Can papyrus grow tall where [there is] not a marsh? Will reeds flourish without water?

"I [am] blameless; I do not care about myself; I loathe my life.

You have granted me life and loyal love, and your care has preserved my spirit.

Both [the] gray-haired and [the] old [are] among us-- {those older than your father}.

"Why do [the] wicked live, grow old, even grow mighty [in] power?

for what {does he care for} his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off?

(for from my childhood he {grew up with} me like a father, and from my mother's womb I guided her),

let thorns grow in place of wheat and noxious weeds in place of barley." The words of Job are ended.

Take care, you must not turn to mischief, for because of this you have been tried by misery.

Who prepares for the crow its prey, when its young ones cry to God for help, [and] they wander around {for lack of food}?

Their young ones grow strong; they grow up in the open; they go forth and do not return to them.

Behind it, {it leaves a glistening wake}; one would think [that] the deep [has] gray hair.