Psalm 58:8

As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

Cross-reference

Psalm 37:36 Parallel

Psalm 37:36 describes the wicked passing away and vanishing — directly parallel to the slug melting and stillborn child here.

Psalm 37:35 Contrast

Psalm 37:35 shows the wicked flourishing like a green tree — contrasting with the slug melting away here, highlighting temporary prosperity.

Psalm 112:10 depicts the wicked wasting away and gnashing teeth — a similar fate of dissolution as the snail here.

Job 3:16 Parallel

Job 3:16 uses the exact same 'stillborn child who never saw the sun' image — Job wishes for that fate, while here it's a simile for the wicked.

Ecclesiastes 6:5 uses the exact same 'never see the sun' phrase for a stillborn child, echoing this curse.

Numbers 12:12 uses the stillborn image to describe Miriam's leprous condition — parallel to the simile here for the wicked.

Job 3:11 Related theme

Job 3:11 laments not dying at birth — related to the stillborn image here, both about death before seeing life.

Job 10:19 Parallel

Job 10:19 wishes to have been carried from womb to grave — parallel to the stillborn simile here, both expressing non-existence.

James 1:10 Parallel

James 1:10 compares the rich to a wild flower that passes away — similar to the slug and stillborn images of transience here.