.

LEB • [fn] mischief does not come from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the earth.

5:? Or “For”

BBE For evil does not come out of the dust, or trouble out of the earth;

Moff No Moff JOB book available

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

KJB-1769 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;[fn]
(Although affliction cometh/comes not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; )

5.6 affliction: or, iniquity

KJB-1611 [fn]Although affliction commeth not forth of the dust, neither doeth trouble spring out of the ground:
(Although affliction cometh/comes not forth of the dust, neither doeth trouble spring out of the ground:)

5:6 Or, iniquity.

Bshps Neither commeth sorowe out of the ground:
(Neither cometh/comes sorowe out of the ground:)

Gnva For miserie commeth not foorth of the dust, neither doeth affliction spring out of the earth.
(For miserie cometh/comes not forth of the dust, neither doeth affliction spring out of the earth. )

Cvdl nether commeth sorow out of ye groude:
(nether cometh/comes sorow out of ye/you_all groude:)

Wycl No thing is doon in erthe with out cause, and sorewe schal not go out of the erthe.
(No thing is done in earth with out cause, and sorrow shall not go out of the earth.)

Luth Denn Mühe aus der Erde nicht gehet, und Unglück aus dem Acker nicht wächset,
(Because Mühe out_of the/of_the earth not gehet, and Unglück out_of to_him Acker not wächset,)

ClVg Nihil in terra sine causa fit, et de humo non oritur dolor.[fn]
(Nihil in earth/land without causa fit, and about humo not/no oritur dolor. )

5.6 Nihil in terra fit sine causa. Quia inde ille justius de negligentia punitur, iste de studio coronatur. Sed quia ad intelligendum recta non modo studio, sed et persecutionibus erudimur, additum: Et de humo non egredietur. Et de humo non egredietur. Ibid. Humus, id est, elementa mundi in pœnam vertuntur delinquentium; unde dicitur: Pugnabit pro eo, id est, pro Domino, orbis terrarum contra insensatos, sed tamen de eis non egredietur dolor, quia pœna non nascitur de his quæ feriunt, sed de his qui peccando percussiones extorserunt: sed quo exterior pœna castigat, eo mens ad superna levatur; unde subdit:

5.6 Nihil in earth/land fit without causa. Because inde he justius about negligentia punitur, this about studio coronatur. But because to intelligendum recta not/no modo studio, but and persecutionibus erudimur, additum: And about humo not/no egredietur. And about humo not/no egredietur. Ibid. Humus, id it_is, elementa mundi in pœnam vertuntur delinquentium; whence it_is_said: Pugnabit for eo, id it_is, for Master, orbis terrarum on_the_contrary insensatos, but tamen about to_them not/no egredietur dolor, because pœna not/no nascitur about his which feriunt, but about his who peccando percussiones extorserunt: but quo exterior pœna castigat, eo mens to superna levatur; whence subdit:

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

כִּ֤י

that/for/because/then/when

Eliphaz is using the word For to connect what he has just said with his larger argument that Job should consider why God would be punishing him. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate this in your translation. Alternate translation: “Do not be like a person who does not respect and obey God, because”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

׀ לֹא־יֵצֵ֣א מֵ⁠עָפָ֣ר אָ֑וֶן וּ֝⁠מֵ⁠אֲדָמָ֗ה לֹא־יִצְמַ֥ח עָמָֽל׃

not come from,dust affliction and,from,ground not sprout (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when not come from,dust affliction and,from,ground not sprout trouble )

Eliphaz is speaking as if misery and trouble might literally come from the dust or the ground. He is comparing them to plants such as weeds that might unexpectedly appear in the soil even though a farmer did not sow their seeds. The point of the comparison is that weeds seem to come out of nowhere, while trouble and misery have an identifiable source. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation, combining the two parallel lines: “trouble certainly does not just happen”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לֹא־יֵצֵ֣א מֵ⁠עָפָ֣ר אָ֑וֶן וּ֝⁠מֵ⁠אֲדָמָ֗ה לֹא־יִצְמַ֥ח עָמָֽל׃

not come from,dust affliction and,from,ground not sprout (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when not come from,dust affliction and,from,ground not sprout trouble )

The implication, if trouble and misery do not just happen, is that their cause is the indignation and resentment that Eliphaz warned Job against in verse 2. You can indicate this in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation, as a poetic parallel: “it is truly indignation that causes trouble, yes, it is resentment that causes misery”

Parallel JOB 5:6