Job 8:1-10

1 Bildad from Shuhah was next to speak:
2 "How can you keep on talking like this? You're talking nonsense, and noisy nonsense at that.
3 Does God mess up? Does God Almighty ever get things backwards?
4 It's plain that your children sinned against him - otherwise, why would God have punished them?
5 Here's what you must do - and don't put it off any longer: Get down on your knees before God Almighty.
6 If you're as innocent and upright as you say, it's not too late - he'll come running; he'll set everything right again, reestablish your fortunes.
7 Even though you're not much right now, you'll end up better than ever. To Hang Your Life from One Thin Thread
8 "Put the question to our ancestors, study what they learned from their ancestors.
9 For we're newcomers at this, with a lot to learn, and not too long to learn it.
10 So why not let the ancients teach you, tell you what's what, instruct you in what they knew from experience?
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.