14 His source of confidence is fragile;[a]
what he trusts in is a spider’s web.(A)
15 He leans on his web, but it doesn’t stand firm.
He grabs it, but it does not hold up.
16 He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine;
his shoots spread out over his garden.

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  1. Job 8:14 Or cut off; Hb obscure

14 What they trust in is fragile[a];
    what they rely on is a spider’s web.(A)
15 They lean on the web,(B) but it gives way;
    they cling to it, but it does not hold.(C)
16 They are like a well-watered plant in the sunshine,
    spreading its shoots(D) over the garden;(E)

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