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Job 8:2
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Job 8 Verses
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Then Bildad the Shuhite replied to Job: |
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"How long will you go on like this? You sound like a blustering wind. |
3
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Does God twist justice? Does the Almighty twist what is right? |
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Your children must have sinned against him, so their punishment was well deserved. |
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But if you pray to God and seek the favor of the Almighty, |
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and if you are pure and live with integrity, he will surely rise up and restore your happy home. |
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And though you started with little, you will end with much. |
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"Just ask the previous generation. Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors. |
9
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For we were born but yesterday and know nothing. Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow. |
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But those who came before us will teach you. They will teach you the wisdom of old. |
11
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"Can papyrus reeds grow tall without a marsh? Can marsh grass flourish without water? |
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While they are still flowering, not ready to be cut, they begin to wither more quickly than grass. |
13
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The same happens to all who forget God. The hopes of the godless evaporate. |
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Their confidence hangs by a thread. They are leaning on a spider's web. |
15
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They cling to their home for security, but it won't last. They try to hold it tight, but it will not endure. |
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The godless seem like a lush plant growing in the sunshine, its branches spreading across the garden. |
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Its roots grow down through a pile of stones; it takes hold on a bed of rocks. |
18
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But when it is uprooted, it's as though it never existed! |
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That's the end of its life, and others spring up from the earth to replace it. |
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"But look, God will not reject a person of integrity, nor will he lend a hand to the wicked. |
21
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He will once again fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy. |
22
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Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the home of the wicked will be destroyed." |