Job 12:5

With the Hebrew beneath

Job 12:5, word by word

A torchפִּידpid

torch, flame

Torch, flame; also lightning.

Where else “pid” appears

of contemptבּוּזbuz

contempt

Contempt, scorn.

Where else “buz” appears

in the thoughtעַשְׁתּוּתashtut

thought

A thought, what someone thinks to himself. It appears only once in the Bible (Job 12:5).

Where else “ashtut” appears

of the untroubledשַׁאֲנָןshaanan

arrogant

Overconfident, with no thought for God or others.

Where else “shaanan” appears

readyנָכוֹןnachon

prepare

To get something set and done beforehand.

Where else “nachon” appears

for those who slipמוֹעֲדֵיmoade

slip, waver

To slip, to waver, to stagger. Said of feet or ankles that do not hold.

Where else “moade” appears

with the footרָגֶלragel

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

Where else “ragel” appears

Translation note

A verse of uncertain sense. With another division of the first word it reads: “For misfortune there is contempt in the thought of the untroubled.” In both cases it speaks of the one who lives at ease and despises the one who falls.

The context