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Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. — Eliphaz

Scripture · Religious literature

Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

In the original Hebrew

כִּֽי־אָ֭דָם לְעָמָ֣ל יוּלָּ֑ד וּבְנֵי־רֶ֝֗שֶׁף יַגְבִּ֥יהוּ עֽוּף׃

Eliphaz
Job 5:7 · 500 BC
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Topic
The human condition
Genre
Religious literature
Medium
Scripture
Time
500 BCClassical antiquity
Person
Eliphaz
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Citation
The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 5:7).

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