Bible verse
He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
Job 8:15 · BSB
The verses around it, from Job 8.
11 Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
12 While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.
13 Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
14 His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
15 He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
16 He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
17 His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
18 If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
19 Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.
KJV
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
ASV
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
ERV
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
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