For it had been ordained that he should fall under others at the appointed time, and that his houses should be spoiled by transgressors: let not however any one trust that, being evil, he shall be [held] guiltless,
KJV
Job 12:5
He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
Parallel Translations
For it had been ordained that he should fall under others at the appointed time, and that his houses should be spoiled by transgressors: let not however any one trust that, being evil, he shall be [held] guiltless,
In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune. It is ready for them whose foot slips.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:9Matthew 25:8Psalms 17:5Proverbs 20:20Jeremiah 13:16Job 16:4Luke 12:19Job 6:5Luke 16:19–20Amos 6:1–6Psalms 123:3–4Deuteronomy 32:35Job 18:5Psalms 94:18
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