Skip to content- 1Verse 1. Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
- 2Verse 2. “How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
- 3Verse 3. Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
- 4Verse 4. When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.
- 5Verse 5. But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
- 6Verse 6. if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
- 7Verse 7. Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.
- 8Verse 8. Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
- 9Verse 9. For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
- 10Verse 10. Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
- 11Verse 11. Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
- 12Verse 12. While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.
- 13Verse 13. Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
- 14Verse 14. His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
- 15Verse 15. He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
- 16Verse 16. He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
- 17Verse 17. His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
- 18Verse 18. If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
- 19Verse 19. Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.
- 20Verse 20. Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
- 21Verse 21. He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.
- 22Verse 22. Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”