Job 8
1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Then Bildad the Shuhite answered, 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 will thou speak these things? And how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a mighty wind?
3 Does God pervert judgment? or does the Almighty pervert justice?
Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?
4 If your children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;
If thy sons have sinned against him, and he has delivered them into the hand of their transgression,
5 If you would seek unto God early, and make your supplication to the Almighty;
if thou would seek diligently 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 were pure and upright, surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
7 Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end should greatly increase.
And though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end would greatly increase.
8 For enquire, 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 apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out
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 not they teach you, and tell you, and utter words out of their heart?
Shall they not teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
Can the rush grow up without mire? Can a reed grow without water?
12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withers before any other herb.
While it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, it withers before any other herb.
13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
So are the paths of all who forget God. And the hope of the profane man shall perish,
14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.
whose confidence shall break apart, and whose trust is a spider's web.
15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand. He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
16 He is green before the sun, and his branch shoots forth in his garden.
He is green before the sun, and his shoots go forth over his garden.
17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, and sees the place of stones.
His roots are wrapped around the stone heap. He beholds the place of stones.
18 If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen you.
If he is destroyed 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 shall others grow.
Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth others shall spring.
20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, nor will he uphold the evildoers.
21 Till he fill your mouth with laughing, and your lips with rejoicing.
He will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, and thy lips with shouting.
22 They that hate you shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nothing.
Those who hate thee shall be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked shall be no more.
