Job 8
1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and saide,
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 go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
3 Doeth God peruert iudgement? or doeth the Almightie subuert iustice?
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,
When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.
5 Yet if thou wilt early seeke vnto God, and pray to the Almightie,
But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
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, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
7 And though thy beginning be small, yet thy latter ende shall greatly encrease.
Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.
8 Inquire therefore, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thy selfe to search of their fathers.
Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
9 (For we are but of yesterday, and are ignorant: for our dayes vpon earth are but a shadowe)
For we were born yesterday and know nothing; 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 speak from their understanding?
11 Can a rush grow without myre? or can ye grasse growe without water?
Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
12 Though it were in greene and not cutte downe, yet shall it wither before any other herbe.
While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.
13 So are the paths of al that forget God, and the hypocrites hope shall perish.
Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
14 His confidence also shalbe cut off, and his trust shalbe as the house of a spyder.
His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
15 He shall leane vpon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall holde him fast by it, yet shall it not endure.
He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
16 The tree is greene before the sunne, and the branches spread ouer the garden thereof.
He is 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 wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
18 If any plucke it from his place, and it denie, saying, I haue not seene thee,
If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
19 Beholde, it will reioyce by this meanes, that it may growe in another molde.
Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.
20 Behold, God will not cast away an vpright man, neither will he take the wicked by the hand,
Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand 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 a shout of joy.
22 They that hate thee, shall be clothed with shame, and the dwelling of the wicked shall not remaine.
Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
