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If you are pure and upright,
indeed,[a] now he will rouse himself for you,
and he will restore your righteous abode.
Though[b] your beginning was small,
your end[c] will be very great.
“Indeed,[d] please inquire of former generations,
and consider what their ancestors have found,[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 8:6 Or “even,” or “yes”
  2. Job 8:7 Hebrew “And”
  3. Job 8:7 Hebrew “and your end”
  4. Job 8:8 Or “For”
  5. Job 8:8 Literally “as to the finding of their fathers”

if you are pure and upright,
    even now he will rouse himself on your behalf(A)
    and restore you to your prosperous state.(B)
Your beginnings will seem humble,
    so prosperous(C) will your future be.(D)

“Ask the former generation(E)
    and find out what their ancestors learned,

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