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VIII] :Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee,
 * And utter words out of their heart?
 * Can the rush grow up without mire?
 * Can the flag grow without water?
 * Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down,
 * It withereth before any other herb.
 * So are the paths of all that forget God;
 * And the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
 * Whose hope shall be cut off,
 * And whose trust shall be a spider's web.
 * He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand:
 * He shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
 * He is green before the sun,
 * And his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
 * His roots are wrapped about the heap,
 * And seeth the place of stones.
 * If he destroy him from his place,
 * Then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.
 * Behold, this is the joy of his way,
 * And out of the earth shall others grow.
 * Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man,
 * Neither will he help the evil doers:
 * Till he fill thy mouth with laughing,
 * And thy lips with rejoicing.
 * They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame;
 * And the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.