14 Whose confidence is fragile,
And whose trust a (A)spider’s [a]web.
15 “He [b]trusts in his (B)house, but it does not stand;
He holds fast to it, but it does not endure.
16 “He [c](C)thrives before the sun,
And his (D)shoots spread out over his garden.

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  1. Job 8:14 Lit house
  2. Job 8:15 Lit leans on
  3. Job 8:16 Lit is lush

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.