They will exclaim, ‘The whole land is devastated by sulfur and salt. It is a wasteland with nothing planted and nothing growing, not even a blade of grass. It is like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord destroyed in his intense anger.’

The mountains are its pastureland, where it searches for every blade of grass.

Clubs are like a blade of grass, and it laughs at the swish of javelins.

Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That’s the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.

The earth produces the crops on its own. First a leaf blade pushes through, then the heads of wheat are formed, and finally the grain ripens.