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 Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
11 “Can papyrus grow where there is no marsh?
Can reeds flourish where there is no water?
12 While yet in flower and not cut down,
they wither before any other plant.(A)
13 Such are the paths of all who forget God;
the hope of the godless shall perish.(B)
14 Their confidence is gossamer,
a spider’s house their trust.
15 If one leans against its house, it will not stand;
if one lays hold of it, it will not endure.(C)
16 The wicked thrive[a] before the sun,
and their shoots spread over the garden.(D)
17 Their roots twine around the stoneheap;
they live among the rocks.[b]
18 If they are destroyed from their place,
then it will deny them, saying, ‘I have never seen you.’(E)
19 See, these are their happy ways,[c]
and out of the earth still others will spring.
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