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8 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
2 “How long will you speak these things,
And the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?
3 aDoes God subvert judgment?
Or does the Almighty pervert justice?
4 If byour sons have sinned against Him,
He has cast them away 1for their transgression.
5 cIf you would earnestly seek God
And make your supplication to the Almighty,
6 If you were pure and upright,
Surely now He would 2awake for you,
And prosper your rightful dwelling place.
7 Though your beginning was small,
Yet your latter end would dincrease abundantly.
8 “For einquire, please, of the former age,
And consider the things discovered by their fathers;
9 For fwe were born yesterday, and know 3nothing,
Because our days on earth are a shadow.
10 Will they not teach you and tell you,
And utter words from their heart?
11 “Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh?
Can the reeds flourish without water?
12 gWhile it is yet green and not cut down,
It withers before any other plant.
13 So are the paths of all who hforget God;
And the hope of the ihypocrite shall perish,
14 Whose confidence shall be cut off,
And whose trust is 4a spider’s web.
15 jHe leans on his house, but it does not stand.
He holds it fast, but it does not endure.
And his branches spread out in his garden.
17 His roots wrap around the rock heap,
And look for a place in the stones.
18 kIf he is destroyed from his place,
Then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have not seen you.’
19 “Behold, this is the joy of His way,
And lout of the earth others will grow.
20 Behold, mGod will not 5cast away the blameless,
Nor will He uphold the evildoers.
21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughing,
And your lips with 6rejoicing.
22 Those who hate you will be nclothed with shame,
And the dwelling place of the wicked 7will come to nothing.”
9 Then Job answered and said:
But how can a aman be brighteous before God?
3 If one wished to 1contend with Him,
He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
4 cGod is wise in heart and mighty in strength.
Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?
5 He removes the mountains, and they do not know
When He overturns them in His anger;
6 He dshakes the earth out of its place,
And its epillars tremble;
7 He commands the sun, and it does not rise;
He seals off the stars;
8 fHe alone spreads out the heavens,
And 2treads on the 3waves of the sea;
9 gHe made 4the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south;
10 hHe does great things past finding out,
Yes, wonders without number.
11 iIf He goes by me, I do not see Him;
If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
12 jIf He takes away, 5who can hinder Him?
Who can say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’
13 God will not withdraw His anger,
kThe allies of 6the proud lie prostrate beneath Him.
14 “How then can I answer Him,
And choose my words to reason with Him?
15 lFor though I were righteous, I could not answer Him;
I would beg mercy of my Judge.
16 If I called and He answered me,
I would not believe that He was listening to my voice.
17 For He crushes me with a tempest,
And multiplies my wounds mwithout cause.
18 He will not allow me to catch my breath,
But fills me with bitterness.
19 If it is a matter of strength, indeed He is strong;
And if of justice, who will appoint my day in court?
20 Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me;
Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse.
21 “I am blameless, yet I do not know myself;
I despise my life.
Therefore I say, n‘He destroys the blameless and the wicked.’
23 If the scourge slays suddenly,
He laughs at the plight of the innocent.
24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked.
He covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, who else could it be?
25 “Now omy days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.
26 They pass by like 7swift ships,
pLike an eagle swooping on its prey.
27 qIf I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’
28 rI am afraid of all my sufferings;
I know that You swill not hold me innocent.
Why then do I labor in vain?
30 tIf I wash myself with snow water,
And cleanse my hands with 8soap,
31 Yet You will plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes will 9abhor me.
32 “For uHe is not a man, as I am,
That I may answer Him,
And that we should go to court together.
33 vNor is there any mediator between us,
Who may lay his hand on us both.
34 wLet Him take His rod away from me,
And do not let dread of Him terrify me.
35 Then I would speak and not fear Him,
But it is not so with me.
10 “My asoul loathes my life; I will 1give free course to my complaint,
bI will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
2 I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me;
Show me why You contend with me.
3 Does it seem good to You that You should oppress,
That You should despise the work of Your hands,
And smile on the counsel of the wicked?
Or cdo You see as man sees?
5 Are Your days like the days of a mortal man?
Are Your years like the days of a mighty man,
6 That You should seek for my iniquity
And search out my sin,
7 Although You know that I am not wicked,
And there is no one who can deliver from Your hand?
8 ‘Your dhands have made me and fashioned me,
An intricate unity;
Yet You would edestroy me.
9 Remember, I pray, fthat You have made me like clay.
And will You turn me into dust again?
10 gDid You not pour me out like milk,
And curdle me like cheese,
11 Clothe me with skin and flesh,
And knit me together with bones and sinews?
12 You have granted me life and favor,
And Your care has preserved my spirit.
13 ‘And these things You have hidden in Your heart;
I know that this was with You:
14 If I sin, then hYou mark me,
And will not acquit me of my iniquity.
15 If I am wicked, iwoe to me;
jEven if I am righteous, I 2cannot lift up my head.
I am full of disgrace;
kSee my misery!
lYou hunt me like a fierce lion,
And again You show Yourself awesome against me.
17 You renew Your witnesses against me,
And increase Your indignation toward me;
Changes and war are ever with me.
18 ‘Why mthen have You brought me out of the womb?
Oh, that I had perished and no eye had seen me!
19 I would have been as though I had not been.
I would have been carried from the womb to the grave.
20 nAre not my days few?
Cease! oLeave me alone, that I may take a little comfort,
21 Before I go to the place from which I shall not return,
pTo the land of darkness qand the shadow of death,
22 A land as dark as darkness itself,
As the shadow of death, without any order,
Where even the light is like darkness.’ ”
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