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Job 8:12–13

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12While yet in flower and not cut down,

they nwither before any other plant.

13Such are the paths of all who oforget God;

pthe hope of qthe godless shall perish.

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Cross references

  1. n[Ps. 37:2; 129:6]
  2. oSee Ps. 9:17
  3. pProv. 10:28; 11:7
  4. qch. 13:16; 15:34; 27:8

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

While still growing and uncut,

they wither more quickly than grass.

Such is the destiny of all who forget God;

so perishes the hope of the godless.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

While still uncut shoots,

they would dry up quicker than any other plant.

Such is the destiny of all who forget God;

the hope of the godless will perish.

NLTNew Living Translation

While they are still flowering, not ready to be cut,

they begin to wither more quickly than grass.

The same happens to all who forget God.

The hopes of the godless evaporate.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

While it is in its flower and is not plucked,

yet it withers before all grass.

So are the paths of all who forget God;

and the hope of the godless will perish,

KJV 1900King James Version

Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down,

It withereth before any other herb.

So are the paths of all that forget God;

And the hypocrite’s hope shall perish: