Then answered{H6030} Bildad{H1085} the Shuhite,{H7747} and said,{H559}

How{H575} long{H5704} wilt thou speak{H4448} these things? And [how long] shall the words{H561} of thy mouth{H6310} be [like] a mighty{H3524} wind?{H7307}

Doth God{H410} pervert{H5791} justice?{H4941} Or doth the Almighty{H7706} pervert{H5791} righteousness?{H6664}

If thy children{H1121} have sinned{H2398} against him, And he hath delivered them into the hand{H7971} of{H3027} their transgression;{H6588}

If thou wouldest seek{H7836} diligently{H7836} unto God,{H410} And make thy supplication{H2603} to the Almighty;{H7706}

If thou wert pure{H2134} and upright:{H3477} Surely now he would awake{H5782} for thee, And make the habitation{H5116} of thy righteousness{H6664} prosperous.{H7999}

And though thy beginning{H7225} was small,{H4705} Yet thy latter end{H319} would greatly{H3966} increase.{H7685}

For inquire,{H7592} I pray thee, of the former{H7223} age,{H1755} And apply{H3559} thyself to that which their fathers{H1} have searched{H2714} out:

(For we are but of yesterday,{H8543} and know{H3045} nothing, Because our days{H3117} upon earth{H776} are a shadow);{H6738}

Shall not they teach{H3384} thee, and tell{H559} thee, And utter{H3318} words{H4405} out of their heart?{H3820}

Can the rush{H1573} grow up{H1342} without mire?{H1207} Can{H7685} the flag{H260} grow{H7685} without{H1097} water?{H4325}

Whilst it is yet in its greenness,{H3} [and] not cut down,{H6998} It withereth{H3001} before{H6440} any [other] herb.{H2682}

So are the paths{H734} of all that forget{H7911} God;{H410} And the hope{H8615} of the godless{H2611} man shall perish:{H6}

Whose confidence{H3689} shall break in sunder,{H6990} And whose trust{H4009} is a spider's{H5908} web.{H1004}

He shall lean{H8172} upon his house,{H1004} but it shall not stand:{H5975} He shall hold{H2388} fast thereby, but it shall not endure.{H6965}

He is green{H7373} before{H6440} the sun,{H8121} And his shoots{H3127} go forth{H3318} over his garden.{H1593}

His roots{H8328} are wrapped about{H5440} the [stone] -heap,{H1530} He beholdeth{H2372} the place{H1004} of stones.{H68}

If he be destroyed{H1104} from his place,{H4725} Then it shall deny{H3584} him, [saying], I have not seen{H7200} thee.

Behold, this is the joy{H4885} of his way;{H1870} And out of the earth{H6083} shall others{H312} spring.{H6779}

Behold, God{H410} will not cast away{H3988} a perfect{H8535} man, Neither will he uphold{H2388} the evil-doers.{H7489}

He will yet fill{H4390} thy mouth{H6310} with laughter,{H7814} And thy lips{H8193} with shouting.{H8643}

They that hate{H8130} thee shall be clothed{H3847} with shame;{H1322} And the tent{H168} of the wicked{H7563} shall be no{H369} more.