KJ3 Literal Translation
Job 8
1 Bildad shows Jehovah's justice in dealing with men according to their works. 20 He applies Jehovah's just dealing to Job.
1¶ And Bildad the Shuhite answered, saying:
2Until when will you speak these things, and the words of your mouth will be like a mighty wind?
3Or does God pervert judgment? Or does the Almighty pervert the right?
4If your sons have sinned against Him, and if He has sent them away in the hand of their transgression,
5if you would diligently seek to God, and make your prayer to the Almighty,
6if you were pure and upright, surely now He would rise for you, and make peaceful the abode of your righteousness.
7And though your beginning was small, even your end would greatly increase.
8¶ For please ask of the former generation, and prepare to the search of their fathers;
9for we are but of yesterday, and we do not know, because our days on earth are a shadow.
10Shall they not teach you, speak to you, and bring forth words out of their heart?
11Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the reed grass grow without water?
12While it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, it dries out before every plant;
13so are the paths of all those forgetting God; yea, the hope of the godless one shall perish,
14whose hope is cut off, and his trust is as a spider's house.
15He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand; he shall hold fast to it, but it shall not rise up.
16He is moist before the sun, and his tender plants shoot forth on his garden.
17His roots are wrapped around a heap; he sees a house of stones.
18If one swallows him from his place, even it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen you!
19Behold this is the joy of His way, and out of the dust others shall grow.
20¶ Behold, God will not reject the perfect one, and He will not strengthen the hand of evildoers,
21until He fills your mouth with laughter and your lips with rejoicing.
22Those who hate you shall be clothed with shame; and the tent of the wicked one shall not be.
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