Verse 8

Let them be like a snail that melts away as it moves along! Let them be like stillborn babies that never see the sun!

Referenced Verses

  • Job 3:16 : 16 Or why was I not buried like a stillborn infant, like infants who have never seen the light?
  • Eccl 6:3 : 3 Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years– even if he lives a long, long time, but cannot enjoy his prosperity– even if he were to live forever– I would say,“A stillborn child is better off than he is!”
  • Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
  • Jas 1:10 : 10 But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.
  • Ps 37:35-36 : 35 I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil. 36 But then one passes by, and suddenly they have disappeared! I looked for them, but they could not be found.