Catholic Public Domain Version
"He will lean on his house, and it will not stand; he will prop it up, but it will not rise. "
— Job 8:15, Catholic Public Domain Version
“He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.”
“He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure. ”
“He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand. He shall cling to it, but it shall not endure.”
“He leans against his house but it does not hold up, he takes hold of it but it does not stand.”
“He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand: he shall prop it up, and it shall not rise:”
“He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.”
“He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.”
When it is still in flower, and has not been pulled up by hand, it withers before all other plants.
Just so are the ways of all who forget God, and the hope of the hypocrite will perish.
His frenzy will not please him, and his faith will be like a spider’s web.
He will lean on his house, and it will not stand; he will prop it up, but it will not rise.
He seems to have moisture before the sun arrives; and at sunrise, his sprout shoots forth.
His roots will crowd together over a heap of stones, and among the stones he will remain.
If someone is devoured right beside him, he will deny him and will say: “I do not know you.”