1 فاجاب بلدد الشوحي وقال2 الى متى تقول هذا وتكون اقوال فيك ريحا شديدة.3 هل الله يعوّج القضاء او القدير يعكس الحق.4 اذ اخطأ اليه بنوك دفعهم الى يد معصيتهم.5 فان بكرت انت الى الله وتضرعت الى القدير.6 ان كنت انت زكيا مستقيما فانه الآن يتنبه لك ويسلم مسكن برك.7 وان تكن اولاك صغيرة فآخرتك تكثر جدا8 اسأل القرون الاولى وتأكد مباحث آبائهم.9 لاننا نحن من امس ولا نعلم لان ايامنا على الارض ظل.10 فهلا يعلمونك. يقولون لك ومن قلوبهم يخرجون اقوالا قائلين11 هل ينمي البردي في غير الغمقة او تنبت الحلفاء بلا ماء.12 وهو بعد في نضارته لم يقطع ييبس قبل كل العشب.13 هكذا سبل كل الناسين الله ورجاء الفاجر يخيب14 فينقطع اعتماده ومتكله بيت العنكبوت.15 يستند الى بيته فلا يثبت. يتمسك به فلا يقوم.16 هو رطب تجاه الشمس وعلى جنته تنبت خراعيبه.17 واصوله مشتبكة في الرجمة فترى محل الحجارة.18 ان اقتلعه من مكانه يجحده قائلا ما رايتك.19 هذا هو فرح طريقه ومن التراب ينبت آخر20 هوذا الله لا يرفض الكامل ولا يأخذ بيد فاعلي الشر.21 عندما يملأ فاك ضحكا وشفتيك هتافا.22 يلبس مبغضوك خزيا. اما خيمة الاشرار فلا تكون

1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,2 How long will you speak these things? and how long shall the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?3 Does God pervert judgment? or does the Almighty pervert justice?4 If your children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;5 If you would seek to God betimes, and make your supplication to the Almighty;6 If you were pure and upright; surely now he would awake for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.7 Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end should greatly increase.8 For inquire, I pray you, of the former age, and prepare yourself to the search of their fathers:9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days on earth are a shadow:)10 Shall not they teach you, and tell you, and utter words out of their heart?11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it wither before any other herb.13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite' hope shall perish:14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider' web.15 He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.16 He is green before the sun, and his branch shoots forth in his garden.17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, and sees the place of stones.18 If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen you.19 Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:21 Till he fill your mouth with laughing, and your lips with rejoicing.22 They that hate you shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nothing.