Job 8 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and saide, Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2 Howe long wilt thou talke of these things? and howe long shall the wordes of thy mouth be as a mightie winde? “How long will you say these things, and the words of your mouth be a great wind? “How long will you say such things? Your words are a blustering wind.
3 Doeth God peruert iudgement? or doeth the Almightie subuert iustice? Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert the right? Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
4 If thy sonnes haue sinned against him, and he hath sent them into the place of their iniquitie, If your children have sinned against him, he has delivered them into the hand of their transgression. When your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.
5 Yet if thou wilt early seeke vnto God, and pray to the Almightie, If you will seek God and plead with the Almighty for mercy, But if you will seek God earnestly and plead with the Almighty,
6 If thou be pure and vpright, then surely hee will awake vp vnto thee, and he wil make the habitation of thy righteousnesse prosperous. if you are pure and upright, surely then he will rouse himself for you and restore your rightful habitation. if you are pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself on your behalf and restore you to your prosperous state.
7 And though thy beginning be small, yet thy latter ende shall greatly encrease. And though your beginning was small, your latter days will be very great. Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be.
8 Inquire therefore, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thy selfe to search of their fathers. “For inquire, please, of bygone ages, and consider what the fathers have searched out. “Ask the former generation and find out what their ancestors learned,
9 (For we are but of yesterday, and are ignorant: for our dayes vpon earth are but a shadowe) For we are but of yesterday and know nothing, for our days on earth are a shadow. for we were born only yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow.
10 Shall not they teach thee and tell thee, and vtter the wordes of their heart? Will they not teach you and tell you and utter words out of their understanding? Will they not instruct you and tell you? Will they not bring forth words from their understanding?
11 Can a rush grow without myre? or can ye grasse growe without water? “Can papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Can reeds flourish where there is no water? Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds thrive without water?
12 Though it were in greene and not cutte downe, yet shall it wither before any other herbe. While yet in flower and not cut down, they wither before any other plant. While still growing and uncut, they wither more quickly than grass.
13 So are the paths of al that forget God, and the hypocrites hope shall perish. Such are the paths of all who forget God; the hope of the godless shall perish. Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless.
14 His confidence also shalbe cut off, and his trust shalbe as the house of a spyder. His confidence is severed, and his trust is a spider’s web. What they trust in is fragile; what they rely on is a spider’s web.
15 He shall leane vpon his house, but it shall not stand: he shal holde him fast by it, yet shall it not endure. He leans against his house, but it does not stand; he lays hold of it, but it does not endure. They lean on the web, but it gives way; they cling to it, but it does not hold.
16 The tree is greene before the sunne, and the branches spread ouer the garden thereof. He is a lush plant before the sun, and his shoots spread over his garden. They are like a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden;
17 The rootes thereof are wrapped about the fountaine, and are folden about ye house of stones. His roots entwine the stone heap; he looks upon a house of stones. it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks and looks for a place among the stones.
18 If any plucke it from his place, and it denie, saying, I haue not seene thee, If he is destroyed from his place, then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have never seen you.’ But when it is torn from its spot, that place disowns it and says, ‘I never saw you.’
19 Beholde, it will reioyce by this meanes, that it may growe in another molde. Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the soil others will spring. Surely its life withers away, and from the soil other plants grow.
20 Behold, God will not cast away an vpright man, neither will he take the wicked by the hand, “Behold, God will not reject a blameless man, nor take the hand of evildoers. “Surely God does not reject one who is blameless or strengthen the hands of evildoers.
21 Till he haue filled thy mouth with laughter, and thy lippes with ioy. He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting. He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.
22 They that hate thee, shall be clothed with shame, and the dwelling of the wicked shall not remaine. Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.” Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tents of the wicked will be no more.”
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