¹⁷ it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks
    and looks for a place among the stones.

²⁴ No sooner are they planted,
    no sooner are they sown,
    no sooner do they take root^(A) in the ground,
than he blows^(B) on them and they wither,^(C)
    and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.^(D)

²⁴ Therefore, as tongues of fire^(A) lick up straw^(B)
    and as dry grass sinks down in the flames,
so their roots will decay^(C)
    and their flowers blow away like dust;^(D)
for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty
    and spurned the word^(E) of the Holy One^(F) of Israel.

¹⁹ My roots will reach to the water,^(A)
    and the dew will lie all night on my branches.^(B)

¹⁶ His roots dry up below^(A)
    and his branches wither above.^(B)