Job 8
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New American Standard Bible 1995Holman Christian Standard Bible
1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2"How long will you say these things, And the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?2How long will you go on saying these things? Your words are a blast of wind.
3"Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?3Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
4"If your sons sinned against Him, Then He delivered them into the power of their transgression.4Since your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.
5"If you would seek God And implore the compassion of the Almighty,5But if you earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
6If you are pure and upright, Surely now He would rouse Himself for you And restore your righteous estate.6if you are pure and upright, then He will move even now on your behalf and restore the home where your righteousness dwells.
7"Though your beginning was insignificant, Yet your end will increase greatly.7Then, even if your beginnings were modest, your final days will be full of prosperity.
8"Please inquire of past generations, And consider the things searched out by their fathers.8For ask the previous generation, and pay attention to what their fathers discovered,
9"For we are only of yesterday and know nothing, Because our days on earth are as a shadow.9since we were born only yesterday and know nothing. Our days on earth are but a shadow.
10"Will they not teach you and tell you, And bring forth words from their minds?10Will they not teach you and tell you and speak from their understanding?
11"Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh? Can the rushes grow without water?11Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
12"While it is still green and not cut down, Yet it withers before any other plant.12While still uncut shoots, they would dry up quicker than any other plant.
13"So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the godless will perish,13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; the hope of the godless will perish.
14Whose confidence is fragile, And whose trust a spider's web.14His source of confidence is fragile; what he trusts in is a spider's web.
15"He trusts in his house, but it does not stand; He holds fast to it, but it does not endure.15He leans on his web, but it doesn't stand firm. He grabs it, but it does not hold up.
16"He thrives before the sun, And his shoots spread out over his garden.16He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine; his shoots spread out over his garden.
17"His roots wrap around a rock pile, He grasps a house of stones.17His roots are intertwined around a pile of rocks. He looks for a home among the stones.
18"If he is removed from his place, Then it will deny him, saying, 'I never saw you.'18If he is uprooted from his place, it will deny knowing him, saying, "I never saw you."
19"Behold, this is the joy of His way; And out of the dust others will spring.19Surely this is the joy of his way of life; yet others will sprout from the dust.
20"Lo, God will not reject a man of integrity, Nor will He support the evildoers.20Look, God does not reject a person of integrity, and He will not support evildoers.
21"He will yet fill your mouth with laughter And your lips with shouting.21He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with a shout of joy.
22"Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, And the tent of the wicked will be no longer."22Your enemies will be clothed with shame; the tent of the wicked will exist no longer.
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