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14 They trust in useless things to help them.
    Those things are as weak as a spider's web.[a]
15 If they expect something like that to help them,
    it will fall down and leave them.
If they take hold of it,
    it will not keep them safe.
16 People who turn away from God are like weeds.
When there is plenty of water and the sun shines on them,
    they grow all over the garden.

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  1. 8:14 A spider is an insect that uses very thin strings (threads) to make a web. It catches insects in the web for its food.