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8 : 1 ThenBildad the Shuhite answered and said:
8 : 2 How long will you say these things,and the words of your mouth be agreat wind?
8 : 3 Does God pervert justice?Or does the Almighty pervert the right?
8 : 4 If yourchildren have sinned against him,he has delivered them into the hand of their transgression.
8 : 5 If you will seek Godandplead with the Almighty for mercy,
8 : 6 if you are pure and upright,surely then he willrouse himself for youandrestore your rightful habitation.
8 : 7 And though your beginning was small,your latter days will be very great.
8 : 8 Forinquire, please, of bygone ages,and consider whatthe fathers have searched out.
8 : 9 For we are but of yesterday and know nothing,for our days on earth area shadow.
8 : 10 Will they not teach you and tell youand utter words out of their understanding?
8 : 11 Can papyrus grow where there is no marsh?Can reeds flourish where there is no water?
8 : 12 While yet in flower and not cut down,theywither before any other plant.
8 : 13 Such are the paths of all whoforget God;the hope ofthe godless shall perish.
8 : 14 His confidence is severed,and his trust isa spider's web.
8 : 15 He leans against hishouse, but it does not stand;he lays hold of it, but it does not endure.
8 : 16 He is a lush plant before the sun,and hisshoots spread over his garden.
8 : 17 His roots entwine the stone heap;he looks upon a house of stones.
8 : 18 If he is destroyed from hisplace,then it will deny him, saying,I have neverseen you.
8 : 19 Behold, this is the joy of his way,and out ofthe soil others will spring.
8 : 20 Behold, God will not reject a blameless man,nor take the hand of evildoers.
8 : 21 He will yetfill your mouth with laughter,and your lips with shouting.
8 : 22 Those who hate you will beclothed with shame,and the tent of the wicked will be no more.