like a mighty wind; you are full of hot air!” 8:3 Bildad argues that God could never pervert justice. The only possible conclusion was that Job and his children received what they deserved as sinners (vv. 4–7, 20). 8:4–6 The repetition of the word if in these three successive verses illustrates the presumptive nature of Bildad’s statements (vv. 8–22). In his zeal to defend orthodox doctrine, he fails to listen to Job’s pain. 8:5, 6 Bildad admonishes Job to seek God now so that God will restore Job’s