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World English Bible

Job 8 (WEBP)

[1] Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
[2] “How long will you speak these things? Shall the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
[3] Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?
[4] If your children have sinned against him, he has delivered them into the hand of their disobedience.
[5] If you want to seek God diligently, make your supplication to the Almighty.
[6] If you were pure and upright, surely now he would awaken for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.
[7] Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would greatly increase.
[8] “Please inquire of past generations. Find out about the learning of their fathers.
[9] (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days on earth are a shadow.)
[10] Shall they not teach you, tell you, and utter words out of their heart?
[11] “Can the papyrus grow up without mire? Can the rushes grow without water?
[12] While it is yet in its greenness, not cut down, it withers before any other reed.
[13] So are the paths of all who forget God. The hope of the godless man will perish,
[14] whose confidence will break apart, whose trust is a spider’s web.
[15] He will lean on his house, but it will not stand. He will cling to it, but it will not endure.
[16] He is green before the sun. His shoots go out along his garden.
[17] His roots are wrapped around the rock pile. He sees the place of stones.
[18] If he is destroyed from his place, then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have not seen you.’
[19] Behold, this is the joy of his way. Out of the earth, others will spring.
[20] “Behold, God will not cast away a blameless man, neither will he uphold the evildoers.
[21] He will still fill your mouth with laughter, your lips with shouting.
[22] Those who hate you will be clothed with shame. The tent of the wicked will be no more.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Job 8 (KJVS)

[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?
[3] Doth God pervert () judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert () justice?
[4] If thy children have sinned () against him, and he have cast them away () for their transgression;
[5] If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, () 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. ()
[7] Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. ()
[8] For enquire, () I pray thee, of the former () age, and prepare () thyself to the search of their fathers:
[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?
[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.
[13] So [are] the paths of all that forget () God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish: ()
[14] Whose hope shall be cut off, () and whose trust [shall be] 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. ()
[16] He [is] green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth () in his garden.
[17] His roots are wrapped about () the heap, [and] seeth () the place of stones.
[18] If he destroy () him 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. ()
[20] Behold, God will not cast away () a perfect [man], neither will he help () the evil doers: ()
[21] Till he fill () thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
[22] They that hate () thee shall be clothed () with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Job 8 (BYZ)

[1] υπολαβων δε βαλδαδ ο σαυχιτης λεγει
[2] μεχρι τινος λαλησεις ταυτα πνευμα πολυρημον του στοματος σου
[3] μη ο κυριος αδικησει κρινων η ο τα παντα ποιησας ταραξει το δικαιον
[4] ει οι υιοι σου ημαρτον εναντιον αυτου απεστειλεν εν χειρι ανομιας αυτων
[5] συ δε ορθριζε προς κυριον παντοκρατορα δεομενος
[6] ει καθαρος ει και αληθινος δεησεως επακουσεται σου αποκαταστησει δε σοι διαιταν δικαιοσυνης
[7] εσται ουν τα μεν πρωτα σου ολιγα τα δε εσχατα σου αμυθητα
[8] επερωτησον γαρ γενεαν πρωτην εξιχνιασον δε κατα γενος πατερων
[9] χθιζοι γαρ εσμεν και ουκ οιδαμεν σκια γαρ εστιν ημων επι της γης ο βιος
[10] η ουχ ουτοι σε διδαξουσιν και αναγγελουσιν και εκ καρδιας εξαξουσιν ρηματα
[11] μη θαλλει παπυρος ανευ υδατος η υψωθησεται βουτομον ανευ ποτου
[12] ετι ον επι ριζης και ου μη θερισθη προ του πιειν πασα βοτανη ουχι ξηραινεται
[13] ουτως τοινυν εσται τα εσχατα παντων των επιλανθανομενων του κυριου ελπις γαρ ασεβους απολειται
[14] αοικητος γαρ αυτου εσται ο οικος αραχνη δε αυτου αποβησεται η σκηνη
[15] εαν υπερειση την οικιαν αυτου ου μη στη επιλαβομενου δε αυτου ου μη υπομεινη
[16] υγρος γαρ εστιν υπο ηλιου και εκ σαπριας αυτου ο ραδαμνος αυτου εξελευσεται
[17] επι συναγωγην λιθων κοιμαται εν δε μεσω χαλικων ζησεται
[18] εαν καταπιη ο τοπος ψευσεται αυτον ουχ εορακας τοιαυτα
[19] οτι καταστροφη ασεβους τοιαυτη εκ δε γης αλλον αναβλαστησει
[20] ο γαρ κυριος ου μη αποποιησηται τον ακακον παν δε δωρον ασεβους ου δεξεται
[21] αληθινων δε στομα εμπλησει γελωτος τα δε χειλη αυτων εξομολογησεως
[22] οι δε εχθροι αυτων ενδυσονται αισχυνην διαιτα δε ασεβους ουκ εσται