8:11 Can the papyrus plant grow tall 1 where there is no marsh?
Can reeds flourish 2 without water?
8:12 While they are still beginning to flower 3
and not ripe for cutting, 4
they can wither away 5
faster 6 than any grass! 7
8:13 Such is the destiny 8 of all who forget God;
the hope of the godless 9 perishes,