“His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.”
Job 14:21 (KJV) |
Job 14:21
From Job 14, in the Book of Job (Old Testament).
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The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
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Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
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His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
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But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.