Job 8
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New American Standard Bible 1995New Living Translation
1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied to Job:
2"How long will you say these things, And the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?2“How long will you go on like this? You sound like a blustering wind.
3"Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?3Does God twist justice? Does the Almighty twist what is right?
4"If your sons sinned against Him, Then He delivered them into the power of their transgression.4Your children must have sinned against him, so their punishment was well deserved.
5"If you would seek God And implore the compassion of the Almighty,5But if you pray to God and seek the favor of the Almighty,
6If you are pure and upright, Surely now He would rouse Himself for you And restore your righteous estate.6and if you are pure and live with integrity, he will surely rise up and restore your happy home.
7"Though your beginning was insignificant, Yet your end will increase greatly.7And though you started with little, you will end with much.
8"Please inquire of past generations, And consider the things searched out by their fathers.8“Just ask the previous generation. Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors.
9"For we are only of yesterday and know nothing, Because our days on earth are as a shadow.9For we were born but yesterday and know nothing. Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow.
10"Will they not teach you and tell you, And bring forth words from their minds?10But those who came before us will teach you. They will teach you the wisdom of old.
11"Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh? Can the rushes grow without water?11“Can papyrus reeds grow tall without a marsh? Can marsh grass flourish without water?
12"While it is still green and not cut down, Yet it withers before any other plant.12While they are still flowering, not ready to be cut, they begin to wither more quickly than grass.
13"So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the godless will perish,13The same happens to all who forget God. The hopes of the godless evaporate.
14Whose confidence is fragile, And whose trust a spider's web.14Their confidence hangs by a thread. They are leaning on a spider’s web.
15"He trusts in his house, but it does not stand; He holds fast to it, but it does not endure.15They cling to their home for security, but it won’t last. They try to hold it tight, but it will not endure.
16"He thrives before the sun, And his shoots spread out over his garden.16The godless seem like a lush plant growing in the sunshine, its branches spreading across the garden.
17"His roots wrap around a rock pile, He grasps a house of stones.17Its roots grow down through a pile of stones; it takes hold on a bed of rocks.
18"If he is removed from his place, Then it will deny him, saying, 'I never saw you.'18But when it is uprooted, it’s as though it never existed!
19"Behold, this is the joy of His way; And out of the dust others will spring.19That’s the end of its life, and others spring up from the earth to replace it.
20"Lo, God will not reject a man of integrity, Nor will He support the evildoers.20“But look, God will not reject a person of integrity, nor will he lend a hand to the wicked.
21"He will yet fill your mouth with laughter And your lips with shouting.21He will once again fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.
22"Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, And the tent of the wicked will be no longer."22Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the home of the wicked will be destroyed.”
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