10 Will they not instruct you and speak to you,and bring forth wordsfrom their understanding?
11 Can the papyrus plant grow tall where there is no marsh?Can reeds flourish without water?
12 While they are still beginning to flower and not ripe for cutting,they can wither away faster than any grass!
13 Such is the destiny of all who forget God;the hope of the godless perishes,
14 whose trust is in something futile,whose security is a spider’s web.
15 He leans against his house but it does not hold up,he takes hold of it but it does not stand.
16 He is a well-watered plant in the sun,its shoots spread over its garden.