Job 8:11-19
English Standard Version
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 (A)wither before any other plant.
13 Such are the paths of all who (B)forget God;
(C)the hope of (D)the godless shall perish.
14 His confidence is severed,
and his trust is (E)a spider's web.[a]
15 He leans against his (F)house, but it does not stand;
he lays hold of it, but it does not endure.
16 He is a lush plant before the sun,
and his (G)shoots spread over his garden.
17 His roots entwine the stone heap;
he looks upon a house of stones.
18 If he is destroyed from his (H)place,
then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have never (I)seen you.’
19 Behold, this is the joy of his way,
and out of (J)the soil others will spring.
Footnotes
- Job 8:14 Hebrew house
Job 8:11-19
Holman 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.
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