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Job 8:16

14 His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.

15 He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.

He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.

17 His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.

18 If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
KJV
He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
WEB
He is green before the sun. His shoots go out along his garden.
ASV
He is green before the sun, And his shoots go forth over his garden.
DARBY
He is full of sap before the sun, and his sprout shooteth forth over his garden;
BLB
He [is] lush before the face of the sun, and over his garden, his shoot goes forth;
ÅB
Frodig står han der i solens skinn, og hans skudd breder seg ut over hans have;
OTB
De er som en plante som blomstrer i sollyset,
sprer sine skudd over hagen.
B1930
Frodig står han der i solens skinn, og hans skudd breder sig ut over hans have;

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