Job 8
1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and saide,
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said:
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 wilt thou speak such things? How long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
3 Doeth God peruert iudgement? or doeth the Almightie subuert iustice?
Will God pervert judgment? Or will the Almighty pervert justice?
4 If thy sonnes haue sinned against him, and he hath sent them into the place of their iniquitie,
As thy children sinned against him, He hath given them up to their transgression.
5 Yet if thou wilt early seeke vnto God, and pray to the Almightie,
But if thou wilt seek early to God, And make thy supplication to the Almighty, —
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 thou wilt be pure and upright, Surely he will yet arise for thee, And prosper thy righteous habitation;
7 And though thy beginning be small, yet thy latter ende shall greatly encrease.
So that thy beginning shall be small, And thy latter end very great.
8 Inquire therefore, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thy selfe to search of their fathers.
For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And mark what hath been searched out by their fathers;
9 (For we are but of yesterday, and are ignorant: for our dayes vpon earth are but a shadowe)
(For we are of yesterday and know nothing, Since our days upon the earth are but a shadow; )
10 Shall not they teach thee and tell thee, and vtter the wordes of their heart?
Will not they instruct thee, and tell thee, And utter words from their understanding?
11 Can a rush grow without myre? or can ye grasse growe without water?
“Can the paper-reed grow up without mire? Can the bulrush grow without water?
12 Though it were in greene and not cutte downe, yet shall it wither before any other herbe.
While it is yet in its greenness, and is not cut down, It withereth before any other herb.
13 So are the paths of al that forget God, and the hypocrites hope shall perish.
Such is the fate of all who forget God; So perisheth the hope of the ungodly.
14 His confidence also shalbe cut off, and his trust shalbe as the house of a spyder.
His confidence shall come to nought, And his trust shall prove 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 shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; He shall lay fast hold on it, but it shall not endure.
16 The tree is greene before the sunne, and the branches spread ouer the garden thereof.
He is in full green before the sun, And his branches shoot forth over his garden;
17 The rootes thereof are wrapped about the fountaine, and are folden about ye house of stones.
His roots are entwined about the heap, And he seeth the place of stones;
18 If any plucke it from his place, and it denie, saying, I haue not seene thee,
When he shall be destroyed from his place, It shall deny him, saying, 'I never saw thee.'
19 Beholde, it will reioyce by this meanes, that it may growe in another molde.
Lo! such is the joy of his course! And others shall spring up from his place”
20 Behold, God will not cast away an vpright man, neither will he take the wicked by the hand,
Behold, God will not cast away an upright man; Nor will he help the evil-doers.
21 Till he haue filled thy mouth with laughter, and thy lippes with ioy.
While he filleth thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with gladness,
22 They that hate thee, shall be clothed with shame, and the dwelling of the wicked shall not remaine.
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame, And the dwelling-place of the wicked shall come to nought.
