Job 8 (kjv)

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¹ Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

² How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?

² How long wilt thou speak these things? And how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a mighty wind?

³ Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

³ Doth God pervert justice? Or doth the Almighty pervert righteousness?

⁴ If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;

⁴ If thy children have sinned against him, And he hath delivered them into the hand of their transgression;

⁵ If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;

⁵ If thou wouldest seek diligently unto God, And make thy supplication to the Almighty;

⁶ If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

⁶ If thou wert pure and upright: Surely now he would awake for thee, And make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

⁷ Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.

⁷ And though thy beginning was small, Yet thy latter end would greatly increase.

⁸ For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:

⁸ For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out:

⁹ (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)

⁹ (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days upon earth are a shadow);

¹⁰ Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

¹⁰ Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, And utter words out of their heart?

¹¹ Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?

¹¹ Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water?

¹² Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

¹² Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, It withereth before any other herb.

¹³ So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:

¹³ So are the paths of all that forget God; And the hope of the godless man shall perish:

¹⁴ Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.

¹⁴ Whose confidence shall break in sunder, And whose trust is a spider's web.

¹⁵ He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

¹⁵ He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.

¹⁶ He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.

¹⁶ He is green before the sun, And his shoots go forth over his garden.

¹⁷ His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.

¹⁷ His roots are wrapped about the stone -heap, He beholdeth the place of stones.

¹⁸ If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.

¹⁸ If he be destroyed from his place, Then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.

¹⁹ Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.

¹⁹ Behold, this is the joy of his way; And out of the earth shall others spring.

²⁰ Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:

²⁰ Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, Neither will he uphold the evil-doers.

²¹ Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.

²¹ He will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with shouting.

²² They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.

²² They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; And the tent of the wicked shall be no more.