Job 5:2 meaning and explanation

For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

Job 5:2, Berean Standard Bible

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Eliphaz is speaking to Job, who has just poured out his grief and wished he had never been born. Eliphaz answers with a warning drawn from observation: resentment and envy are not harmless feelings but destructive forces.

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