2 For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple. 3 I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed. 4 His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
Job 5:2–4
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Job 27:13–15
13 This is the wicked man’s portion from God— the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty. 14 Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food. 15 His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widow…
Job 14:20–22
20 You forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away. 21 If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware. 22 He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself.”
Psalms of Solomon 15:10–12
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Psalms 109:8–10
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Job 9:22–24
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Job 20:26–28
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Job 4:20–21
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Sirach 3:27–29
27 A stubborn heart will be burdened with troubles. The sinner will heap sin upon sins. (WEB) 28 The calamity of the proud has no healing, for a weed of wickedness has taken root in him. (WEB) 29 The heart of the prudent will understand a proverb. A wise man desires the ear of a li… (WEB)
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