11Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds thrive without water?
11Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds thrive without water?
8 "Ask the former generations and find out what their fathers learned,
9 for we were born only yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow.
10 Will they not instruct you and tell you? Will they not bring forth words from their understanding?
11 Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds thrive without water?
12 While still growing and uncut, they wither more quickly than grass.
13 Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless.
8:11Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
8:11Can the rush be green without moisture? or a sedge-bush grow without water?
8:11Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water?
8:11Doth the papyrus shoot up without mire? doth the reed-grass grow without water?
8:11Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
8:11Can the rush grow without mire? can the flag grow without water?
8:11|Can the papyrus grow up without mire? Can the rushes grow without water?
8:11'Doth a rush wise without mire? A reed increase without water?
8:11Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?