NET Bible
"But if you will look to God, and make your supplication to the Almighty,"
— Job 8:5, NET Bible
“If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;”
“If thou wouldest seek diligently unto God, And make thy supplication to the Almighty; ”
“If you want to seek God diligently, make your supplication to the Almighty.”
“Yet if thou wilt arise early to God, and wilt beseech the Almighty:”
“If you will make search for God with care, and put your request before the Ruler of all;”
“If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;”
“How long will you speak these things, seeing that the words of your mouth are like a great wind?
Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?
If your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.
But if you will look to God, and make your supplication to the Almighty,
if you become pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself for you, and will restore your righteous home.
Your beginning will seem so small, since your future will flourish.
“For inquire now of the former generation, and pay attention to the findings of their ancestors;