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12 While yet in flower and not cut down,
    they (A)wither before any other plant.
13 Such are the paths of all who (B)forget God;
    (C)the hope of (D)the godless shall perish.
14 His confidence is severed,
    and his trust is (E)a spider's web.[a]

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  1. Job 8:14 Hebrew house

12 While still growing and uncut,
    they wither more quickly than grass.(A)
13 Such is the destiny(B) of all who forget God;(C)
    so perishes the hope of the godless.(D)
14 What they trust in is fragile[a];
    what they rely on is a spider’s web.(E)

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  1. Job 8:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.