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Job 8

1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

1 Bildad from Shuah responded:

2 “How long will you say such things? Your words are a blustering wind.

2 How long will you mouth such things such that your utterances become a strong wind?

3 Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

3 Does God pervert justice, or does the Almighty distort what is right?

4 When your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.

4 If your children sinned against him, then he delivered them into the power of their rebellion.

5 But if you will seek God earnestly and plead with the Almighty,

5 If you will search eagerly for God, plead with the Almighty.

6 if you are pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself on your behalf and restore you to your prosperous state.

6 If you are pure and do the right thing, then surely he will become active on your behalf and reward your innocent dwelling.

7 Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be.

7 Although your former state was ordinary, your future will be extraordinary.

8 “Ask the former generation and find out what their ancestors learned,

8 Ask a previous generation and verify the findings of your ancestors,

9 for we were born only yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow.

9 for we are only recently here and don't know because our days on earth are a shadow.

10 Will they not instruct you and tell you? Will they not bring forth words from their understanding?

10 Won't they instruct you and tell you; will words not proceed from their hearts?

11 Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds thrive without water?

11 Does papyrus grow apart from a marsh? Does a reed flourish without water?

12 While still growing and uncut, they wither more quickly than grass.

12 While still tender, uncut, it will wither before every other grass.

13 Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless.

13 So are the paths of all who forget God. Hope perishes for the godless,

14 What they trust in is fragile ; what they rely on is a spider’s web.

14 whose confidence is a fragile thing, their trust, a spider's web.

15 They lean on the web, but it gives way; they cling to it, but it does not hold.

15 He leans on its web, and it doesn't stand; grasps it, and it can't remain in place.

16 They are like a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden;

16 It's like a well-watered plant in the sun; its runners spread over its gardens.

17 it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks and looks for a place among the stones.

17 Its roots are entwined over a pile of rocks, for it sees a home among stones.

18 But when it is torn from its spot, that place disowns it and says, ‘I never saw you.’

18 If it's uprooted from its place, it lies, saying, "I can't see you."

19 Surely its life withers away, and from the soil other plants grow.

19 Surely its way is a joy, for from the dust other plants sprout.

20 “Surely God does not reject one who is blameless or strengthen the hands of evildoers.

20 Surely God won't reject integrity, won't strengthen the hand of the wicked.

21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.

21 He will still fill your mouth with joy, your lips with a victorious shout.

22 Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tents of the wicked will be no more.”

22 Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will vanish.