Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Job 8:12
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Berean Standard Bible
While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up more quickly than grass.
King James Version
Whilst it [is] yet in his greenness, [and] not cut down, it withereth before any [other] herb.
World English Bible
While it is yet in its greenness, not cut down, it withers before any other reed.
American Standard Version
Whilst it is yet in its greenness, [and] not cut down, It withereth before any [other] herb.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Job 8
10 Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
11 Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
12 While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up more quickly than grass.
13 Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
14 His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
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