Job 8

About Job Job wrestles with why the righteous suffer, through Job's losses, his friends' arguments and God's answer.

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,SelectedJob 8:1Ask

How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?SelectedJob 8:2Ask

Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?SelectedJob 8:3Ask

If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;SelectedJob 8:4Ask

If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;SelectedJob 8:5Ask

If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.SelectedJob 8:6Ask

Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.SelectedJob 8:7Ask

For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:SelectedJob 8:8Ask

(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)SelectedJob 8:9Ask

Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?SelectedJob 8:10Ask

Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?SelectedJob 8:11Ask

Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.SelectedJob 8:12Ask

So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:SelectedJob 8:13Ask

Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web.SelectedJob 8:14Ask

He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.SelectedJob 8:15Ask

He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.SelectedJob 8:16Ask

His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.SelectedJob 8:17Ask

If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.SelectedJob 8:18Ask

Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.SelectedJob 8:19Ask

Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:SelectedJob 8:20Ask

Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.SelectedJob 8:21Ask

They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.SelectedJob 8:22Ask

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