Surely the people is grass

In literary language: an expression of disappointment with the people's low spiritual level or their behavior.

(“The grass withers, the flower fades; because the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely the people is grass” – Isaiah 40:7, and also: “And the multitude of the people does not listen, does not understand, and does not feel? And you say in your heart: Surely the people is grass!” – Abraham Mapu / Ayit Tzavua, 50, and also: “Surely the people is grass, withered like a tree, surely the people is hollow, a heavy hollow without end” – Bialik / Surely the People is Grass)

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