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8:1  Then Bildad the Shuhite responded:
8:2  How long will you say such things? How long will the words of your mouth be like a blustery wind?
8:3  Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
8:4  When your children sinned against him, he handed them over to the consequences of their rebellion.
8:5  But if you will eagerly seek God and plead for compassion from the Almighty,
8:6  if you are pure and upright, then even now he will rouse himself on your behalf, and he will restore your rightful dwelling place.
8:7  Then, though your beginnings were small, your final days will be very great!
8:8  Yes, ask the previous generations, and consider the discoveries of their fathers,
8:9  because we were born only yesterday and know nothing. Our days on earth are nothing but a shadow.
8:10  Aren’t our ancestors the ones who should teach you and inform you, the ones who brought forth words from their hearts?
8:11  Does papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Do reeds thrive where there is no water?
8:12  While they are still growing and uncut, they can wither faster than any other plant.
8:13  This is the way it will be for all those who forget God. The hope of the godless man perishes.
8:14  His source of confidence is fragile. He trusts in something as fragile as a spider’s web.
8:15  He leans on his web, but it does not support him. He grasps it, but it does not hold him up.
8:16  He is a thriving plant flourishing in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
8:17  It wraps its roots around a heap of rocks. It finds a home among the stones.
8:18  But if it is uprooted from its place, that place disowns it, saying, “I have never seen you!”
8:19  Yes, the only good thing that comes from this situation is that from the dust another plant sprouts.
8:20  Certainly God does not reject a blameless man or strengthen the hand of evildoers.
8:21  He will again fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with a joyful shout.
8:22  Your enemies will be clothed with shame, and the tents of the wicked will be no more.