Job 8:11-19

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹¹ Does papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh?
Do reeds thrive where there is no water?
¹² While they are still growing and uncut,
they can wither faster than any other plant.
¹³ This is the way it will be for all those who forget God.
The hope of the godless man perishes.
¹⁴ His source of confidence is fragile.
He trusts in something as fragile as a spider’s web.
¹⁵ He leans on his web, but it does not support him.
He grasps it, but it does not hold him up.
¹⁶ He is a thriving plant flourishing in the sunshine,
    spreading its shoots over the garden.
¹⁷ It wraps its roots around a heap of rocks.
It finds a home among the stones.
¹⁸ But if it is uprooted from its place,
that place disowns it, saying, “I have never seen you!”
¹⁹ Yes, the only good thing that comes from this situation is that
    from the dust another plant sprouts.^[a]