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<p class="indent2"> The words of your mouth are a blustering wind. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Does God pervert justice? <p class="indent2"> Does the Almighty pervert what is right? <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>When your children sinned against Him, <p class="indent2"> He gave them over to their rebellion. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>But if you would earnestly seek God <p class="indent2"> and ask the Almighty for mercy, <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>if you are pure and upright, <p class="indent2"> even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf <p class="indent2"> and restore your righteous estate. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Though your beginnings were modest, <p class="indent2"> your latter days will flourish. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Please inquire of past generations <p class="indent2"> and consider the discoveries of their fathers. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>For we were born yesterday and know nothing; <p class="indent2"> our days on earth are but a shadow. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Will they not teach you and tell you, <p class="indent2"> and speak from their understanding? <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? <p class="indent2"> Do reeds flourish without water? <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>While the shoots are still uncut, <p class="indent2"> they dry up more quickly than grass. <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Such is the destiny of all who forget God; <p class="indent2"> so the hope of the godless will perish. <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>His confidence is fragile; <p class="indent2"> his security is in a spider’s web. <A name="16"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>He leans on his web, but it gives way; <p class="indent2"> he holds fast, but it does not endure. <A name="17"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, <p class="indent2"> spreading its shoots over the garden. <A name="18"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>His roots wrap around the rock heap; <p class="indent2"> he looks for a home among the stones. <A name="19"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>If he is uprooted from his place, <p class="indent2"> it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’ <A name="20"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Surely this is the joy of his way; <p class="indent2"> yet others will spring from the dust. <A name="21"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Behold, God does not reject the blameless, <p class="indent2"> nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers. <A name="22"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, <p class="indent2"> and your lips with a shout of joy. <p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/8-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Your enemies will be clothed in shame, <p class="indent2"> and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”</p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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