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8:1  Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
8:2  How long will you go on saying these things? Your words are a blast of wind.
8:3  Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
8:4  Since your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.
8:5  But if you earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
8:6  if you are pure and upright, then He will move even now on your behalf and restore the home where your righteousness dwells.
8:7  Then, even if your beginnings were modest, your final days will be full of prosperity.
8:8  For ask the previous generation, and pay attention to what their fathers discovered,
8:9  since we were born only yesterday and know nothing. Our days on earth are but a shadow.
8:10  Will they not teach you and tell you and speak from their understanding?
8:11  Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
8:12  While still uncut shoots, they would dry up quicker than any other plant.
8:13  Such is the destiny of all who forget God; the hope of the godless will perish.
8:14  His source of confidence is fragile; what he trusts in is a spider's web.
8:15  He leans on his web, but it doesn't stand firm. He grabs it, but it does not hold up.
8:16  He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine; his shoots spread out over his garden.
8:17  His roots are intertwined around a pile of rocks. He looks for a home among the stones.
8:18  If he is uprooted from his place, it will deny knowing him, saying, "I never saw you."
8:19  Surely this is the joy of his way of life; yet others will sprout from the dust.
8:20  Look, God does not reject a person of integrity, and He will not support evildoers.
8:21  He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with a shout of joy.
8:22  Your enemies will be clothed with shame; the tent of the wicked will exist no longer.