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Job 5:7

Job 5:7 (WEB)

but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

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John Cassian

  • “…is acquired without effort, nor can anyone attain to that mental stability which he desires without great sorrow of heart, for “man is born to trouble,” and in order that he may be able to attain to “the perfect man, the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ” he must ever be on the watch with still…” — editor's note: Job v. 7.

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Clement of Alexandria

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