Job 8:9-11

Amplified Bible

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“For we are only of yesterday and know nothing,
Because our days on earth are [like] a shadow [just a breath or a vapor].
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“Will they (the fathers) not teach you and tell you,
And utter words from their hearts [the deepest part of their nature]?

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“Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh?
Can the rushes or reed grass grow without water?