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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 .

Young’s Literal Translation

Job 8 (YLT)

[1] And Bildad the Shuhite answereth and saith:-
[2] Till when dost thou speak these things? And a strong wind-sayings of thy mouth?
[3] Doth God pervert judgment? And doth the Mighty One pervert justice?
[4] If thy sons have sinned before Him, And He doth send them away, By the hand of their transgression,
[5] If thou dost seek early unto God, And unto the Mighty makest supplication,
[6] If pure and upright thou art, Surely now He waketh for thee, And hath completed The habitation of thy righteousness.
[7] And thy beginning hath been small, And thy latter end is very great.
[8] For, ask I pray thee of a former generation, And prepare to a search of their fathers,
[9] (For of yesterday we are, and we know not, For a shadow are our days on earth.)
[10] Do they not shew thee-speak to thee, And from their heart bring forth words?
[11] ‘Doth a rush wise without mire? A reed increase without water?
[12] While it is in its budding-uncropped, Even before any herb it withereth.
[13] So are the paths of all forgetting God, And the hope of the profane doth perish,
[14] Whose confidence is loathsome, And the house of a spider his trust.
[15] He leaneth on his house-and it standeth not: He taketh hold on it-and it abideth not.
[16] Green he is before the sun, And over his garden his branch goeth out.
[17] By a heap his roots are wrapped, A house of stones he looketh for.
[18] If one doth destroy him from his place, Then it hath feigned concerning him, I have not seen thee!
[19] Lo, this is the joy of his way, And from the dust others spring up.’
[20] Lo, God doth not reject the perfect, Nor taketh hold on the hand of evil doers.
[21] While he filleth with laughter thy mouth, And thy lips with shouting,
[22] Those hating thee do put on shame, And the tent of the wicked is not!