8. "Find out what your people who lived long ago taught. Discover what those who lived before them learned.
9. After all, we were born only yesterday. So we don't know anything. Our days on this earth are like a shadow that disappears.
10. Won't your people of long ago teach you and tell you? Won't the things they said help you understand?
11. Can grass grow tall where there isn't any swamp? Can plants grow well where there isn't any water?
12. While they are still growing and haven't been cut, they dry up faster than grass does.