13 Such is the hopeless futureof all who turn from God
14 and trust in something as frailas a spider's web—
15 they take hold and fallbecause it's so flimsy.
16 Sinful people are like plantswith spreading roots and plentyof sun and water.
17 They wrap their roots tightlyaround rocks.
18 But once they are pulled up,they have no more place;
19 their life slips away,and other plants grow there.