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1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

2“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.

2"How long will you say such things? Your words are a blustering wind.

3Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

4When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.

4When your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.

5But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,

5But if you will seek God earnestly and plead with the Almighty,

6if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.

6if you are pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself on your behalf and restore you to your prosperous state.

7Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.

7Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be.

8Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.

8"Ask the former generation and find out what their ancestors learned,

9For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.

9for we were born only yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow.

10Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?

10Will they not instruct you and tell you? Will they not bring forth words from their understanding?

11Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?

11Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds thrive without water?

12While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up more quickly than grass.

12While still growing and uncut, they wither more quickly than grass.

13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.

13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless.

14His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.

14What they trust in is fragile; what they rely on is a spider's web.

15He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.

15They lean on the web, but it gives way; they cling to it, but it does not hold.

16He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.

16They are like a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden;

17His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.

17it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks and looks for a place among the stones.

18If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’

18But when it is torn from its spot, that place disowns it and says, 'I never saw you.'

19Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.

19Surely its life withers away, and from the soil other plants grow.

20Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.

20"Surely God does not reject one who is blameless or strengthen the hands of evildoers.

21He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.

21He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.

22Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”

22Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tents of the wicked will be no more."

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