Job 8 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

“How ^H575 long ^H5704 will you say ^H4448 these ^H428 things ^H428,

And the words ^H561 of your mouth ^H6310 be a mighty ^H3524 wind ^H7307?

“Does God ^H410 pervert ^H5791 justice ^H4941?

Or ^H518 does [fn]the Almighty ^H7706 pervert ^H5791 what ^H6664 is ^H6664 right ^H6664?

“If ^H518 your sons ^H1121 sinned ^H2398 against Him,

Then He turned ^H7971 them over ^H7971 to the [fn]power ^H3027 of their wrongdoing ^H6588.

“If ^H518 you will search ^H7836 for God ^H410

And implore ^H2603 the compassion ^H2603 of [fn]the Almighty ^H7706,

If ^H518 you are pure ^H2134 and upright ^H3477,

Surely ^H3588 now ^H6258 He will stir ^H5782 Himself for you

And restore ^H7999 your righteous ^H6664 [fn]estate ^H5116.

“Though your beginning ^H7225 was insignificant ^H4705,

Yet your end ^H319 will increase ^H7685 greatly ^H3966.

“Please ^H4994 inquire ^H7592 of past ^H7223 generations ^H1755,

And consider ^H3559 the things ^H2714 searched ^H2714 out ^H2714 by their fathers ^H1.

“For we are only of yesterday ^H8543 and know ^H3045 nothing ^H3808,

Because ^H3588 our days ^H3117 on earth ^H776 are as a shadow ^H6738.

“Will they not teach ^H3384 you and tell ^H559 you,

And bring ^H3318 forth ^H3318 words ^H4405 from their minds ^H3820?

“Can papyrus ^H1573 grow ^H1342 tall ^H1342 without ^H3808 a marsh ^H1207?

Can the rushes ^H260 grow ^H7685 without ^H1097 water ^H4325?

“While it is still ^H5750 green ^H3 and not cut ^H6998 down ^H6998,

Yet it withers ^H3001 before ^H6440 any ^H3605 other [fn]plant ^H2682.

“So ^H3651 are the paths ^H734 of all ^H3605 who ^H7911 forget ^H7911 God ^H410;

And the hope ^H8615 of the godless ^H2611 will perish ^H6,

His ^H834 confidence ^H3689 is fragile ^H6962,

And his trust ^H4009 is a spider’s ^H5908 [fn]web ^H1004.

“He depends ^H8172 on his house ^H1004, but it does not stand ^H5975;

He holds ^H2388 on ^H2388 to it, but it does not endure ^H6965.

“He flourishes ^H7373 before ^H6440 the sun ^H8121,

And his shoots ^H3127 spread ^H3318 out ^H3318 over ^H5921 his garden ^H1593.

“His roots ^H8328 wrap ^H5440 around ^H5440 a rock ^H1530 pile ^H1530,

He [fn]grasps ^H270 a house ^H1004 of stones ^H68.

“If ^H518 he is [fn]removed ^H1104 from his place ^H4725,

Then it will deny ^H3584 him, saying, ‘I never ^H3808 saw ^H7200 you.’

“Behold ^H2005, this ^H1931 is the joy ^H4885 of His way ^H1870;

And out of the dust ^H6083 others ^H312 will spring ^H6779.

“Behold ^H2005, God ^H410 will not reject ^H3988 a person of integrity ^H8535,

Nor ^H3808 will He [fn]help ^H2388 H3027 evildoers ^H7489.

“He will yet ^H5704 fill ^H4390 your mouth ^H6310 with laughter ^H7814,

And your lips ^H8193 with joyful ^H8643 shouting ^H8643.

“Those who hate ^H8130 you will be clothed ^H3847 with shame ^H1322,

And the tent ^H168 of the wicked ^H7563 will no ^H369 longer exist ^H369.”