Psalm 129:6

English Standard Version

6 Let them be like the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up, (2Ki 19:26; Job 8:12; Ps 37:2; Isa 37:27)

New International Version

6 May they be like grass on the roof, which withers before it can grow;

New International Reader’s Version

6 May they be like grass that grows on the roof of a house. It dries up before it can grow.

King James Version

6 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: