Job 8
1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and saide,
And Bildad the Shuhite answereth and saith: —
2 Howe long wilt thou talke of these things? and howe long shall the wordes of thy mouth be as a mightie winde?
Till when dost thou speak these things? And a strong wind — sayings of thy mouth?
3 Doeth God peruert iudgement? or doeth the Almightie subuert iustice?
Doth God pervert judgment? And doth the Mighty One pervert justice?
4 If thy sonnes haue sinned against him, and he hath sent them into the place of their iniquitie,
If thy sons have sinned before Him, And He doth send them away, By the hand of their transgression,
5 Yet if thou wilt early seeke vnto God, and pray to the Almightie,
If thou dost seek early unto God, And unto the Mighty makest supplication,
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 pure and upright thou [art], Surely now He waketh for thee, And hath completed The habitation of thy righteousness.
7 And though thy beginning be small, yet thy latter ende shall greatly encrease.
And thy beginning hath been small, And thy latter end is very great.
8 Inquire therefore, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thy selfe to search of their fathers.
For, ask I pray thee of a former generation, And prepare to a search of their fathers,
9 (For we are but of yesterday, and are ignorant: for our dayes vpon earth are but a shadowe)
(For of yesterday we [are], and we know not, For a shadow [are] our days on earth.)
10 Shall not they teach thee and tell thee, and vtter the wordes of their heart?
Do they not shew thee — speak to thee, And from their heart bring forth words?
11 Can a rush grow without myre? or can ye grasse growe without water?
'Doth a rush wise without mire? A reed increase without water?
12 Though it were in greene and not cutte downe, yet shall it wither before any other herbe.
While it [is] in its budding — uncropped, Even before any herb it withereth.
13 So are the paths of al that forget God, and the hypocrites hope shall perish.
So [are] the paths of all forgetting God, And the hope of the profane doth perish,
14 His confidence also shalbe cut off, and his trust shalbe as the house of a spyder.
Whose confidence is loathsome, And the house of a spider his trust.
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 leaneth on his house — and it standeth not: He taketh hold on it — and it abideth not.
16 The tree is greene before the sunne, and the branches spread ouer the garden thereof.
Green he [is] before the sun, And over his garden his branch goeth out.
17 The rootes thereof are wrapped about the fountaine, and are folden about ye house of stones.
By a heap his roots are wrapped, A house of stones he looketh for.
18 If any plucke it from his place, and it denie, saying, I haue not seene thee,
If [one] doth destroy him from his place, Then it hath feigned concerning him, I have not seen thee!
19 Beholde, it will reioyce by this meanes, that it may growe in another molde.
Lo, this [is] the joy of his way, And from the dust others spring up.'
20 Behold, God will not cast away an vpright man, neither will he take the wicked by the hand,
Lo, God doth not reject the perfect, Nor taketh hold on the hand of evil doers.
21 Till he haue filled thy mouth with laughter, and thy lippes with ioy.
While he filleth with laughter thy mouth, And thy lips with shouting,
22 They that hate thee, shall be clothed with shame, and the dwelling of the wicked shall not remaine.
Those hating thee do put on shame, And the tent of the wicked is not!
