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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: 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"