14 His confidence is severed,
    and his trust is (A)a spider's web.[a]
15 He leans against his (B)house, but it does not stand;
    he lays hold of it, but it does not endure.

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  1. Job 8:14 Hebrew house

14 What they trust in is fragile[a];
    what they rely on is a spider’s web.(A)
15 They lean on the web,(B) but it gives way;
    they cling to it, but it does not hold.(C)

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  1. Job 8:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.