Job 18
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1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2“How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.2How long until you stop talking? Show some sense, and then we can talk.
3Why are we regarded as cattle, as stupid in your sight?3Why are we regarded as cattle, as stupid in your sight?
4You who tear yourself in anger—should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?4You who tear yourself in anger-- should the earth be abandoned on your account, or a rock be removed from its place?
5Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.5Yes, the light of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
6The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.6The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him is put out.
7His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.7His powerful stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.
8For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.8For his own feet lead him into a net, and he strays into its mesh.
9A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.9A trap catches him by the heel; a noose seizes him.
10A noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path.10A rope lies hidden for him on the ground, and a snare waits for him along the path.
11Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.11Terrors frighten him on every side and harass him at every step.
12His strength is depleted, and calamity is ready at his side.12His strength is depleted; disaster lies ready for him to stumble.
13It devours patches of his skin; the firstborn of death devours his limbs.13Parts of his skin are eaten away; death's firstborn consumes his limbs.
14He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.14He is ripped from the security of his tent and marched away to the king of terrors.
15Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.15Nothing he owned remains in his tent. Burning sulfur is scattered over his home.
16The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.16His roots below dry up, and his branches above wither away.
17The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.17All memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name anywhere.
18He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world.18He is driven from light to darkness and chased from the inhabited world.
19He has no offspring or posterity among his people, no survivor where he once lived.19He has no children or descendants among his people, no survivor where he used to live.
20Those in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror.20Those in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror.
21Surely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God.”21Indeed, such is the dwelling of the unjust man, and this is the place of the one who does not know God.
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