1 GLT Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said, BSB BSB: Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2 GLT “Until when will you say these things, and the words of your mouth{ be} a mighty wind? BSB BSB: “How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
3 GLT Does God pervert justice? Or does Shaddai pervert righteousness? BSB BSB: Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
4 GLT If your children sinned against him, then he put them in the hand of their sins. BSB BSB: When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.
5 GLT If you seek diligently for God, and to Shaddai you appeal, BSB BSB: But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
6 GLT If you{ are} pure and upright, surely now he will rouse himself for you and restore the habitation of your righteousness. BSB BSB: if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
7 GLT Though your beginning was small, yet your end will increase greatly. BSB BSB: Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.
8 GLT For inquire now of the former generations and consider the finding of their fathers. BSB BSB: Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
9 GLT For we{ are} of yesterday and we do not know, for our days on earth{ are} a shadow. BSB BSB: For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
10 GLT Will they not teach you? They will speak to you, and from their hearts they will bring forth words. BSB BSB: Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
11 GLT Does papyrus grow without a marsh? Does a reed grow without waters? BSB BSB: Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
12 GLT It{ is} still in its greenness, it is not cut down, but it withers before any{ other} plant. BSB BSB: While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up more quickly than grass.
13 GLT Thus{ are} the paths of all the ones forgetting God, and the hope of the godless will perish, BSB BSB: Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
14 GLT whose confidence snaps and whose trust{ is} the house of a spider. BSB BSB: His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
15 GLT He leans himself against his house and it does not stand; he takes hold of it, but it does not arise. BSB BSB: He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
16 GLT It{ is} lush before the sun, and its shoots go out over its garden. BSB BSB: He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
17 GLT Its roots are wrapped around a heap; it looks for a house of rocks. BSB BSB: His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
18 GLT When one destroys it from its place, then it will deny him,‘I did not see you.’ BSB BSB: If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
19 GLT Behold, this is the joy of his way, and from the dust other{ plants} will sprout. BSB BSB: Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.
20 GLT Behold, God will not reject the innocent, but he will not hold the hand of evildoers. BSB BSB: Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
21 GLT He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, your lips with shouting. BSB BSB: He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.
22 GLT The ones hating you will wear shame, and the tent of the wicked will not exist.” BSB BSB: Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
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