| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: | 1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: |
| 2“How long till you put an end to words? Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak. | 2How long until you stop talking? Show some sense, and then we can talk. |
| 3Why are we counted as beasts, And regarded as stupid in your sight? | 3Why are we regarded as cattle, as stupid in your sight? |
| 4You who tear yourself in anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for you? Or shall the rock be removed from its place? | 4You who tear yourself in anger-- should the earth be abandoned on your account, or a rock be removed from its place? |
| 5“The light of the wicked indeed goes out, And the flame of his fire does not shine. | 5Yes, the light of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow. |
| 6The light is dark in his tent, And his lamp beside him is put out. | 6The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him is put out. |
| 7The steps of his strength are shortened, And his own counsel casts him down. | 7His powerful stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up. |
| 8For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walks into a snare. | 8For his own feet lead him into a net, and he strays into its mesh. |
| 9The net takes him by the heel, And a snare lays hold of him. | 9A trap catches him by the heel; a noose seizes him. |
| 10A noose is hidden for him on the ground, And a trap for him in the road. | 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 drive him to his feet. | 11Terrors frighten him on every side and harass him at every step. |
| 12His strength is starved, And destruction 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 uprooted from the shelter of his tent, And they parade him before the king of terrors. | 14He is ripped from the security of his tent and marched away to the king of terrors. |
| 15They dwell in his tent who are none of his; Brimstone is scattered on his dwelling. | 15Nothing he owned remains in his tent. Burning sulfur is scattered over his home. |
| 16His roots are dried out below, And his branch withers above. | 16His roots below dry up, and his branches above wither away. |
| 17The memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name among the renowned. | 17All memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name anywhere. |
| 18He is driven from light into darkness, And chased out of the world. | 18He is driven from light to darkness and chased from the inhabited world. |
| 19He has neither son nor posterity among his people, Nor any remaining in his dwellings. | 19He has no children or descendants among his people, no survivor where he used to live. |
| 20Those in the west are astonished at his day, As those in the east are frightened. | 20Those in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror. |
| 21Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him 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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