Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Then answered
Bildad the Shuhite ,
and
said,
Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
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
go
on
saying
such
things? The words of your
mouth are
a blustering
wind .
Doth
God pervert justice? Or
doth
the Almighty pervert righteousness
?
Does
God pervert justice? Does
the Almighty pervert what
is
right
?
If
thy
children have
sinned against him, And
he hath
delivered
them into
the
hand
of
their transgression;
When
your
children sinned against Him, He gave
them over
to
their rebellion.
If thou
wouldest
seek diligently
unto
God ,
And make
thy
supplication
to
the Almighty ;
But
if you
would
earnestly
seek God and ask
the Almighty for
mercy,
If thou
wert
pure and upright :
Surely
now he would
awake
for
thee,
And make
the
habitation
of
thy
righteousness
prosperous
.
if you
are
pure and upright ,
even
now He will
rouse
Himself
on
your
behalf
and restore
your
righteous
estate
.
And
though thy
beginning
was
small
, Yet
thy
latter end
would
greatly
increase
.
Though your
beginnings
were
modest
, your
latter days
will
flourish
.
For
inquire ,
I
pray
thee,
of the
former
age,
And apply
thyself
to
that
which
their fathers have
searched
out:
Please
inquire of past
generations
and consider
the
discoveries
of
their fathers .
(
For we are
but
of
yesterday ,
and know nothing ,
Because
our days upon
earth are a shadow );
For we were
born
yesterday and know nothing ;
our days on
earth are but
a shadow .
Shall
not
they teach thee,
and tell thee
, And utter
words
out
of
their heart
?
Will
they not
teach you
and tell you
, and speak
from
their understanding
?
Can
the
rush
grow up
without
mire
? Can
the
flag
grow
without water?
Does
papyrus
grow where
there
is
no
marsh
? Do
reeds
flourish
without water?
Whilst
it
is
yet
in
its
greenness,
`and'
not
cut
down
, It
withereth
before
any
`other'
herb
.
While
the
shoots
are
still
uncut
, they
dry
up
quicker
than
grass
.
So
are
the paths
of all that
forget God; And
the hope of the godless man
shall
perish :
Such
is
the destiny
of all who
forget God; so
the hope of the godless will
perish .
Whose
confidence shall
break
in
sunder,
And
whose
trust
is a spider's
web.
His
confidence is fragile;
his
security
is
in
a spider’s
web.
He shall
lean
upon
his house
, but it shall
not
stand:
He shall
hold
fast thereby
, but it shall
not endure.
He leans
on
his web
, but it gives
way;
he holds
fast, but it does
not endure.
He is green
before
the sun
, And
his
shoots go
forth
over his
garden.
He is a
well-watered
plant
in
the sunshine
, spreading
its
shoots over the
garden.
His roots are
wrapped
about
the `stone'
-
heap ,
He beholdeth
the place
of
stones.
His roots wrap
around
the rock
heap ;
he looks
for
a
home
among
the stones.
If he be
destroyed
from his place, Then
it shall
deny
him, `
saying '
, I have
not
seen
thee
.
If he is
uprooted
from his place, it will
disown
him, saying, ‘
I never
saw
you
. ’
Behold,
this is the joy of his way; And
out
of
the
earth
shall
others spring.
Surely
this is the joy of his way; yet
others will
spring from
the
dust
.
Behold, God will
not cast
away
a
perfect
man
, Neither
will he uphold
the evil-doers
.
Behold, God does
not reject
the
blameless
, nor
will He strengthen
the hand
of
evildoers
.
He will yet fill thy
mouth with laughter, And thy
lips with shouting
.
He will yet fill your
mouth with laughter, and your
lips with a
shout
of
joy
.
They
that
hate
thee
shall
be clothed with
shame ;
And the tent of the wicked shall
be no more.
Your
enemies
will
be clothed in
shame ,
and the tent of the wicked will
be no more. ”
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