Job 8:11-19
Lexham English Bible
11 Can papyrus grow tall where there is not a marsh?
Will reeds flourish without water?[a]
12 While it is in its flower and is not plucked,
yet[b] it withers before[c] all grass.
13 So are the paths of all who forget God;
and the hope of the godless will perish,
14 whose confidence is cut off
and whose trust[d] is a spider’s house.
15 He will lean himself against his house, but[e] it will not stand;
he will take hold of it, but[f] it will not endure.
16 He is thriving[g] before[h] the sun,
and his plant shoots spread over his garden.
17 His roots twine over a stone heap;
he sees a house of stone.
18 If he destroys him from his place,
then[i] it deceives him, saying, ‘I have never seen you.’
19 Look, this is the joy of his way,
and from dust others will spring up.
Job 8:11-19
International Standard Version
11 “Can papyrus grow where there’s no marsh?
Can reeds flourish without water?
12 While they are still green
and not yet ready to be harvested,
they wither before any plant.
13 Such are the paths of everyone who forgets God—
the hope of the godless will be destroyed:
14 his confidence is shattered;
his trust is in a spider’s web.
15 He leans against his house,
but it won’t stand;
he grabs hold of it firmly,
but it doesn’t last.
16 He is a fresh sapling planted in the sunlight,
spreading out its branches over its garden.
17 Its roots weave around a pile of stones,
seeking to entrench itself among the rocks.
18 If he is uprooted[a] from his place,
then it will deny him:
‘I never saw you.’
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