Bible verse
For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
Job 8:9 · BSB
The verses around it, from Job 8.
5 But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
6 if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
7 Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.
8 Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
9 For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
10 Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
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.
KJV
(For we [are but of] yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth [are] a shadow:)
ASV
(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days upon earth are a shadow);
ERV
(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
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