unfoldingWord_en_tn/job/05/01.md

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To which of the holy ones will you turn?

Eliphaz poses this question to make the point that no one Job can turn to for help. AT: "Is there a holy one to whom you may turn?" or "There is no holy one to whom you can turn for help." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

jealousy kills the silly one"

"jealousy kills the gullible one"

a foolish person taking root

Here a foolish person is compared to a tree taking root, suggesting that the person grows in foolishness over time. "a foolish person becoming grounded in foolishness" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

But suddenly I cursed his home

"But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place"