Job 8

1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered, and said,

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

2 How long will thou speak these things? And how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a mighty wind?

How long wilt thou speak these [things]? and [how long shall] the words of thy mouth [be like] a strong wind?

3 Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?

Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

4 If thy sons have sinned against him, and he has delivered them into the hand of their transgression,

If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;

5 if thou would seek diligently to God, and make thy supplication to the Almighty,

If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;

6 if thou were pure and upright, surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

If thou [wert] pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

7 And though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end would greatly increase.

Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.

8 For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out

For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:

9 (for we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow).

(For we [are but of] yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth [are] a shadow: )

10 Shall they not teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

Shall not they teach thee, [and] tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

11 Can the rush grow up without mire? Can a reed grow without water?

Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?

12 While it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, it withers before any other herb.

Whilst it [is] yet in his greenness, [and] not cut down, it withereth before any [other] herb.

13 So are the paths of all who forget God. And the hope of the profane man shall perish,

So [are] the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:

14 whose confidence shall break apart, and whose trust is a spider's web.

Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust [shall be] a spider’s web.

15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand. He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.

He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

16 He is green before the sun, and his shoots go forth over his garden.

He [is] green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.

17 His roots are wrapped around the stone heap. He beholds the place of stones.

His roots are wrapped about the heap, [and] seeth the place of stones.

18 If he is destroyed from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.

If he destroy him from his place, then [it] shall deny him, [saying], I have not seen thee.

19 Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth others shall spring.

Behold, this [is] the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.

20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, nor will he uphold the evildoers.

Behold, God will not cast away a perfect [man], neither will he help the evil doers:

21 He will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, and thy lips with shouting.

Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.

22 Those who hate thee shall be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked shall be no more.

They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.