Job 8:15
Job 8:8-19 The Message (MSG)
“Put the question to our ancestors, study what they learned from their ancestors. For we’re newcomers at this, with a lot to learn, and not too long to learn it. So why not let the ancients teach you, tell you what’s what, instruct you in what they knew from experience? Can mighty pine trees grow tall without soil? Can luscious tomatoes flourish without water? Blossoming flowers look beautiful before they’re cut or picked, but without soil or water they wither more quickly than grass. That’s what happens to all who forget God— all their hopes come to nothing. They hang their life from one thin thread, they hitch their fate to a spider web. One jiggle and the thread breaks, one jab and the web collapses. Or they’re like weeds springing up in the sunshine, invading the garden, Spreading everywhere, overtaking the flowers, getting a foothold even in the rocks. But when the gardener rips them out by the roots, the garden doesn’t miss them one bit. The sooner the godless are gone, the better; then good plants can grow in their place.
Job 8:15 King James Version (KJV)
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
Job 8:15 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He trusts in his house, but it does not stand; He holds fast to it, but it does not endure.
Job 8:15 New Century Version (NCV)
They lean on the spider’s web, but it breaks. They grab it, but it does not hold up.
Job 8:15 American Standard Version (ASV)
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
Job 8:15 New International Version (NIV)
They lean on the web, but it gives way; they cling to it, but it does not hold.
Job 8:15 New King James Version (NKJV)
He leans on his house, but it does not stand. He holds it fast, but it does not endure.
Job 8:15 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He trusts in his house, but it does not stand; He holds tightly to it, but it does not endure.