Job:8
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Then answered Bildad the Shuhite ,
and said ,
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How long wilt thou speak these things ?
and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind ?
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Doth God pervert judgment ?
or doth the Almighty pervert justice ?
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If thy children have sinned against him ,
and he have cast them away for their transgression ;
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If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes ,
and make thy supplication to the Almighty ;
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If thou wert pure and upright ;
surely now he would awake for thee ,
and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous .
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Though thy beginning was small ,
yet thy latter end should greatly increase .
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For enquire ,
I pray thee ,
of the former age ,
and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers :
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For we are but of yesterday ,
and know nothing ,
because our days upon earth are a shadow :)
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Shall not they teach thee ,
and tell thee ,
and utter words out of their heart ?
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Can the rush grow up without mire ?
can the flag grow without water ?
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Whilst it is yet in his greenness ,
and not cut down ,
it withereth before any other herb .
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So are the paths of all that forget God ;
and the hypocrite '
s hope shall perish :
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Whose hope shall be cut off ,
and whose trust shall be a spider '
s web .
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He shall lean upon his house ,
but it shall not stand :
he shall hold it fast ,
but it shall not endure .
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He is green before the sun ,
and his branch shooteth forth in his garden .
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His roots are wrapped about the heap ,
and seeth the place of stones .
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If he destroy him from his place ,
then it shall deny him ,
saying ,
I have not seen thee .
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Behold ,
this is the joy of his way ,
and out of the earth shall others grow .
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Behold ,
God will not cast away a perfect man ,
neither will he help the evil doers :
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Till he fill thy mouth with laughing ,
and thy lips with rejoicing .
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They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame ;
and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought .