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Job 8:11-19
Christian Standard Bible
Job 8:11-19
Christian Standard Bible
11 Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh?
Do reeds flourish without water?
12 While still uncut shoots,
they would dry up quicker than any other plant.
13 Such is the destiny[a] of all who forget God;
the hope of the godless(A) will perish.
14 His source of confidence is fragile;[b]
what he trusts in is a spider’s web.(B)
15 He leans on his web, but it doesn’t stand firm.
He grabs it, but it does not hold up.
16 He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine;
his shoots spread out over his garden.
17 His roots are intertwined around a pile of rocks.
He looks for a home among the stones.
18 If he is uprooted[c] from his place,
it will deny knowing him, saying, “I never saw you.”(C)
19 Surely this is the joy of his way of life;
yet others will sprout from the dust.
Job 8:11-19
New International Version
Job 8:11-19
New International Version
11 Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh?(A)
Can reeds(B) thrive without water?
12 While still growing and uncut,
they wither more quickly than grass.(C)
13 Such is the destiny(D) of all who forget God;(E)
so perishes the hope of the godless.(F)
14 What they trust in is fragile[a];
what they rely on is a spider’s web.(G)
15 They lean on the web,(H) but it gives way;
they cling to it, but it does not hold.(I)
16 They are like a well-watered plant in the sunshine,
spreading its shoots(J) over the garden;(K)
17 it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks
and looks for a place among the stones.
18 But when it is torn from its spot,
that place disowns(L) it and says, ‘I never saw you.’(M)
19 Surely its life withers(N) away,
and[b] from the soil other plants grow.(O)
Job 8:11-19
King James Version
Job 8:11-19
King James Version
11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.
15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
16 He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.
18 If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.
19 Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
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