| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: | 1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered, |
| 2“How long will you speak these things, And the words of your mouth be like a strong wind? | 2"How long will you say these things, And the words of your mouth be a mighty wind? |
| 3Does God subvert judgment? Or does the Almighty pervert justice? | 3"Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right? |
| 4If your sons have sinned against Him, He has cast them away for their transgression. | 4"If your sons sinned against Him, Then He delivered them into the power of their transgression. |
| 5If you would earnestly seek God And make your supplication to the Almighty, | 5"If you would seek God And implore the compassion of the Almighty, |
| 6If you were pure and upright, Surely now He would awake for you, And prosper your rightful dwelling place. | 6If you are pure and upright, Surely now He would rouse Himself for you And restore your righteous estate. |
| 7Though your beginning was small, Yet your latter end would increase abundantly. | 7"Though your beginning was insignificant, Yet your end will increase greatly. |
| 8“For inquire, please, of the former age, And consider the things discovered by their fathers; | 8"Please inquire of past generations, And consider the things searched out by their fathers. |
| 9For we were born yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days on earth are a shadow. | 9"For we are only of yesterday and know nothing, Because our days on earth are as a shadow. |
| 10Will they not teach you and tell you, And utter words from their heart? | 10"Will they not teach you and tell you, And bring forth words from their minds? |
| 11“Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh? Can the reeds flourish without water? | 11"Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh? Can the rushes grow without water? |
| 12While it is yet green and not cut down, It withers before any other plant. | 12"While it is still green and not cut down, Yet it withers before any other plant. |
| 13So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the hypocrite shall perish, | 13"So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the godless will perish, |
| 14Whose confidence shall be cut off, And whose trust is a spider’s web. | 14Whose confidence is fragile, And whose trust a spider's web. |
| 15He leans on his house, but it does not stand. He holds it fast, but it does not endure. | 15"He trusts in his house, but it does not stand; He holds fast to it, but it does not endure. |
| 16He grows green in the sun, And his branches spread out in his garden. | 16"He thrives before the sun, And his shoots spread out over his garden. |
| 17His roots wrap around the rock heap, And look for a place in the stones. | 17"His roots wrap around a rock pile, He grasps a house of stones. |
| 18If he is destroyed from his place, Then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have not seen you.’ | 18"If he is removed from his place, Then it will deny him, saying, 'I never saw you.' |
| 19“Behold, this is the joy of His way, And out of the earth others will grow. | 19"Behold, this is the joy of His way; And out of the dust others will spring. |
| 20Behold, God will not cast away the blameless, Nor will He uphold the evildoers. | 20"Lo, God will not reject a man of integrity, Nor will He support the evildoers. |
| 21He will yet fill your mouth with laughing, And your lips with rejoicing. | 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 dwelling place of the wicked will come to nothing.” | 22"Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, And the tent of the wicked will be no longer." |
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