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Like trees with shallow roots, they put out leaves for a while, but they sway in the wind, and storms uproot them.
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Their branches snap off before they mature; their fruit never ripens, and it is good for nothing.
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On Judgment Day children born of a forbidden union will testify to the sin of their parents and act as witnesses against them.
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Righteous people, however, will find rest, even if they die young.
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We honor old age, but not just because a person has lived a long time.
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Wisdom and righteousness are signs of the maturity that should come with old age.
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Once there was a man named Enoch who pleased God, and God loved him. While Enoch was still living among sinners, God took him away,
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so that evil and falsehood could not corrupt his mind and soul. (%0
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We all know that people can be so fascinated by evil that they cannot recognize what is good even when they are looking right at it. Innocent people can be so corrupted with desire that they can think of nothing but what they want.)
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This man Enoch achieved in a few years' time a perfection that other people could never attain in a complete lifetime.
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The Lord was pleased with Enoch's life and quickly took him out of this wicked world. People were aware of his departure but didn't understand. They never seemed to learn the lesson