Job Chapter 8 of 42 about 2 min read

Job 8

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Verse 1. Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

Verse 2. “How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.

Verse 3. Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

Verse 4. When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.

Verse 5. But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,

Verse 6. if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.

Verse 7. Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.

Verse 8. Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.

Verse 9. For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.

Verse 10. Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?

Verse 11. Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?

Verse 12. While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up more quickly than grass.

Verse 13. Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.

Verse 14. His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.

Verse 15. He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.

Verse 16. He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.

Verse 17. His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.

Verse 18. If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’

Verse 19. Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.

Verse 20. Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.

Verse 21. He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.

Verse 22. Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”