KJV ORIGINAL
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
He will lean on his house for support, but it will collapse. He will try to hold onto it tightly, but it won't last.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is saying that trusting in things that seem secure but aren't built on solid foundations will ultimately fail you when you need them most.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Bildad's first speech to Job, where he's arguing that the wicked will fall despite apparent prosperity. Bildad is using the metaphor of a house or web (likely a spider's web based on the surrounding verses) to illustrate how the security that ungodly people build for themselves is ultimately fragile and temporary.
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