## Can papyrus grow without a marsh?  Can reeds grow without water? ##

Bildad poses two rhetorical questions to emphasize his point made in [Job 8:8](./08.md): People need the teachings of their ancestors. AT: "Papyrus plants cannot grow away from the marshes.  Reeds cannot grow without water." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]]).

## wither ##

"dry up"