7 Where you began will seem unimportant,because your future will be so successful.
8 “Ask old people;find out what their ancestors learned,
9 because we were only born yesterday and know nothing.Our days on earth are only a shadow.
10 Those people will teach you and tell youand speak about what they know.
11 Papyrus plants cannot grow where there is no swamp,and reeds cannot grow tall without water.
12 While they are still growing and not yet cut,they will dry up quicker than grass.
13 That is what will happen to those who forget God;the hope of the wicked will be gone.