Job 8:8-12

“Please inquire of past generations, And consider the things searched out by their fathers.

“For we are only of yesterday and know nothing, Because our days on earth are as a shadow.

“Will they not teach you and tell you, And bring forth words from their minds?

“Can papyrus grow tall without a marsh? Can the rushes grow without water?

“While it is still green and not cut down, Yet it withers before any other plant.