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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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Footnotes

  1. 8.16 Heb He thrives
  2. 8.17 Gk Vg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
  3. 8.19 Meaning of Heb uncertain

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.
13 Such are the paths of all who forget God;
    the hope of the godless man shall perish.
14 His confidence breaks in sunder,
    and his trust is a spider’s web.[a]
15 He leans against his house, but it does not stand;
    he lays hold of it, but it does not endure.
16 He thrives before the sun,
    and his shoots spread over his garden.
17 His roots twine about the stoneheap;
    he lives among the rocks.[b]
18 If he is destroyed from his place,
    then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have never seen you.’
19 Behold, this is the joy of his way;
    and out of the earth others will spring.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 8:14 Heb house
  2. Job 8:17 Gk Vg: Heb uncertain