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Job 8:18
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Job 8 Verses
1
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Then Bildad the Shuhite replied, |
2
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"Job, how long will you talk like that? Your words don't have any meaning. |
3
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Does God ever treat people unfairly? Does the Mighty One make what is wrong appear to be right? |
4
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Your children sinned against him. So he punished them for their sin. |
5
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But look to God. Make your appeal to the Mighty One. |
6
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Be pure and honest. And he will rise up and help you now. He'll return you to the place where you belong. |
7
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In the past, things went well with you. But in days to come, things will get even better. |
8
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"Find out what your people who lived long ago taught. Discover what those who lived before them learned. |
9
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After all, we were born only yesterday. So we don't know anything. Our days on this earth are like a shadow that disappears. |
10
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Won't your people of long ago teach you and tell you? Won't the things they said help you understand? |
11
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Can grass grow tall where there isn't any swamp? Can plants grow well where there isn't any water? |
12
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While they are still growing and haven't been cut, they dry up faster than grass does. |
13
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The same thing happens to everyone who forgets God. The hope of ungodly people dies out. |
14
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What they trust in is very weak. What they depend on is like a spider's web. |
15
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A person leans on it, but it falls apart. He holds on to it, but it gives way. |
16
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He is like a plant in the sunshine that receives plenty of water. It spreads its new growth all over the garden. |
17
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It wraps its roots around a pile of rocks. It tries to find places to grow among the stones. |
18
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But when a plant is pulled up from its spot, that place says, 'I never saw you.' |
19
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The life of that plant is sure to dry up. But from the same soil other plants will grow. |
20
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"I'm sure God doesn't turn his back on anyone who is honest. And he doesn't help those who do what is evil. |
21
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He will fill your mouth with laughter. Shouts of joy will come from your lips. |
22
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Your enemies will put on shame as if it were clothes. The tents of sinful people will be gone." |