Job 8:16-18

New King James Version

¹⁶He grows green in the sun,
And his branches spread out in his garden.
¹⁷His roots wrap around the rock heap,
And look for a place in the stones.
¹⁸^(A)If he is destroyed from his place,
Then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have not seen you.’

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Job 8:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶They are like a well-watered plant in the sunshine,
    spreading its shoots^(A) over the garden;^(B)
¹⁷it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks
    and looks for a place among the stones.
¹⁸But when it is torn from its spot,
    that place disowns^(C) it and says, ‘I never saw you.’^(D)

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Job 8:16-18

English Standard Version

¹⁶He is a lush plant before the sun,
    and his ^(A)shoots spread over his garden.
¹⁷His roots entwine the stone heap;
    he looks upon a house of stones.
¹⁸If he is destroyed from his ^(B)place,
    then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have never ^(C)seen you.’