Job 8
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1Then in response, Bildad from Shuah said:1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
2"How long will you keep talking like this? How long will you keep talking like a wind storm?2"How long will you say these things, And the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
3Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what's right?3"Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?
4"If your children sin against him, he'll make them a prisoner of their sins.4"If your sons sinned against Him, Then He delivered them into the power of their transgression.
5If you seek God, if you ask the Almighty for mercy,5"If you would seek God And implore the compassion of the Almighty,
6if you are clean and upright, surely then, he'll act on your behalf and restore your rightful place.6If you are pure and upright, Surely now He would rouse Himself for you And restore your righteous estate.
7Your beginning may be small, but later years will be very great.7"Though your beginning was insignificant, Yet your end will increase greatly.
8"Inquire of the previous generation, won't you please? Consider what their forefathers searched out.8"Please inquire of past generations, And consider the things searched out by their fathers.
9Because we are of yesterday and we know nothing, for our time on earth is only a shadow.9"For we are only of yesterday and know nothing, Because our days on earth are as a shadow.
10Won't they instruct you, and tell you, and bring out words from the heart?10"Will they not teach you and tell you, And bring forth words from their minds?
11"Can papyrus grow where there's no marsh? Can reeds flourish without water?11"Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh? Can the rushes grow without water?
12While they are still green and not yet ready to be harvested, they wither before any plant.12"While it is still green and not cut down, Yet it withers before any other plant.
13Such are the paths of everyone who forgets God— the hope of the godless will be destroyed:13"So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the godless will perish,
14his confidence is shattered; his trust is in a spider's web.14Whose confidence is fragile, And whose trust a spider's web.
15He leans against his house, but it won't stand; he grabs hold of it firmly, but it doesn't last.15"He trusts in his house, but it does not stand; He holds fast to it, but it does not endure.
16He is a fresh sapling planted in the sunlight, spreading out its branches over its garden.16"He thrives before the sun, And his shoots spread out over his garden.
17Its roots weave around a pile of stones, seeking to entrench itself among the rocks.17"His roots wrap around a rock pile, He grasps a house of stones.
18If he is uprooted from his place, then it will deny him: 'I never saw you.'18"If he is removed from his place, Then it will deny him, saying, 'I never saw you.'
19"Indeed, this is the benefit of God's way: from the soil other plants will sprout.19"Behold, this is the joy of His way; And out of the dust others will spring.
20Surely God won't reject those who are blameless or hold hands with those who practice evil.20"Lo, God will not reject a man of integrity, Nor will He support the evildoers.
21He will soon fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips will shout with joy.21"He will yet fill your mouth with laughter And your lips with shouting.
22Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will no longer exist.22"Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, And the tent of the wicked will be no longer."
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