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Job, Chapter 8

¹ Then Bildad the Shuhite^aanswered,

“How long will you say these things,
And the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?

“Does God pervert justice?
Or does^bthe Almighty pervert what is right?

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“If your sons sinned against Him,
Then He delivered them into the^cpower of their transgression.

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“If you would seek God
And implore the compassion of^dthe Almighty,

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If you are pure and upright,
Surely now He would rouse Himself for you
And restore your righteous^eestate.

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“Though your beginning was insignificant,
Yet your end will increase greatly.

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“Please inquire of past generations,
And consider the things searched out by their fathers.

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“For we are only of yesterday and know nothing,
Because our days on earth are as a shadow.

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“Will they not teach you and tell you,
And bring forth words from their minds?

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“Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh?
Can the rushes grow without water?

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“While it is still green and not cut down,
Yet it withers before any other^fplant.

¹³

“So are the paths of all who forget God;
And the hope of the godless will perish,

¹⁴

Whose confidence is fragile,
And whose trust a spider’s^gweb.

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“He^htrusts in his house, but it does not stand;
He holds fast to it, but it does not endure.

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“Heⁱthrives before the sun,
And his shoots spread out over his garden.

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“His roots wrap around a rock pile,
He^jgrasps a house of stones.

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“If he is^kremoved from his place,
Then it will deny him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’

¹⁹

“Behold, this is the joy of His way;
And out of the dust others will spring.

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“Lo, God will not reject a man of integrity,
Nor will He^lsupport the evildoers.

²¹

“He will yet fill your mouth with laughter
And your lips with shouting.

²²

“Those who hate you will be clothed with shame,
And the tent of the wicked will be no longer.”


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