The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 1 , Then Bildad the Shuhite replied to Job:
8:2 'How long will you go on like this? Your words are a blustering wind.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 2 , 'How long will you go on like this? Your words are a blustering wind.
8:3 Does God twist justice? Does the Almighty twist what is right?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 3 , Does God twist justice? Does the Almighty twist what is right?
8:4 Your children obviously sinned against him, so their punishment was well deserved.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 4 , Your children obviously sinned against him, so their punishment was well deserved.
8:5 But if you pray to God and seek the favor of the Almighty,
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 5 , But if you pray to God and seek the favor of the Almighty,
8:6 if you are pure and live with complete integrity, he will rise up and restore your happy home.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 6 , if you are pure and live with complete integrity, he will rise up and restore your happy home.
8:7 And though you started with little, you will end with much.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 7 , And though you started with little, you will end with much.
8:8 'Just ask the former generation. Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 8 , 'Just ask the former generation. Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors.
8:9 For we were born but yesterday and know so little. Our days on earth are as transient as a shadow.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 9 , For we were born but yesterday and know so little. Our days on earth are as transient as a shadow.
8:10 But those who came before us will teach you. They will teach you from the wisdom of former generations.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 10 , But those who came before us will teach you. They will teach you from the wisdom of former generations.
8:11 'Can papyrus reeds grow where there is no marsh? Can bulrushes flourish where there is no water?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 11 , 'Can papyrus reeds grow where there is no marsh? Can bulrushes flourish where there is no water?
8:12 While they are still flowering, not ready to be cut, they begin to wither.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 12 , While they are still flowering, not ready to be cut, they begin to wither.
8:13 Such is the fate of all who forget God. The hope of the godless comes to nothing.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 13 , Such is the fate of all who forget God. The hope of the godless comes to nothing.
8:14 Everything they count on will collapse. They are leaning on a spiderweb.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 14 , Everything they count on will collapse. They are leaning on a spiderweb.
8:15 They cling to their home for security, but it won't last. They try to hold it fast, but it will not endure.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 15 , They cling to their home for security, but it won't last. They try to hold it fast, but it will not endure.
8:16 The godless seem so strong, like a lush plant growing in the sunshine, its branches spreading across the garden.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 16 , The godless seem so strong, like a lush plant growing in the sunshine, its branches spreading across the garden.
8:17 Its roots grow down through a pile of rocks to hold it firm.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 17 , Its roots grow down through a pile of rocks to hold it firm.
8:18 But when it is uprooted, it isn't even missed!
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 18 , But when it is uprooted, it isn't even missed!
8:19 That is the end of its life, and others spring up from the earth to replace it.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 19 , That is the end of its life, and others spring up from the earth to replace it.
8:20 'But look! God will not reject a person of integrity, nor will he make evildoers prosper.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 20 , 'But look! God will not reject a person of integrity, nor will he make evildoers prosper.
8:21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 21 , He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.
8:22 Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will be destroyed.'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 8 , Verse 22 , Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will be destroyed.'
