Job 8
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
1Respondens autem Baldad Suhites, dixit:
2“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
2[Usquequo loqueris talia, et spiritus multiplex sermones oris tui?
3Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
3Numquid Deus supplantat judicium? aut Omnipotens subvertit quod justum est?
4When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.
4Etiam si filii tui peccaverunt ei, et dimisit eos in manu iniquitatis suæ:
5But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
5tu tamen si diluculo consurrexeris ad Deum, et Omnipotentem fueris deprecatus;
6if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
6si mundus et rectus incesseris: statim evigilabit ad te, et pacatum reddet habitaculum justitiæ tuæ,
7Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.
7in tantum ut si priora tua fuerint parva, et novissima tua multiplicentur nimis.
8Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
8Interroga enim generationem pristinam, et diligenter investiga patrum memoriam
9For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
9(hesterni quippe sumus, et ignoramus, quoniam sicut umbra dies nostri sunt super terram),
10Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
10et ipsi docebunt te, loquentur tibi, et de corde suo proferent eloquia.
11Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
11Numquid vivere potest scirpus absque humore? aut crescere carectum sine aqua?
12While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.
12Cum adhuc sit in flore, nec carpatur manu, ante omnes herbas arescit.
13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
13Sic viæ omnium qui obliviscuntur Deum, et spes hypocritæ peribit.
14His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
14Non ei placebit vecordia sua, et sicut tela aranearum fiducia ejus.
15He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
15Innitetur super domum suam, et non stabit; fulciet eam, et non consurget.
16He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
16Humectus videtur antequam veniat sol, et in ortu suo germen ejus egredietur.
17His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
17Super acervum petrarum radices ejus densabuntur, et inter lapides commorabitur.
18If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
18Si absorbuerit eum de loco suo, negabit eum, et dicet: Non novi te.
19Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.
19Hæc est enim lætitia viæ ejus, ut rursum de terra alii germinentur.
20Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
20Deus non projiciet simplicem, nec porriget manum malignis,
21He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.
21donec impleatur risu os tuum, et labia tua jubilo.
22Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
22Qui oderunt te induentur confusione, et tabernaculum impiorum non subsistet.]
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