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Bildad Speaks
Chapter 8
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Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
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How long will you go on saying these things? Your words are a blast of wind.
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Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
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Since your children sinned against him, he gave them over to their rebellion.
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But if you earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
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if you are pure and upright, then he will move even now on your behalf and restore the home where your righteousness dwells.
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Then, even if your beginnings were modest, your final days will be full of prosperity.
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For ask the previous generation, and pay attention to what their ancestors discovered,
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since we were born only yesterday and know nothing. Our days on earth are but a shadow.
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Will they not teach you and tell you and speak from their understanding?
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Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
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While still uncut shoots, they would dry up quicker than any other plant.
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Such is the destiny of all who forget God; the hope of the godless will perish.
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His source of confidence is fragile; what he trusts in is a spider's web.
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He leans on his web, but it doesn't stand firm. He grabs it, but it does not hold up.
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He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine; his shoots spread out over his garden.
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His roots are intertwined around a pile of rocks. He looks for a home among the stones.
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If he is uprooted from his place, it will deny knowing him, saying, "I never saw you."
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Surely this is the joy of his way of life; yet others will sprout from the dust.
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Look, God does not reject a person of integrity, and he will not support evildoers.
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He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with a shout of joy.
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Your enemies will be clothed with shame; the tent of the wicked will no longer exist.