Welcome to our website where we explore the Bible! Pleasure to meet you here!
May your journey into the world of the Holy Scriptures be engaging and inspiring!
You can change reading language: uk ru
Parallel
Darby Bible Translation
New American Standard Bible
Bildad: Job Should Repent
And Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,
And Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,
Bildad Says God Rewards the Good
Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
How long wilt thou speak these things? and the words of thy mouth be a strong wind?
“How long will you say these things,
And the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
And the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
Doth God pervert judgment, and the Almighty pervert justice?
“Does God pervert justice?
Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?
Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?
If thy children have sinned against him, he hath also given them over into the hand of their transgression.
“If your sons sinned against Him,
Then He delivered them into the power of their transgression.
Then He delivered them into the power of their transgression.
If thou seek earnestly unto God, and make thy supplication to the Almighty,
“If you would seek God
And implore the compassion of the Almighty,
And implore the compassion of the Almighty,
If thou be pure and upright, surely now he will awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous;
If you are pure and upright,
Surely now He would rouse Himself for you
And restore your righteous estate.
Surely now He would rouse Himself for you
And restore your righteous estate.
And though thy beginning was small, yet thine end shall be very great.
“Though your beginning was insignificant,
Yet your end will increase greatly.
Yet your end will increase greatly.
For inquire, I pray thee, of the former generation, and attend to the researches of their fathers;
“Please inquire of past generations,
And consider the things searched out by their fathers.
And consider the things searched out by their fathers.
For we are [but] of yesterday, and know nothing, for our days upon earth are a shadow.
“For we are only of yesterday and know nothing,
Because our days on earth are as a shadow.
Because our days on earth are as a shadow.
Shall not they teach thee, [and] tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
“Will they not teach you and tell you,
And bring forth words from their minds?
And bring forth words from their minds?
Doth the papyrus shoot up without mire? doth the reed-grass grow without water?
“Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh?
Can the rushes grow without water?
Can the rushes grow without water?
Whilst it is yet in its greenness [and] not cut down, it withereth before any [other] grass.
“While it is still green and not cut down,
Yet it withers before any other plant.
Yet it withers before any other plant.
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the profane man's hope shall perish,
“So are the paths of all who forget God;
And the hope of the godless will perish,
And the hope of the godless will perish,
Whose confidence shall be cut off, and his reliance is a spider's web.
Whose confidence is fragile,
And whose trust a spider’s web.
And whose trust a spider’s web.
He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; he shall lay hold on it, but it shall not endure.
“He trusts in his house, but it does not stand;
He holds fast to it, but it does not endure.
He holds fast to it, but it does not endure.
He is full of sap before the sun, and his sprout shooteth forth over his garden;
“He thrives before the sun,
And his shoots spread out over his garden.
And his shoots spread out over his garden.
His roots are entwined about the stoneheap; he seeth the place of stones.
“His roots wrap around a rock pile,
He grasps a house of stones.
He grasps a house of stones.
If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him: I have not seen thee!
“If he is removed from his place,
Then it will deny him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
Then it will deny him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the dust shall others grow.
“Behold, this is the joy of His way;
And out of the dust others will spring.
And out of the dust others will spring.
Behold, God will not cast off a perfect man, neither will he take evil-doers by the hand.
“Lo, God will not reject a man of integrity,
Nor will He support the evildoers.
Nor will He support the evildoers.
Whilst he would fill thy mouth with laughing and thy lips with shouting,
“He will yet fill your mouth with laughter
And your lips with shouting.
And your lips with shouting.