| King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, | 1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered, |
| 2How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind? | 2"How long will you say these things, And the words of your mouth be a mighty wind? |
| 3Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice? | 3"Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right? |
| 4If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; | 4"If your sons sinned against Him, Then He delivered them into the power of their transgression. |
| 5If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; | 5"If you would seek God And implore the compassion of the Almighty, |
| 6If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. | 6If you are pure and upright, Surely now He would rouse Himself for you And restore your righteous estate. |
| 7Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. | 7"Though your beginning was insignificant, Yet your end will increase greatly. |
| 8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: | 8"Please inquire of past generations, And consider the things searched out by their fathers. |
| 9(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:) | 9"For we are only of yesterday and know nothing, Because our days on earth are as a shadow. |
| 10Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart? | 10"Will they not teach you and tell you, And bring forth words from their minds? |
| 11Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water? | 11"Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh? Can the rushes grow without water? |
| 12Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb. | 12"While it is still green and not cut down, Yet it withers before any other plant. |
| 13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish: | 13"So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the godless will perish, |
| 14Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web. | 14Whose confidence is fragile, And whose trust a spider's web. |
| 15He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure. | 15"He trusts in his house, but it does not stand; He holds fast to it, but it does not endure. |
| 16He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden. | 16"He thrives before the sun, And his shoots spread out over his garden. |
| 17His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones. | 17"His roots wrap around a rock pile, He grasps a house of stones. |
| 18If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee. | 18"If he is removed from his place, Then it will deny him, saying, 'I never saw you.' |
| 19Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow. | 19"Behold, this is the joy of His way; And out of the dust others will spring. |
| 20Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers: | 20"Lo, God will not reject a man of integrity, Nor will He support the evildoers. |
| 21Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. | 21"He will yet fill your mouth with laughter And your lips with shouting. |
| 22They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought. | 22"Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, And the tent of the wicked will be no longer." |
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