that the triumph of the wicked is short and the joy of the godless is but for a moment?
Job 8:12 - Tree of Life Version When still in bloom and uncut, it withers more quickly than other grass. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, It withereth before any other herb. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition While it is yet green, in flower, and not cut down, it withers before any other herb [when without water]. American Standard Version (1901) Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, It withereth before any other herb. Common English Bible While still tender, uncut, it will wither before every other grass. Catholic Public Domain Version When it is still in flower, and has not been pulled up by hand, it withers before all other plants. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When it is yet in flower, and is not plucked up with the hand, it withereth before all herbs. |
that the triumph of the wicked is short and the joy of the godless is but for a moment?
“Can papyrus grow tall without a marsh? Can reeds flourish without water?
Such are the ways of all who forget God; the hope of the godless perishes—
Then the channels will stink. The streams of Egypt will dwindle and dry up. Reeds and rushes will rot.
For he will be like a bush in the desert. He cannot see goodness when it comes, but will dwell in parched places in the wilderness— a salt land where no one lives.
“The one sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.
For, “All humanity is like grass, And all its glory like a wildflower. The grass withers, and the flower falls off,