1[和合本]书亚人比勒达回答说：
[拼音]shū yǎ rén bǐ lēi dá huí dá，shuō，
[WEB]Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
[ASV]Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2[和合本]“这些话你要说到几时？口中的言语如狂风要到几时呢？
[拼音]zhè xiē huà nǐ yào shuō dào jǐ shí。kǒu zhōng de yán yǔ rú kuáng fēng yào dào jǐ shí ne。
[WEB]“How long will you speak these things? Shall the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
[ASV]How long wilt thou speak these things? And how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a mighty wind?
3[和合本]上帝岂能偏离公平？全能者岂能偏离公义？
[拼音] shén qǐ néng piān lí gōng píng。quán néng zhě qǐ néng piān lí gōng yì。
[WEB]Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?
[ASV]Doth God pervert justice? Or doth the Almighty pervert righteousness?
4[和合本]或者你的儿女得罪了他，他使他们受报应。
[拼音]huò zhě nǐ de ér nǚ dé zuì le tā，tā shǐ tā mén shòu bào yìng。
[WEB]If your children have sinned against him, He has delivered them into the hand of their disobedience.
[ASV] If thy children have sinned against him, And he hath delivered them into the hand of their transgression;
5[和合本]你若殷勤地寻求上帝，向全能者恳求；
[拼音]nǐ ruò yīn qín de xún qíu shén，xiàng quán néng zhě kěn qíu。
[WEB]If you want to seek God diligently, make your supplication to the Almighty.
[ASV]If thou wouldest seek diligently unto God, And make thy supplication to the Almighty;
6[和合本]你若清洁正直，他必定为你起来，使你公义的居所兴旺。
[拼音]nǐ ruò qīng jié zhèng zhí。tā bì dìng wèi nǐ qǐ lái，shǐ nǐ gōng yì de jū suǒ xíng wàng。
[WEB]If you were pure and upright, surely now he would awaken for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.
[ASV]If thou wert pure and upright: Surely now he would awake for thee, And make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
7[和合本]你起初虽然微小，终久必甚发达。
[拼音]nǐ qǐ chū suī rán wéi xiǎo，zhōng jǐu bì shèn fā dá。
[WEB]Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would greatly increase.
[ASV]And though thy beginning was small, Yet thy latter end would greatly increase.
8[和合本]“请你考问前代，追念他们的列祖所查究的。
[拼音]qǐng nǐ kǎo wèn qián dài，zhuī niàn tā mén de liè zǔ suǒ chá jìu de。
[WEB]“Please inquire of past generations. Find out about the learning of their fathers.
[ASV]For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out:
9[和合本]（我们不过从昨日才有，一无所知，我们在世的日子好像影儿。）
[拼音]（wǒ mén bú guò cóng zuó rì cái yǒu，yī wú suǒ zhī。wǒ mén zài shì de rì zǐ hǎo xiàng yǐng ér。）
[WEB](For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days on earth are a shadow.)
[ASV](For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days upon earth are a shadow);
10[和合本]他们岂不指教你、告诉你，从心里发出言语来呢？
[拼音]tā mén qǐ bù zhǐ jiào nǐ，gào sù nǐ，cóng xīn lǐ fā chū yán yǔ lái ne。
[WEB]Shall they not teach you, tell you, and utter words out of their heart?
[ASV]Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, And utter words out of their heart?
11[和合本]“蒲草没有泥岂能发长？芦荻没有水岂能生发？
[拼音]pú cǎo méi yǒu ní，qǐ néng fā cháng。lú dí méi yǒu shuǐ qǐ néng shēng fā。
[WEB]“Can the papyrus grow up without mire? Can the rushes grow without water?
[ASV]Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water?
12[和合本]尚青的时候，还没有割下，比百样的草先枯槁；
[拼音]shàng qīng de shí hòu，hái méi yǒu gē xià，bǐ bǎi yàng de cǎo xiān kū gǎo。
[WEB]While it is yet in its greenness, not cut down, it withers before any other reed.
