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Bildad’s First Response to Job
Then Bildad the Shuhite replied to Job:
Then Bildad the Shuhite replied to Job:
Bildad
Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
“How long will you go on like this?
You sound like a blustering wind.
You sound like a blustering wind.
“How long will you say such things?
Your words are a blustering wind.
Your words are a blustering wind.
Does God twist justice?
Does the Almighty twist what is right?
Does the Almighty twist what is right?
Does God pervert justice?
Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
Your children must have sinned against him,
so their punishment was well deserved.
so their punishment was well deserved.
When your children sinned against him,
he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.
he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.
But if you pray to God
and seek the favor of the Almighty,
and seek the favor of the Almighty,
But if you will seek God earnestly
and plead with the Almighty,
and plead with the Almighty,
and if you are pure and live with integrity,
he will surely rise up and restore your happy home.
he will surely rise up and restore your happy home.
if you are pure and upright,
even now he will rouse himself on your behalf
and restore you to your prosperous state.
even now he will rouse himself on your behalf
and restore you to your prosperous state.
And though you started with little,
you will end with much.
you will end with much.
Your beginnings will seem humble,
so prosperous will your future be.
so prosperous will your future be.
“Just ask the previous generation.
Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors.
Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors.
“Ask the former generation
and find out what their ancestors learned,
and find out what their ancestors learned,
For we were born but yesterday and know nothing.
Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow.
Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow.
for we were born only yesterday and know nothing,
and our days on earth are but a shadow.
and our days on earth are but a shadow.
But those who came before us will teach you.
They will teach you the wisdom of old.
They will teach you the wisdom of old.
Will they not instruct you and tell you?
Will they not bring forth words from their understanding?
Will they not bring forth words from their understanding?
“Can papyrus reeds grow tall without a marsh?
Can marsh grass flourish without water?
Can marsh grass flourish without water?
Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh?
Can reeds thrive without water?
Can reeds thrive without water?
While they are still flowering, not ready to be cut,
they begin to wither more quickly than grass.
they begin to wither more quickly than grass.
While still growing and uncut,
they wither more quickly than grass.
they wither more quickly than grass.
The same happens to all who forget God.
The hopes of the godless evaporate.
The hopes of the godless evaporate.
Such is the destiny of all who forget God;
so perishes the hope of the godless.
so perishes the hope of the godless.
Their confidence hangs by a thread.
They are leaning on a spider’s web.
They are leaning on a spider’s web.
They cling to their home for security, but it won’t last.
They try to hold it tight, but it will not endure.
They try to hold it tight, but it will not endure.
They lean on the web, but it gives way;
they cling to it, but it does not hold.
they cling to it, but it does not hold.
The godless seem like a lush plant growing in the sunshine,
its branches spreading across the garden.
its branches spreading across the garden.
They are like a well-watered plant in the sunshine,
spreading its shoots over the garden;
spreading its shoots over the garden;
Its roots grow down through a pile of stones;
it takes hold on a bed of rocks.
it takes hold on a bed of rocks.
it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks
and looks for a place among the stones.
and looks for a place among the stones.
But when it is uprooted,
it’s as though it never existed!
it’s as though it never existed!
But when it is torn from its spot,
that place disowns it and says, ‘I never saw you.’
that place disowns it and says, ‘I never saw you.’
That’s the end of its life,
and others spring up from the earth to replace it.
and others spring up from the earth to replace it.
“But look, God will not reject a person of integrity,
nor will he lend a hand to the wicked.
nor will he lend a hand to the wicked.
“Surely God does not reject one who is blameless
or strengthen the hands of evildoers.
or strengthen the hands of evildoers.
He will once again fill your mouth with laughter
and your lips with shouts of joy.
and your lips with shouts of joy.
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter
and your lips with shouts of joy.
and your lips with shouts of joy.