9. since we were born only yesterday and know nothing.Our days on earth are but a shadow.
10. Will they not teach you and tell youand speak from their understanding?
11. Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh?Do reeds flourish without water?
12. While still uncut shoots,they would dry up quicker than any other plant.
13. Such is the destiny of all who forget God;the hope of the godless will perish.
14. His source of confidence is fragile; what he trusts in is a spider’s web.
15. He leans on his web, but it doesn’t stand firm.He grabs it, but it does not hold up.
16. He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine;his shoots spread out over his garden.
17. His roots are intertwined around a pile of rocks.He looks for a home among the stones.
18. If he is uprooted from his place,it will deny knowing him, saying, “I never saw you.”
19. Surely this is the joy of his way of life;yet others will sprout from the dust.