9. For we were born yesterday and do not have knowledge,since our days on earth are but a shadow.
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.