Job 8
1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Then answered Bildad the Shuchite, 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 these things? and [let] like a mighty wind be the words of thy mouth?
3 Does God pervert judgment? or does the Almighty pervert justice?
Should God pervert justice? or should the Almighty pervert righteousness?
4 If your children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;
If thy children have sinned against him, then did he send them off through the means of their transgression.
5 If you would seek unto God early, and make your supplication to the Almighty;
If thou wilt earnestly seek for 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 become pure and upright: surely then will he watch over thee, and restore thy righteous habitation.
7 Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end should greatly increase.
And thy beginning will have been small; because thy latter end will grow up greatly.
8 For enquire, I pray you, of the former age, and prepare yourself to the search of their fathers:
For ask, I pray thee, of an earlier generation, and prepare thyself to [stand by] the research of their fathers; —
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 a [mere] shadow are our days upon earth; —
10 Shall not they teach you, and tell you, and utter words out of their heart?
Behold, these will truly teach thee, they will speak unto thee, and out of their very heart will they bring forth words:
11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
Can the bulrush shoot upward without mire? can the meadow-grass grow up without water?
12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withers before any other herb.
It is yet in its greenness, not yet cut down, when it withereth before any other grass.
13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hope of the hypocrite will perish:
14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.
[It is he] whose trust will be cut off, and but a spider's web is that in which he confideth.
15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
He leaneth against his house, but it shall not stand: he layeth fast hold on it, but it shall not remain erect.
16 He is green before the sun, and his branch shoots forth in his garden.
He is in full vigor before the sun, and over his garden his shoots go forth.
17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, and sees the place of stones.
His roots are twisted about a stoneheap, he selecteth [for himself] a place of stones.
18 If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen you.
But when men destroy him from his place, then will it deny him, saying, I have never 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 [same] dust others will grow up.
20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
Behold, God will not reject a perfect man, and will not hold fast by their hand the evil-doers:
21 Till he fill your mouth with laughing, and your lips with rejoicing.
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with joyful shouting.
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 tent of the wicked shall be no more.
