იობი 8

¹Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

²How long wilt thou speak these {things}? and {how long shall} the words of thy mouth {be like} a strong wind?

³Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

⁴If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; {for...: Heb. in the hand of their transgression}

⁵If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;

⁶If thou {wert} pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

⁷Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.

⁸For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:

⁹(For we {are but of} yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth {are} a shadow:) {nothing: Heb. not}

¹⁰Shall not they teach thee, {and} tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

¹¹Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?

¹²Whilst it {is} yet in his greenness, {and} not cut down, it withereth before any {other} herb.

¹³So {are} the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:

¹⁴Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust {shall be} a spider's web. {web: Heb. house}

¹⁵He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

¹⁶He {is} green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.

¹⁷His roots are wrapped about the heap, {and} seeth the place of stones.

¹⁸If he destroy him from his place, then {it} shall deny him, {saying}, I have not seen thee.

¹⁹Behold, this {is} the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.

²⁰Behold, God will not cast away a perfect {man}, neither will he help the evil doers: {help...: Heb. take the ungodly by the hand} {come: Heb. shall not be}

²¹Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. {rejoicing: Heb. shouting for joy}

²²They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought. {shall come...: Heb. shall not be}