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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.

Job 8:4 Heb. in the hand of their transgression
Job 8:9 Heb. not
Job 8:20 Heb. take the ungodly by the hand
Job 8:21 Heb. shouting for joy
Job 8:22 Shall not be

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Job 8 (BYZ)

[1] Ὑπολαβὼν () δὲ () Βαλδαδ ὁ () Σαυχίτης λέγει ()
[2] Μέχρι () τίνος () λαλήσεις () ταῦτα; () Πνεῦμα () πολυρῆμον τοῦ () στόματός () σου. ()
[3] Μὴ () ὁ () κύριος () ἀδικήσει () κρίνων () ἢ () ὁ () τὰ () πάντα () ποιήσας () ταράξει () τὸ () δίκαιον; ()
[4] Εἰ () οἱ () υἱοί () σου () ἥμαρτον () ἐναντίον () αὐτοῦ, () ἀπέστειλεν () ἐν () χειρὶ () ἀνομίας () αὐτῶν. ()
[5] Σὺ () δὲ () ὄρθριζε () πρὸς () κύριον () παντοκράτορα () δεόμενος. ()
[6] Εἰ () καθαρὸς () εἶ () καὶ () ἀληθινός, () δεήσεως () ἐπακούσεταί () σου, () ἀποκαταστήσει () δέ () σοι () δίαιταν δικαιοσύνης· ()
[7] ἔσται () οὖν () τὰ () μὲν () πρῶτά σου () ὀλίγα, () τὰ () δὲ () ἔσχατά () σου () ἀμύθητα.
[8] Ἐπερώτησον () γὰρ () γενεὰν () πρώτην, () ἐξιχνίασον δὲ () κατὰ () γένος () πατέρων· ()
[9] χθιζοὶ γάρ () ἐσμεν () καὶ () οὐκ () οἴδαμεν, () σκιὰ () γάρ () ἐστιν () ἡμῶν () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς () ὁ () βίος. ()
[10] Ἦ () οὐχ () οὗτοί () σε () διδάξουσιν () καὶ () ἀναγγελοῦσιν () καὶ () ἐκ () καρδίας () ἐξάξουσιν () ῥήματα; ()
[11] Μὴ () θάλλει πάπυρος ἄνευ () ὕδατος () ἢ () ὑψωθήσεται () βούτομον ἄνευ () πότου; ()
[12] Ἔτι () ὂν () ἐπὶ () ῥίζης () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () θερισθῇ, () πρὸ () τοῦ () πιεῖν () πᾶσα () βοτάνη () οὐχὶ () ξηραίνεται. ()
[13] Οὕτως () τοίνυν () ἔσται () τὰ () ἔσχατα () πάντων () τῶν () ἐπιλανθανομένων () τοῦ () κυρίου· () ἐλπὶς () γὰρ () ἀσεβοῦς () ἀπολεῖται. ()
[14] Ἀοίκητος γὰρ () αὐτοῦ () ἔσται () ὁ () οἶκος, () ἀράχνη δὲ () αὐτοῦ () ἀποβήσεται () ἡ () σκηνή. ()
[15] Ἐὰν () ὑπερείσῃ τὴν () οἰκίαν () αὐτοῦ, () οὐ () μὴ () στῇ· () ἐπιλαβομένου () δὲ () αὐτοῦ () οὐ () μὴ () ὑπομείνῃ· ()
[16] ὑγρὸς () γάρ () ἐστιν () ὑπὸ () ἡλίου, () καὶ () ἐκ () σαπρίας αὐτοῦ () ὁ () ῥάδαμνος αὐτοῦ () ἐξελεύσεται. ()
[17] Ἐπὶ () συναγωγὴν () λίθων () κοιμᾶται, () ἐν () δὲ () μέσῳ () χαλίκων ζήσεται. ()
[18] Ἐὰν () καταπίῃ, () ὁ () τόπος () ψεύσεται () αὐτόν· () οὐχ () ἑόρακας τοιαῦτα. ()
[19] Ὅτι () καταστροφὴ () ἀσεβοῦς () τοιαύτη, () ἐκ () δὲ () γῆς () ἄλλον () ἀναβλαστήσει.
[20] Ὁ () γὰρ () κύριος () οὐ () μὴ () ἀποποιήσηται τὸν () ἄκακον, () πᾶν () δὲ () δῶρον () ἀσεβοῦς () οὐ () δέξεται. ()
[21] Ἀληθινῶν () δὲ () στόμα () ἐμπλήσει () γέλωτος, () τὰ () δὲ () χείλη () αὐτῶν () ἐξομολογήσεως·
[22] οἱ () δὲ () ἐχθροὶ () αὐτῶν () ἐνδύσονται () αἰσχύνην, () δίαιτα δὲ () ἀσεβοῦς () οὐκ () ἔσται. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.