[ASV]Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, It withereth before any other herb.
13[和合本]凡忘记上帝的人，景况也是这样。不虔敬人的指望要灭没，
[拼音]fán wàng jì shén de rén，jǐng kuàng yě shì zhè yàng。bù qián jìng rén de zhǐ wàng yào miè méi。
[WEB]So are the paths of all who forget God. The hope of the godless man shall perish,
[ASV]So are the paths of all that forget God; And the hope of the godless man shall perish:
14[和合本]他所仰赖的必折断，他所倚靠的是蜘蛛网。
[拼音]tā suǒ yǎng lài de bì zhé duàn，tā suǒ yǐ kào de shì zhī zhū wǎng。
[WEB]Whose confidence shall break apart, Whose trust is a spider’s web.
[ASV]Whose confidence shall break in sunder, And whose trust is a spider’s web.
15[和合本]他要倚靠房屋，房屋却站立不住；他要抓住房屋，房屋却不能存留。
[拼音]tā yào yǐ kào fáng wū，fáng wū què zhàn lì bú zhù。tā yào zhuā zhù fáng wū，fáng wū què bù néng cún líu。
[WEB]He shall lean on his house, but it shall not stand. He shall cling to it, but it shall not endure.
[ASV]He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
16[和合本]他在日光之下发青，蔓子爬满了园子。
[拼音]tā zài rì guāng zhī xià fā qīng，màn zǐ pá mǎn le yuán zǐ。
[WEB]He is green before the sun. His shoots go out along his garden.
[ASV]He is green before the sun, And his shoots go forth over his garden.
17[和合本]他的根盘绕石堆，扎入石地。
[拼音]tā de gēn pán rào shí duī，zhā rù shí dì。
[WEB]His roots are wrapped around the rock pile. He sees the place of stones.
[ASV]His roots are wrapped about the stone -heap, He beholdeth the place of stones.
18[和合本]他若从本地被拔出，那地就不认识他，说：我没有见过你。
[拼音]tā ruò cóng běn dì bèi bá chū，nà dì jìu bù rèn shì tā，shuō，wǒ méi yǒu jiàn guò nǐ。
[WEB]If he is destroyed from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, ‘I have not seen you.’
[ASV]If he be destroyed from his place, Then it shall deny him, saying , I have not seen thee.
19[和合本]看哪，这就是他道中之乐，以后必另有人从地而生。
[拼音]kàn nǎ，zhè jìu shì tā dào zhōng zhī lè。yǐ hòu bì lìng yǒu rén cóng dì ér shēng。
[WEB]Behold, this is the joy of his way: out of the earth, others shall spring.
[ASV]Behold, this is the joy of his way; And out of the earth shall others spring.
20[和合本]上帝必不丢弃完全人，也不扶助邪恶人。
[拼音] shén bì bù dīu qì wán quán rén，yě bù fú zhù xié è rén。
[WEB]“Behold, God will not cast away a blameless man, neither will he uphold the evildoers.
[ASV]Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, Neither will he uphold the evil-doers.
21[和合本]他还要以喜笑充满你的口，以欢呼充满你的嘴。
[拼音]tā hái yào yǐ xǐ xiào chōng mǎn nǐ de kǒu，yǐ huān hū chōng mǎn nǐ de zuǐ。
[WEB]He will still fill your mouth with laughter, your lips with shouting.
[ASV] He will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with shouting.
22[和合本]恨恶你的要披戴惭愧；恶人的帐棚，必归于无有。”
[拼音]hèn è nǐ de yào pī dài cán kuì。è rén de zhàng péng，bì guī yú wú yǒu。
[WEB]Those who hate you shall be clothed with shame. The tent of the wicked shall be no more.”
[ASV]They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; And the tent of the wicked shall be no more.