Job 8

^{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 quicker 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.”