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Job 8

Bildad Says God Rewards the Good

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Then Bildadh1085 the Shuhiteh7747  1answeredh6030a,

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"Howh575 longh5704 will you sayh4448a theseh428 thingsh428, And the  awordsh561 of your mouthh6310 be a mightyh3524 windh7307?

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"Does  aGodh410 perverth5791 justiceh4941? Orh518 does  1the Almightyh7706b perverth5791 whath6664 is righth6664?

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aIfh518 your sonsh1121 sinnedh2398 against Him, Then He deliveredh7971 them into the  1powerh3027 of their transgressionh6588.

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"Ifh518 you would  aseekh7836 Godh410 And imploreh2603a the compassionh2603a of  1the Almightyh7706b,

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Ifh518 you are pureh2134 and uprighth3477, Surelyh3588 nowh6258  aHe would rouseh5782 Himself for you And restoreh7999a your righteoush6664  1 bestateh5116a.

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"Though your beginningh7225 was insignificanth4705, Yet your  aendh319 will increaseh7685 greatlyh3966.

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"Pleaseh4994  ainquireh7592 of pasth7223 generationsh1755, And considerh3559 the thingsh2714 searchedh2714 out by their fathersh1.

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"For we are only of yesterdayh8543 and knowh3045 nothingh3808, Becauseh3588  aour daysh3117 on earthh776 are as a shadowh6738.

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"Will they not teachh3384 you and tellh559 you, And bringh3318 forthh3318 wordsh4405 from their mindsh3820?

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"Can the papyrush1573 growh1342 up withouth3808 a marshh1207? Can the rushesh260 growh7685 withouth1097 waterh4325?

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"While it is stillh5750 greenh3 and not cuth6998 downh6998, Yet it withersh3001 beforeh6440 anyh3605 other  1planth2682.

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"Soh3651 are the pathsh734 of  aallh3605 whoh7911 forgeth7911 Godh410; And the  bhopeh8615b of the godlessh2611 will perishh6,

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Whoseh834 confidenceh3689 is fragileh6962b, And whose trusth4009 a  aspider'sh5908  1webh1004.

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"He  1trustsh8172 in his  ahouseh1004, but it does not standh5975; He holdsh2388 fasth2388 to it, but it does not endureh6965.

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"He  1 athrivesh7373a beforeh6440 the sunh8121, And his  bshootsh3127 spreadh3318 out overh5921 his gardenh1593.

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"His rootsh8328 wraph5440 aroundh5440 a rockh1530 pileh1530, He  1graspsh270 a househ1004 of stonesh68.

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"Ifh518 he is  1removedh1104 from  ahis placeh4725, Then it will denyh3584 him, saying,bI neverh3808 sawh7200 you.'

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"Beholdh2005,  athish1931 is the joyh4885 of His wayh1870; And out of the dusth6083 othersh312 will springh6779.

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"Loh2005,  aGodh410 will not rejecth3988a a man of integrityh8535, Norh3808  bwill He  1supporth2388h3027 the evildoersh7489a.

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"He will yeth5704 fillh4390  ayour mouthh6310 with laughterh7814 And your lipsh8193 with shoutingh8643.

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"Those who hateh8130 you will be  aclothedh3847 with shameh1322, And the  btenth168 of the wickedh7563 will be noh369 longer."



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