KJV ORIGINAL
To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
This happened so that no tree by the water would ever get too proud of how tall it grew, reaching up through all the branches, thinking it's untouchable just because it has everything it needs. Because here's the truth — every single one of them is headed for death, down to the depths of the earth, right alongside everyone else who's going to the grave.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
No matter how high you rise, pride comes before the fall — we're all human in the end.
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