Job 5:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.

Young's Literal Translation
I—I have seen the perverse taking root, And I mark his habitation straightway,

King James Bible
I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

Hebrew
I
אֲ‍ֽנִי־ (’ănî-)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

have seen
רָ֭אִיתִי (rā·’î·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7200: To see

a fool
אֱוִ֣יל (’ĕ·wîl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 191: Foolish

taking root,
מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁ (maš·rîš)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8327: To root, strike into the soil, to pluck from it

but suddenly
פִתְאֹֽם׃ (p̄iṯ·’ōm)
Adverb
Strong's 6597: Suddenness, suddenly

his house
נָוֵ֣הוּ (nā·wê·hū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5116: Abode of shepherd or flocks, habitation

was cursed.
וָאֶקּ֖וֹב (wā·’eq·qō·wḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5344: To puncture

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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