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The Book of Job, Chapter 8, Verse 15

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Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust [shall be] a spider's web.
King James Version
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
American Standard Version
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
New English Translation
He leans against his house but it does not hold up, he takes hold of it but it does not stand.
World English Bible
He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand. He shall cling to it, 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.
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Then Job answered and said,
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I know [it is] so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
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If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.