2 For anger kills a fool,and jealousy slays the gullible.
3 I have seen a fool taking root,but I immediately pronounced a curse on his home.
4 His children are far from safety.They are crushed at the city gate, with no one to rescue them.
5 The hungry consume his harvest,even taking it out of the thorns. The thirsty pant for his children’s wealth.
6 For distress does not grow out of the soil,and trouble does not sprout from the ground.
7 But mankind is born for trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
8 However, if I were you, I would appeal to Godand would present my case to Him.