Berean Standard Bible
Job 8:9
“For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.”
In context
7Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.
8Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
9For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
10Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
11Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
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