1 Then Bildad the Shuhite made answer and said,
2 How long will you say these things, and how long will the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?
3 Does God give wrong decisions? or is the Ruler of all not upright in his judging?
4 If your children have done evil against him, then their punishment is from his hand.
5 If you will make search for God with care, and put your request before the Ruler of all;
6 If you are clean and upright; then he will certainly be moved to take up your cause, and will make clear your righteousness by building up your house again.
7 And though your start was small, your end will be very great.
8 Put the question now to the past generations, and give attention to what has been searched out by their fathers:
9 (For we are but of yesterday, and have no knowledge, because our days on earth are gone like a shade:)
10 Will they not give you teaching, and say words of wisdom to you?
11 Will the river-plant come up in its pride without wet earth? will the grass get tall without water?
12 When it is still green, without being cut down, it becomes dry and dead before any other plant.
13 So is the end of all who do not keep God in mind; and the hope of the evil-doer comes to nothing:
14 Whose support is cut off, and whose hope is no stronger than a spider's thread.
15 He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.
16 He is full of strength before the sun, and his branches go out over his garden.
17 His roots are twisted round the stones, forcing their way in between them.
18 If he is taken away from his place, then it will say, I have not seen you.
19 Such is the joy of his way, and out of the dust another comes up to take his place.
20 Truly, God will not give up him who is without sin, and will not take evil-doers by the hand.
21 The time will come when your mouth will be full of laughing, and cries of joy will come from your lips.
22 Your haters will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the sinner will not be seen again.
1 书亚人比勒达回答说：
2 "这些话你要说到几时， 你口中的言语像狂风到几时呢？
3 神怎会歪曲公平？全能者怎会屈枉公义？
4 你的儿女若得罪了他， 他就因他们的过犯撇弃他们。
5 你若殷勤寻求 神， 向全能者恳求；
6 你若又洁净又正直， 他就必为你奋起， 复兴你公义的居所。
7 你起初虽然微小， 到后来必定非常兴旺。
8 请你查问前几代， 留意他们列祖所查究的。
9 我们只是昨天才有的， 所以一无所知； 我们在世的日子不过是影儿。
10 难道他们不指教你， 从心里发出言语来吗？
11 蒲草没有泥， 怎能生长？芦苇没有水， 怎能长大呢？
12 尚青还没有割下来的时候， 就比百草先枯槁。
13 忘记 神的， 他们的末路也是这样； 不敬虔的人， 他的指望必成泡影。
14 他所自恃的， 必被折断； 他所靠赖的， 不过是蜘蛛网。
15 他倚靠自己的家， 家却立不住， 他抓紧自己的家， 家却存不久。
16 他在阳光之下， 枝润叶青， 它的嫩枝长满园子，
17 它的根缠绕石堆， 扎入石地之中。
18 他若从本处被拔除， 那处就否认他， 说： ‘我没有见过你。’
19 看哪， 这就是他人生的乐趣， 往后必有别的人从尘土中生出来。
20 看哪， 神必不离弃完全人， 也不扶助行恶的人之手；
21 他还要以欢笑充满你的口， 以欢呼充满你的嘴。
22 恨你的都必以羞耻为衣， 恶人的帐棚必归于无有。"