Job 8:1
Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
Job 8:2
“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
Job 8:3
Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
Job 8:4
When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.
Job 8:5
But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
Job 8:6
if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
Job 8:7
Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.
Job 8:8
Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
Job 8:9
For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
Job 8:10
Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
Job 8:11
Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
Job 8:12
While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up more quickly than grass.
Job 8:13
Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
Job 8:14
His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
Job 8:15
He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
Job 8:16
He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
Job 8:17
His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
Job 8:18
If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
Job 8:19
Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.
Job 8:20
Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
Job 8:21
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.
Job 8:22
Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”