New Living Translation (NLT)
Job 8
1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied to Job:
2 “How long will you go on like this? You sound like a blustering wind.
3 Does God twist justice? Does the Almighty twist what is right?
4 Your children must have sinned against him, so their punishment was well deserved.
5 But if you pray to God and seek the favor of the Almighty,
6 and if you are pure and live with integrity, he will surely rise up and restore your happy home.
7 And though you started with little, you will end with much.
8 “Just ask the previous generation. Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors.
9 For we were born but yesterday and know nothing. Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow.
10 But those who came before us will teach you. They will teach you the wisdom of old.
11 “Can papyrus reeds grow tall without a marsh? Can marsh grass flourish without water?
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