Job 8:10-12

Amplified Bible

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“Will they (the fathers) not teach you and tell you,
And utter words from their hearts [the deepest part of their nature]?

¹¹ 
“Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh?
Can the rushes or reed grass grow without water?
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“While it is still green (in flower) and not cut down,
Yet it withers before any other plant [when without water].