Job 8 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition（CEVDCI）

Bildad's First SpeechHow Long Will You Talk?

1Bildad from Shuah said:

2How long will you talk

and keep saying nothing?

3Does God All-Powerful

stand in the way of justice?

4He made your children pay

for their sins.

5So why don't you turn to him

6and start living right?

Then he will decide

to rescue and restore you

to your place of honor.

7Your future will be brighter

by far than your past.

Our Ancestors Were Wise

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18But once they are pulled up,

they have no more place;

19their life slips away,

and other plants grow there.

20We know God doesn't reject

an innocent person

or help a sinner.

21And so, he will make you happy

and give you something

to smile about.

22But your evil enemies

will be put to shame

and disappear forever.