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