Job 8:11-19

The Fleeting Hope of the Wicked

Job 8:11-19
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Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
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While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.
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Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
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His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
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He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
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He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
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His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
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If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
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Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.
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