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8:1  Are you finally through with your windy speech?
8:2  Are you finally through with your windy speech?
8:3  God never twists justice; he never fails to do what is right.
8:4  Your children must have sinned against God, and so he punished them as they deserved.
8:5  But turn now and plead with Almighty God;
8:6  if you are so honest and pure, then God will come and help you and restore your household as your reward.
8:7  All the wealth you lost will be nothing compared with what God will give you then.
8:8  Look for a moment at ancient wisdom; consider the truths our ancestors learned.
8:9  Our life is short, we know nothing at all; we pass like shadows across the earth.
8:10  But let the ancient wise people teach you; listen to what they had to say:
8:11  “Reeds can't grow where there is no water; they are never found outside a swamp.
8:12  If the water dries up, they are the first to wither, while still too small to be cut and used.
8:13  Godless people are like those reeds; their hope is gone, once God is forgotten.
8:14  They trust a thread—a spider's web.
8:15  If they lean on a web, will it hold them up? If they grab for a thread, will it help them stand?”
8:16  Evil people sprout like weeds in the sun, like weeds that spread all through the garden.
8:17  Their roots wrap around the stones and hold fast to every rock.
8:18  But then pull them up— no one will ever know they were there.
8:19  Yes, that's all the joy evil people have; others now come and take their places.
8:20  But God will never abandon the faithful or ever give help to evil people.
8:21  He will let you laugh and shout again,
8:22  but he will bring disgrace on those who hate you, and the homes of the wicked will vanish.