Job 8
1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said:
2 How long will you speak these things? and how long shall the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?
How long wilt thou speak such things? How long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
3 Does God pervert judgment? or does the Almighty pervert justice?
Will God pervert judgment? Or will the Almighty pervert justice?
4 If your children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;
As thy children sinned against him, He hath given them up to their transgression.
5 If you would seek to God betimes, and make your supplication to the Almighty;
But if thou wilt seek early to God, And make thy supplication to the Almighty, —
6 If you were pure and upright; surely now he would awake for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.
If thou wilt be pure and upright, Surely he will yet arise for thee, And prosper thy righteous habitation;
7 Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end should greatly increase.
So that thy beginning shall be small, And thy latter end very great.
8 For inquire, I pray you, of the former age, and prepare yourself to the 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 know nothing, because our days on earth are a shadow: )
(For we are of yesterday and know nothing, Since our days upon the earth are but a shadow; )
10 Shall not they teach you, and tell you, and utter words out of their heart?
Will not they instruct thee, and tell thee, And utter words from their understanding?
11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
“Can the paper-reed grow up without mire? Can the bulrush grow without water?
12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it wither before any other herb.
While it is yet in its greenness, and is not cut down, It withereth before any other herb.
13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
Such is the fate of all who forget God; So perisheth the hope of the ungodly.
14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web.
His confidence shall come to nought, And his trust shall prove a spider's web.
15 He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall 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 He is green before the sun, and his branch shoots forth in his garden.
He is in full green before the sun, And his branches shoot forth over his garden;
17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, and sees the place of stones.
His roots are entwined about the heap, And he seeth the place of stones;
18 If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen you.
When he shall be destroyed from his place, It shall deny him, saying, 'I never saw thee.'
19 Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
Lo! such is the joy of his course! And others shall spring up from his place”
20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
Behold, God will not cast away an upright man; Nor will he help the evil-doers.
21 Till he fill your mouth with laughing, and your lips with rejoicing.
While he filleth thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with gladness,
22 They that hate you shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nothing.
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame, And the dwelling-place of the wicked shall come to nought.
