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?2How long will you go on saying these things? Your words are a blast of 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.4Since 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 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, then He will move even now on your behalf and restore the home where your righteousness dwells.
7Your beginning may be small, but later years will be very great.7Then, even if your beginnings were modest, your final days will be full of prosperity.
8"Inquire of the previous generation, won't you please? Consider what their forefathers searched out.8For ask the previous generation, and pay attention to what their fathers discovered,
9Because we are of yesterday and we know nothing, for our time on earth is only a shadow.9since we were born only 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 still uncut shoots, they would dry up quicker than any other plant.
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; the hope of the godless will perish.
14his confidence is shattered; his trust is in a spider's web.14His source of confidence is fragile; what he trusts in is 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 doesn't stand firm. He grabs it, but it does not hold up.
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; his shoots spread out over his garden.
17Its roots weave around a pile of stones, seeking to entrench itself among the rocks.17His roots are intertwined around a pile of rocks. 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 deny knowing 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 of life; yet others will sprout from the dust.
20Surely God won't reject those who are blameless or hold hands with those who practice evil.20Look, God does not reject a person of integrity, and He will not support 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 with shame; the tent of the wicked will exist no longer.
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