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The Book of Job, Chapter 8, Verse 12

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Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
King James Version
Whilst it [is] yet in his greenness, [and] not cut down, it withereth before any [other] herb.
American Standard Version
Whilst it is yet in its greenness, [and] not cut down, It withereth before any [other] herb.
New English Translation
While they are still beginning to flower and not ripe for cutting, they can wither away faster than any grass!
World English Bible
While it is yet in its greenness, not cut down, it withers before any other reed.
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So [are] the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
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Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust [shall be] a spider's web.
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He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
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He [is] green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
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His roots are wrapped about the heap, [and] seeth the place of stones.
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If he destroy him from his place, then [it] shall deny him, [saying], I have not seen thee.
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Behold, this [is] the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
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Behold, God will not cast away a perfect [man], neither will he help the evil doers:
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Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
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They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.