King James Version
“Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.”
— Job 8:12, King James Version
“While it is yet in its greenness, not cut down, it withers before any other reed.”
“Whilst it is yet in its greenness [and] not cut down, it withereth before any [other] grass.”
“When it is yet in flower, and is not plucked up with the hand, it withereth before all herbs.”
“When it is still green, without being cut down, it becomes dry and dead before any other plant.”
(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web.
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.