Job 8
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1Then in response, Bildad from Shuah said:1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2"How long will you keep talking like this? How long will you keep talking like a wind storm?2“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
3Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what's right?3Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
4"If your children sin against him, he'll make them a prisoner of their sins.4When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.
5If you seek God, if you ask the Almighty for mercy,5But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
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, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
7Your beginning may be small, but later years will be very great.7Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.
8"Inquire of the previous generation, won't you please? Consider what their forefathers searched out.8Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
9Because we are of yesterday and we know nothing, for our time on earth is only a shadow.9For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
10Won't they instruct you, and tell you, and bring out words from the heart?10Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
11"Can papyrus grow where there's no marsh? Can reeds flourish without water?11Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
12While they are still green and not yet ready to be harvested, they wither before any plant.12While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.
13Such are the paths of everyone who forgets God— the hope of the godless will be destroyed:13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
14his confidence is shattered; his trust is in a spider's web.14His confidence is fragile; his security is in 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.15He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
16He is a fresh sapling planted in the sunlight, spreading out its branches over its garden.16He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
17Its roots weave around a pile of stones, seeking to entrench itself among the rocks.17His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
18If he is uprooted from his place, then it will deny him: 'I never saw you.'18If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
19"Indeed, this is the benefit of God's way: from the soil other plants will sprout.19Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.
20Surely God won't reject those who are blameless or hold hands with those who practice evil.20Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
21He will soon fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips will shout with joy.21He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.
22Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will no longer exist.22Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
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