Job 8:11-19
World English Bible
11 “Can the papyrus grow up without mire?
Can the rushes grow without water?
12 While it is yet in its greenness, not cut down,
it withers before any other reed.
13 So are the paths of all who forget God.
The hope of the godless man will perish,
14 Whose confidence will break apart,
Whose trust is a spider’s web.
15 He will lean on his house, but it will not stand.
He will cling to it, but it will not endure.
16 He is green before the sun.
His shoots go out along his garden.
17 His roots are wrapped around the rock pile.
He sees the place of stones.
18 If he is destroyed from his place,
then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have not seen you.’
19 Behold, this is the joy of his way:
out of the earth, others will spring.
Job 8:11-19
New American Standard Bible
11 “Can papyrus grow tall without a marsh?
Can the rushes grow without water?
12 While it is still green and not cut down,
Yet it withers before any other [a]plant.
13 So are the paths of (A)all who forget God;
And the (B)hope of the godless will perish,
14 His confidence is fragile,
And his trust is a (C)spider’s [b]web.
15 He depends on his (D)house, but it does not stand;
He holds on to it, but it does not endure.
16 He (E)flourishes before the sun,
And his (F)shoots spread out over his garden.
17 His roots wrap around a rock pile,
He [c]grasps a house of stones.
18 If he is [d]removed from (G)his place,
Then it will deny him, saying, ‘(H)I never saw you.’
19 Behold, (I)this is the joy of His way;
And out of the dust others will spring.
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