1 Bildad the Shuhite spoke out and said:
2 How long will you utter such things? The words from your mouth are like a mighty wind!
3 Does God pervert judgment, and does the Almighty distort justice?
4 If your children have sinned against him and he has left them in the grip of their guilt,
5 Still, if you yourself have recourse to God and make supplication to the Almighty,
6 Should you be blameless and upright, surely now he will awake for you and restore your rightful domain;
7 Your former state will be of little moment, for in time to come you will flourish indeed.
8 If you inquire of the former generations, and give heed to the experience of the fathers
9 (As we are but of yesterday and have no knowledge, because our days on earth are but a shadow),
10 Will they not teach you and tell you and utter their words of understanding?
11 Can the papyrus grow up without mire? Can the reed grass flourish without water?
12 While it is yet green and uncut, it withers quicker than any grass.
13 So is the end of everyone who forgets God, and so shall the hope of the godless man perish.
14 His confidence is but a gossamer thread and his trust is a spider's web.
15 He shall rely upon his family, but it shall not last; he shall cling to it, but it shall not endure.
16 He is full of sap before sunrise, and beyond his garden his shoots go forth;
17 About a heap of stones are his roots entwined; among the rocks he takes hold.
18 Yet if one tears him from his place, it will disown him: "I have never seen you!"
19 There he lies rotting beside the road, and out of the soil another sprouts.
20 Behold, God will not cast away the upright; neither will he take the hand of the wicked.
21 Once more will he fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with rejoicing.
22 They that hate you shall be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked shall be no more.
Versículos relacionados com Job, 8:
In Job 8, Job's friend, Bildade, continues to argue that Job's affliction is the result of his sin and that the solution is to repent and seek God. Bildade also emphasizes that God is just and will reward the righteous. The verses related to the topics covered in Job 8 are:
Job 4:7-9: "Remember, therefore, Who has never perished, being innocent? Or when were the righteous destroyed? As I have seen, those who pose iniquity and sow evil segar these things. , and for the wind of their wraths are consumed. " This verse reflects the belief of bility that Job's affliction is the result of his sin and that only the wicked suffer.
Proverbs 11:18: "The perverse does false work, but for whom justice sows there will be faithful reward." Bildade emphasizes that God rewards the righteous and punishes the wicked, which is reflected in this verse of proverbs.
Isaiah 55:7: "Leave the wicked to his way, and the evil man his thoughts, and convert to the Lord, to be sympathetic to Him; become to our God, because it is great to forgive." Bildy suggests that the solution to Job's affliction is to repent and seek God, which is emphasized in this verse of Isaiah.
James 5:11: "Behold, we have Blessed are those who have suffered. You have heard what was the patience of Job and saw the end that the Lord gave him; for the Lord is very merciful and godly." This verse highlights Job's patience and its final reward, which contradicts the belief of bility that only the wicked suffer.
1 John 1:9: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and purify us from all injustice." This verse reflects the belief of bility that the solution to Job's affliction is to repent and seek God, but also emphasizes God's mercy and justice in forgiving sins.
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