Sparks Fly Upward

Call now; is there anyone who will answer you?

To which of the holy ones will you turn?

 Surely vexation kills the fool,

    and jealousy slays the simple.

 I have seen fools taking root,

    but suddenly I cursed their dwelling.

 Their children are far from safety,

    they are crushed in the gate,

    and there is no one to deliver them.

 The hungry eat their harvest,

    and they take it even out of the thorns;

    and the thirsty pant after their wealth.

 For misery does not come from the earth,

    nor does trouble sprout from the ground;

but human beings are born to trouble

    just as sparks fly upward.

Job 5: 1 - 7