Job 8
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1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied to Job:1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2“How long will you go on like this? You sound like a blustering wind.2How long will you go on saying these things? Your words are a blast of wind.
3Does God twist justice? Does the Almighty twist what is right?3Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
4Your children must have sinned against him, so their punishment was well deserved.4Since your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.
5But if you pray to God and seek the favor of the Almighty,5But if you earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
6and if you are pure and live with integrity, he will surely rise up and restore your happy home.6if you are pure and upright, then He will move even now on your behalf and restore the home where your righteousness dwells.
7And though you started with little, you will end with much.7Then, even if your beginnings were modest, your final days will be full of prosperity.
8“Just ask the previous generation. Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors.8For ask the previous generation, and pay attention to what their fathers discovered,
9For we were born but yesterday and know nothing. Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow.9since we were born only yesterday and know nothing. Our days on earth are but a shadow.
10But those who came before us will teach you. They will teach you the wisdom of old.10Will they not teach you and tell you and speak from their understanding?
11“Can papyrus reeds grow tall without a marsh? Can marsh grass flourish without water?11Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
12While they are still flowering, not ready to be cut, they begin to wither more quickly than grass.12While still uncut shoots, they would dry up quicker than any other plant.
13The same happens to all who forget God. The hopes of the godless evaporate.13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; the hope of the godless will perish.
14Their confidence hangs by a thread. They are leaning on a spider’s web.14His source of confidence is fragile; what he trusts in is a spider's web.
15They cling to their home for security, but it won’t last. They try to hold it tight, but it will not endure.15He leans on his web, but it doesn't stand firm. He grabs it, but it does not hold up.
16The godless seem like a lush plant growing in the sunshine, its branches spreading across the garden.16He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine; his shoots spread out over his garden.
17Its roots grow down through a pile of stones; it takes hold on a bed of rocks.17His roots are intertwined around a pile of rocks. He looks for a home among the stones.
18But when it is uprooted, it’s as though it never existed!18If he is uprooted from his place, it will deny knowing him, saying, "I never saw you."
19That’s the end of its life, and others spring up from the earth to replace it.19Surely this is the joy of his way of life; yet others will sprout from the dust.
20“But look, God will not reject a person of integrity, nor will he lend a hand to the wicked.20Look, God does not reject a person of integrity, and He will not support evildoers.
21He will once again fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of 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 home of the wicked will be destroyed.”22Your enemies will be clothed with shame; the tent of the wicked will exist no longer.
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