1. Then Bildad the Shuhite replied,
2. "Job, how long will you talk like that? Your words don't have any meaning.
3. Does God ever treat people unfairly? Does the Mighty One make what is wrong appear to be right?
4. Your children sinned against him. So he punished them for their sin.
5. But look to God. Make your appeal to the Mighty One.
6. Be pure and honest. And he will rise up and help you now. He'll return you to the place where you belong.
7. In the past, things went well with you. But in days to come, things will get even better.
8. "Find out what your people who lived long ago taught. Discover what those who lived before them learned.