6 If you are pure and good, he will quickly come to help you. He will give your family back to you.
7 Then you will have a lot more than you had in the beginning!
8 “Ask those who are now old. Find out what their ancestors learned.
9 It seems as though we were born yesterday. We are too young to know anything. Our days on earth are very short, like a shadow.
10 Maybe the old people can tell you something. Maybe they will teach you what they learned.
11 “Can papyrus grow tall on a dry land? Can reeds grow without water?
12 No, they will dry up before harvest. They will be too small to cut and use.