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