Job 8:10-20

10 They will teach you, they will tell you, they will say what is in their hearts:
11 'Can papyrus grow except in a marsh? Can swamp grass flourish without water?
12 While still green, before being cut down, it dries up faster than any other plant.
13 Such are the paths of all who forget God; the hope of a hypocrite will perish -
14 his confidence is mere gossamer, his trust a spider's web.
15 He can lean on his house, but it won't stand; he can hold on to it, but it won't last;
16 [for its destruction will come] like the lush growth of a plant in the sun, its shoots may spread out all over its garden,
17 but meanwhile its roots cause the stone house to collapse, as it seizes hold of the rocks;
18 someone who tears it away from its place denies he has ever seen it.
19 Yes, this is the "joy" of the way [of the godless], and out of the dust will spring up others [like him].'
20 "Look, God will not reject a blameless man; nor will he uphold wrongdoers.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.