| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, | 1Then in response, Bildad from Shuah said: |
| 2How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind? | 2"How long will you keep talking like this? How long will you keep talking like a wind storm? |
| 3Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice? | 3Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what's right? |
| 4If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; | 4"If your children sin against him, he'll make them a prisoner of their sins. |
| 5If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; | 5If you seek God, if you ask the Almighty for mercy, |
| 6If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. | 6if you are clean and upright, surely then, he'll act on your behalf and restore your rightful place. |
| 7Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. | 7Your beginning may be small, but later years will be very great. |
| 8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: | 8"Inquire of the previous generation, won't you please? Consider what their forefathers searched out. |
| 9(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:) | 9Because we are of yesterday and we know nothing, for our time on earth is only a shadow. |
| 10Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart? | 10Won't they instruct you, and tell you, and bring out words from the heart? |
| 11Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water? | 11"Can papyrus grow where there's no marsh? Can reeds flourish without water? |
| 12Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb. | 12While they are still green and not yet ready to be harvested, they wither before any plant. |
| 13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish: | 13Such are the paths of everyone who forgets God— the hope of the godless will be destroyed: |
| 14Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web. | 14his confidence is shattered; his trust is in a spider's web. |
| 15He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure. | 15He leans against his house, but it won't stand; he grabs hold of it firmly, but it doesn't last. |
| 16He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden. | 16He is a fresh sapling planted in the sunlight, spreading out its branches over its garden. |
| 17His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones. | 17Its roots weave around a pile of stones, seeking to entrench itself among the rocks. |
| 18If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee. | 18If he is uprooted from his place, then it will deny him: 'I never saw you.' |
| 19Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow. | 19"Indeed, this is the benefit of God's way: from the soil other plants will sprout. |
| 20Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers: | 20Surely God won't reject those who are blameless or hold hands with those who practice evil. |
| 21Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. | 21He will soon fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips will shout with joy. |
| 22They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought. | 22Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will no longer exist. |
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