Job 18
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1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:1Then Bildad the Shuhite responded,
2“How long till you put an end to words? Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak.2"How long will you hunt for words? Show understanding and then we can talk.
3Why are we counted as beasts, And regarded as stupid in your sight?3"Why are we regarded as beasts, As stupid in your eyes?
4You who tear yourself in anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for you? Or shall the rock be removed from its place?4"O you who tear yourself in your anger-- For your sake is the earth to be abandoned, Or the rock to be moved from its place?
5“The light of the wicked indeed goes out, And the flame of his fire does not shine.5"Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, And the flame of his fire gives no light.
6The light is dark in his tent, And his lamp beside him is put out.6"The light in his tent is darkened, And his lamp goes out above him.
7The steps of his strength are shortened, And his own counsel casts him down.7"His vigorous stride is shortened, And his own scheme brings him down.
8For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walks into a snare.8"For he is thrown into the net by his own feet, And he steps on the webbing.
9The net takes him by the heel, And a snare lays hold of him.9"A snare seizes him by the heel, And a trap snaps shut on him.
10A noose is hidden for him on the ground, And a trap for him in the road.10"A noose for him is hidden in the ground, And a trap for him on the path.
11Terrors frighten him on every side, And drive him to his feet.11"All around terrors frighten him, And harry him at every step.
12His strength is starved, And destruction is ready at his side.12"His strength is famished, And calamity is ready at his side.
13It devours patches of his skin; The firstborn of death devours his limbs.13"His skin is devoured by disease, The firstborn of death devours his limbs.
14He is uprooted from the shelter of his tent, And they parade him before the king of terrors.14"He is torn from the security of his tent, And they march him before the king of terrors.
15They dwell in his tent who are none of his; Brimstone is scattered on his dwelling.15"There dwells in his tent nothing of his; Brimstone is scattered on his habitation.
16His roots are dried out below, And his branch withers above.16"His roots are dried below, And his branch is cut off above.
17The memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name among the renowned.17"Memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name abroad.
18He is driven from light into darkness, And chased out of the world.18"He is driven from light into darkness, And chased from the inhabited world.
19He has neither son nor posterity among his people, Nor any remaining in his dwellings.19"He has no offspring or posterity among his people, Nor any survivor where he sojourned.
20Those in the west are astonished at his day, As those in the east are frightened.20"Those in the west are appalled at his fate, And those in the east are seized with horror.
21Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him who does not know God.”21"Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him who does not know God."
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