Compare: Job 8

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Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

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“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.

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Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

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When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.

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But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,

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if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.

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Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.

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Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.

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For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.

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Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?

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Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?

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While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.

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Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.

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His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.

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He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.

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He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.

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His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.

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If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’

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Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.

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Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.

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He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.

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Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”