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Bildad
Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
Bildad Says God Rewards the Good
Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
“How long will you say such things?
Your words are a blustering wind.
Your words are a blustering 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?
Does God pervert justice?
Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
“Does God pervert justice?
Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?
Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?
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.
“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.
But if you will seek God earnestly
and plead with the Almighty,
and plead with the Almighty,
“If you would seek God
And implore the compassion of the Almighty,
And implore the compassion of the Almighty,
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.
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.
Your beginnings will seem humble,
so prosperous will your future be.
so prosperous will your future be.
“Though your beginning was insignificant,
Yet your end will increase greatly.
Yet your end will increase greatly.
“Ask the former generation
and find out what their ancestors learned,
and find out what their ancestors learned,
“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 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.
“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.
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?
“Will they not teach you and tell you,
And bring forth words from their minds?
And bring forth words from their minds?
Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh?
Can reeds thrive without water?
Can reeds thrive without water?
“Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh?
Can the rushes grow without water?
Can the rushes grow without water?
While still growing and uncut,
they wither more quickly than grass.
they wither more quickly than grass.
“While it is still green and not cut down,
Yet it withers before any other plant.
Yet it withers before any other plant.
Such is the destiny of all who forget God;
so perishes the hope of the godless.
so perishes the hope of the godless.
“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 is fragile,
And whose trust a spider’s web.
And whose trust a spider’s web.
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.
“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.
They are like a well-watered plant in the sunshine,
spreading its shoots over the garden;
spreading its shoots over the garden;
“He thrives before the sun,
And his shoots spread out over his garden.
And his shoots spread out over his garden.
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.
“His roots wrap around a rock pile,
He grasps a house of stones.
He grasps a house of stones.
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.’
“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 others will spring.
And out of the dust others will spring.
“Surely God does not reject one who is blameless
or strengthen the hands of evildoers.
or strengthen the hands of evildoers.
“Lo, God will not reject a man of integrity,
Nor will He support the evildoers.
Nor will He support the evildoers.
He will yet 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 shouting.
And your lips with shouting.