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In each verse of his speech, Bildad conveys a single idea using two different statements, first to rebuke Job and then to defend God. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
Then Bildad the Shuhite answered
"Bildad" is the name of a man who is a member of the tribe of Shuah. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
How long will the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
Bildad poses this question to rebuke Job for complaining to God. In this metaphor, both Job's words and the wind are empty and insubstantial. AT: "The words of your mouth are a mighty wind." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert righteousness?
Here the writer uses two parallel rhetorical questions, which Bildad poses to rebuke Job. AT: "God does not act unjustly; the Almighty does not fail to do what is right." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)