Job 5:7
Modern Translations
New International Version
Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.

New Living Translation
People are born for trouble as readily as sparks fly up from a fire.

English Standard Version
but man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward.

Berean Study Bible
Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.

New American Standard Bible
For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.

NASB 1995
For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.

NASB 1977
For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.

Amplified Bible
“For man is born for trouble, [As naturally] as sparks fly upward.

Christian Standard Bible
But humans are born for trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But mankind is born for trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.

Contemporary English Version
it's all part of life, like sparks shooting skyward.

Good News Translation
No indeed! We bring trouble on ourselves, as surely as sparks fly up from a fire.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But a person is born for trouble as surely as sparks fly up [from a fire].

International Standard Version
But mankind is born headed for trouble, just as sparks soar skyward."

NET Bible
but people are born to trouble, as surely as the sparks fly upward.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

New King James Version
Yet man is born to trouble, As the sparks fly upward.

King James 2000 Bible
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

New Heart English Bible
but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

World English Bible
but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

American King James Version
Yet man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

American Standard Version
But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.

A Faithful Version
Yet man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

Darby Bible Translation
For man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upwards.

English Revised Version
But man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

Webster's Bible Translation
Yet man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But man is borne vnto trauaile, as the sparkes flie vpwarde.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But man is borne vnto labour, like as the sparkes flee vp out of the hot coles,

Coverdale Bible of 1535
but it is man, that is borne vnto mysery, like as the byrde for to fle.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For man is born to misery, "" And the sparks go high to fly.

Young's Literal Translation
For man to misery is born, And the sparks go high to fly.

Smith's Literal Translation
For man shall be born to labor as the sons of the flame will lift up to fly.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Man is born to labour and the bird to fly.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Man is born to labor, and the bird to fly.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because a son of man is born to trouble, and the offspring of birds to lift up wings

Lamsa Bible
For man is born for trouble, as sure as the wild birds fly.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
yet man is born to labour, and even so the vulture's young seek the high places.
















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