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Job 8
Amplified Bible
Job 8
Amplified Bible
Bildad Says God Rewards the Good
8 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,
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“How long will you say these things?
And will the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
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“Does God pervert justice?
Or does [a]the Almighty pervert righteousness?
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“If your children have sinned against Him,
Then He has handed them over to the power of their transgression and punished them.
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“If you would [diligently] seek God
And implore the compassion and favor of the Almighty,
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Then, if you are pure and upright,
Surely now He will awaken for you
And restore your righteous place.
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“Though your beginning was insignificant,
Yet your end will greatly increase.
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“Inquire, please, of past generations,
And consider and apply yourself to the things searched out by their fathers.
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“For we are only of yesterday and know nothing,
Because our days on earth are [like] a shadow [just a breath or a vapor].
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“Will they (the fathers) not teach you and tell you,
And utter words from their hearts [the deepest part of their nature]?
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“Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh?
Can the rushes or reed grass grow without water?
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“While it is still green (in flower) and not cut down,
Yet it withers before any other plant [when without water].
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“So are the paths of all who forget God;
And the hope of the godless will perish,
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For his confidence is fragile and breaks,
And his trust is [like] a spider’s web.
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“He trusts in his house, but it does not stand;
He holds tightly to it, but it does not endure.
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“He thrives and prospers [like a green plant] before the sun,
And his branches spread out over his garden.
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“His [godless] roots are wrapped around a pile of rocks,
And he gazes at a house of stones.
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“If he is snatched from his place [in the garden],
Then his place will forget him, saying, ‘I have never seen you.’
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“Behold, this is the joy of His way;
And from out of the dust others will spring up and grow [to take his place].
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“Behold, God will not reject a man of integrity,
Nor will He strengthen or support evildoers.
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“He will yet fill your mouth with laughter
And your lips with joyful shouting [if you are found blameless].
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“Those who hate you will be clothed with shame,
And the tents of the wicked will be no longer.”
Footnotes
- Job 8:3 Heb Shaddai.
約伯記 8
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
約伯記 8
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
比勒達發言
8 書亞人比勒達回答約伯說：
2 「你要這樣絮叨到何時？
你的話猶如陣陣狂風。
3 上帝豈會歪曲正義？
全能者豈會顛倒是非？
4 如果你的兒女得罪了祂，
祂會給他們應有的懲罰。
5 但你若尋求上帝，
向全能者懇求；
6 你若純潔、正直，
祂必起身相助，
恢復你應有的家園。
7 你起初雖然卑微，
日後必興旺發達。
8 「你要請教先輩，
探究祖先的經驗。
9 因為我們就像昨天才出生，一無所知，
我們在世的日子如同掠影。
10 先輩必給你教誨和指點，
向你道出明智之言。
11 「蒲草無泥豈可長高？
蘆葦無水豈可茂盛？
12 它們還在生長、尚未割下，
已比百草先枯萎。
13 忘記上帝的人，結局也是如此；
不信上帝的人，盼望終必破滅。
14 他所仰仗的虛若游絲，
他所倚靠的誠如蛛網。
15 他倚靠它，它卻支撐不住；
他抓緊它，它卻支離破碎。
16 他像陽光下生機勃勃的植物，
枝條爬滿了園囿，
17 根莖盤繞石堆，
深深扎入石縫。
18 一旦他被連根拔起，
原處必否認見過他。
19 他的生命就這樣消逝[a]，
地上會興起其他人。
20 「上帝決不會拋棄純全的人，
也不會扶持邪惡的人。
21 祂要使你笑口常開，
歡聲不斷。
22 憎恨你的人必抱愧蒙羞，
惡人的帳篷必不復存在。」
Footnotes
- 8·19 「他的生命就這樣消逝」或譯「這就是他一生的樂趣」。
Job 8
New International Version
Job 8
New International Version
Bildad
8 Then Bildad the Shuhite(A) replied:
2 “How long will you say such things?(B)
Your words are a blustering wind.(C)
3 Does God pervert justice?(D)
Does the Almighty pervert what is right?(E)
4 When your children sinned against him,
he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.(F)
5 But if you will seek God earnestly
and plead(G) with the Almighty,(H)
6 if you are pure and upright,
even now he will rouse himself on your behalf(I)
and restore you to your prosperous state.(J)
7 Your beginnings will seem humble,
so prosperous(K) will your future be.(L)
8 “Ask the former generation(M)
and find out what their ancestors learned,
9 for we were born only yesterday and know nothing,(N)
and our days on earth are but a shadow.(O)
10 Will they not instruct(P) you and tell you?
Will they not bring forth words from their understanding?(Q)
11 Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh?(R)
Can reeds(S) thrive without water?
12 While still growing and uncut,
they wither more quickly than grass.(T)
13 Such is the destiny(U) of all who forget God;(V)
so perishes the hope of the godless.(W)
14 What they trust in is fragile[a];
what they rely on is a spider’s web.(X)
15 They lean on the web,(Y) but it gives way;
they cling to it, but it does not hold.(Z)
16 They are like a well-watered plant in the sunshine,
spreading its shoots(AA) over the garden;(AB)
17 it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks
and looks for a place among the stones.
18 But when it is torn from its spot,
that place disowns(AC) it and says, ‘I never saw you.’(AD)
19 Surely its life withers(AE) away,
and[b] from the soil other plants grow.(AF)
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