Job 8
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Job 8
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| Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, | Then Bildad the Shuhite made answer and said, |
| How long wilt thou speak these things? And [how long] shall the words of thy mouth be [like] a mighty wind? | How long will you say these things, and how long will the words of your mouth be like a strong wind? |
| Doth God pervert justice? Or doth the Almighty pervert righteousness? | Does God give wrong decisions? or is the Ruler of all not upright in his judging? |
| If thy children have sinned against him, And he hath delivered them into the hand of their transgression; | If your children have done evil against him, then their punishment is from his hand. |
| If thou wouldest seek diligently unto God, And make thy supplication to the Almighty; | If you will make search for God with care, and put your request before the Ruler of all; |
| If thou wert pure and upright: Surely now he would awake for thee, And make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. | If you are clean and upright; then he will certainly be moved to take up your cause, and will make clear your righteousness by building up your house again. |
| And though thy beginning was small, Yet thy latter end would greatly increase. | And though your start was small, your end will be very great. |
| For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out: | Put the question now to the past generations, and give attention to what has been searched out by their fathers: |
| (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days upon earth are a shadow); | (For we are but of yesterday, and have no knowledge, because our days on earth are gone like a shade:) |
| Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, And utter words out of their heart? | Will they not give you teaching, and say words of wisdom to you? |
| Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water? | Will the river-plant come up in its pride without wet earth? will the grass get tall without water? |
| Whilst it is yet in its greenness, [and] not cut down, It withereth before any [other] herb. | When it is still green, without being cut down, it becomes dry and dead before any other plant. |
| So are the paths of all that forget God; And the hope of the godless man shall perish: | So is the end of all who do not keep God in mind; and the hope of the evil-doer comes to nothing: |
| Whose confidence shall break in sunder, And whose trust is a spider's web. | Whose support is cut off, and whose hope is no stronger than a spider's thread. |
| He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure. | He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing. |
| He is green before the sun, And his shoots go forth over his garden. | He is full of strength before the sun, and his branches go out over his garden. |
| His roots are wrapped about the [stone] -heap, He beholdeth the place of stones. | His roots are twisted round the stones, forcing their way in between them. |
| If he be destroyed from his place, Then it shall deny him, [saying], I have not seen thee. | If he is taken away from his place, then it will say, I have not seen you. |
| Behold, this is the joy of his way; And out of the earth shall others spring. | Such is the joy of his way, and out of the dust another comes up to take his place. |
| Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, Neither will he uphold the evil-doers. | Truly, God will not give up him who is without sin, and will not take evil-doers by the hand. |
| He will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with shouting. | The time will come when your mouth will be full of laughing, and cries of joy will come from your lips. |
| They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; And the tent of the wicked shall be no more. | Your haters will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the sinner will not be seen again. |
