Job 5:7
But human beings are born for trouble just as certainly as sparks from a fire fly upwards.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
In Context
6For evil doesn't come from the dust; neither does trouble grow from the earth.
8If it were me, I would go to God and put my case before him.
Cross References
Genesis 3:17He told Adam, “Because you did what your wife told you, and ate fruit from the tree after I ordered you, ‘Don't eat fruit from this tree,’ the ground is now cursed because of you. You will have to work painfully hard to grow food from it throughout your whole life.
Psalms 90:8You have set out our sins before you—our secret sins are visible in the light of your presence.
Ecclesiastes 1:8Everything just keeps on going. You can't say all there is to say. You can't see all there is to see. You can't hear all there is to hear.
Ecclesiastes 2:23Your working life is full of trouble and strife—even at night your thoughts keep you awake. This is tough to comprehend!
1 Corinthians 10:13You won't experience any greater temptation than anyone else, and God is trustworthy. He won't allow you to be tempted more than you can bear, and when you are tempted, he will provide for you a way out so you can stay strong.
Matthew Henry on Job 5:7-17
6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their… Read the whole commentary →