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		Job 8:1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,
		Job 8:2 "How long will you say these things? And will the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
		Job 8:3 "Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?
		Job 8:4 "If your children have sinned against Him, Then He has handed them over to the power of their transgression and punished them.
		Job 8:5 "If you would [diligently] seek God And implore the compassion and favor of the Almighty,
		Job 8:6 Then, if you are pure and upright, Surely now He will awaken for you And restore your righteous place.
		Job 8:7 "Though your beginning was insignificant, Yet your end will greatly increase.
		Job 8:8 ¶ "Inquire, please, of past generations, And consider and apply yourself to the things searched out by their fathers.
		Job 8:9 "For we are only of yesterday and know nothing, Because our days on earth are [like] a shadow [just a breath or a vapor].
		Job 8:10 "Will they (the fathers) not teach you and tell you, And utter words from their hearts [the deepest part of their nature]?
		Job 8:11 ¶ "Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh? Can the rushes or reed grass grow without water?
		Job 8:12 "While it is still green (in flower) and not cut down, Yet it withers before any other plant [when without water].
		Job 8:13 "So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the godless will perish,
		Job 8:14 For his confidence is fragile and breaks, And his trust is [like] a spider's web.
		Job 8:15 "He trusts in his house, but it does not stand; He holds tightly to it, but it does not endure.
		Job 8:16 "He thrives and prospers [like a green plant] before the sun, And his branches spread out over his garden.
		Job 8:17 "His [godless] roots are wrapped around a pile of rocks, And he gazes at a house of stones.
		Job 8:18 "If he is snatched from his place [in the garden], Then his place will forget him, saying, 'I have never seen you.'
		Job 8:19 "Behold, this is the joy of His way; And from out of the dust others will spring up and grow [to take his place].
		Job 8:20 "Behold, God will not reject a man of integrity, Nor will He strengthen or support evildoers.
		Job 8:21 "He will yet fill your mouth with laughter And your lips with joyful shouting [if you are found blameless].
		Job 8:22 "Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, And the tents of the wicked will be no longer."

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