Job 8:15
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
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He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth {that} the keeper maketh.
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
Their inward thought {is, that} their houses {shall continue} for ever, {and} their dwelling places to all generations; they call {their} lands after their own names. {all...: Heb. generation and generation}
The hope of the righteous {shall be} gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
The wicked shall see {it}, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of {thy} dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. {destroy...: Heb. beat thee down}
The righteous {man} wisely considereth the house of the wicked: {but God} overthroweth the wicked for {their} wickedness.
The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?