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1 And Bildad the Shuhite answereth and saith: -- Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2 Till when dost thou speak these things? And a strong wind -- sayings of thy mouth? “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 Doth God pervert judgment? And doth the Mighty One pervert justice? 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 sons have sinned before Him, And He doth send them away, By the hand of their transgression, 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 If thou dost seek early unto God, And unto the Mighty makest supplication, 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 pure and upright thou art, Surely now He waketh for thee, And hath completed The habitation of thy righteousness. 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 thy beginning hath been small, And thy latter end is very great. 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 For, ask I pray thee of a former generation, And prepare to a 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 of yesterday we are, and we know not, For a shadow are our days on earth.) 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 Do they not shew thee -- speak to thee, And from their heart bring forth words? 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 'Doth a rush wise without mire? A reed increase 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 While it is in its budding -- uncropped, Even before any herb it withereth. 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 all forgetting God, And the hope of the profane doth 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 Whose confidence is loathsome, And the house of a spider his trust. 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 leaneth on his house -- and it standeth not: He taketh hold on it -- and it abideth not. 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 Green he is before the sun, And over his garden his branch goeth out. 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 By a heap his roots are wrapped, A house of stones he looketh for. 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 one doth destroy him from his place, Then it hath feigned concerning him, I have not seen 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 Lo, this is the joy of his way, And from the dust others spring up.' 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 Lo, God doth not reject the perfect, Nor taketh hold on the hand of evil doers. “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 While he filleth with laughter thy mouth, And thy lips with shouting, 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 Those hating thee do put on shame, And the tent of the wicked is not! 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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