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Job chapter 18

English Standard Version

1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
2“How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and then we will speak. 3Why are we counted as cattle? Why are we stupid in your sight? 4You who tear yourself in your anger, shall the earth be forsaken for you, or the rock be removed out of its place? 5“Indeed, the light of the wicked is put out, and the flame of his fire does not shine. 6The light is dark in his tent, and his lamp above him is put out. 7His strong steps are shortened, and his own schemes throw him down. 8For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walks on its mesh. 9A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare lays hold of him. 10A rope is hidden for him in the ground, a trap for him in the path. 11Terrors frighten him on every side, and chase him at his heels. 12His strength is famished, and calamity is ready for his stumbling. 13It consumes the parts of his skin; the firstborn of death consumes his limbs. 14He is torn from the tent in which he trusted and is brought to the king of terrors. 15In his tent dwells that which is none of his; sulfur is scattered over his habitation. 16His roots dry up beneath, and his branches wither above. 17His memory perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the street. 18He is thrust from light into darkness, and driven out of the world. 19He has no posterity or progeny among his people, and no survivor where he used to live. 20They of the west are appalled at his day, and horror seizes them of the east. 21Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous, such is the place of him who knows not God.”
New International Version

1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2When will you end these speeches? Be sensible, and then we can talk. 3Why are we regarded as cattle and considered stupid in your sight?
4You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger, is the earth to be abandoned for your sake? Or must the rocks be moved from their place? 5The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning. 6The light in his tent becomes dark; the lamp beside him goes out. 7The vigor of his step is weakened; his own schemes throw him down. 8His feet thrust him into a net; he wanders into its mesh. 9A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare holds him fast. 10A noose is hidden for him on the ground; a trap lies in his path. 11Terrors startle him on every side and dog his every step. 12Calamity is hungry for him; disaster is ready for him when he falls. 13It eats away parts of his skin; death's firstborn devours his limbs. 14He is torn from the security of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors. 15Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur is scattered over his dwelling. 16His roots dry up below and his branches wither above. 17The memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name in the land. 18He is driven from light into the realm of darkness and is banished from the world. 19He has no offspring or descendants among his people, no survivor where once he lived. 20People of the west are appalled at his fate; those of the east are seized with horror. 21Surely such is the dwelling of an evil man; such is the place of one who does not know God.'
New American Standard Bible

1Then Bildad the Shuhite responded,
2'How long will you hunt for words? Show understanding, and then we can talk. 3Why are we regarded as animals, As stupid in your eyes? 4 You who tear yourself in your anger— Should the earth be abandoned for your sake, Or the rock moved from its place? 5'Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, And the spark from his fire does not shine. 6The light in his tent is darkened, And his lamp goes out above him. 7His vigorous stride is shortened, And his own plan brings him down. 8For he is thrown into the net by his own feet, And he steps on the webbing. 9A snare seizes him by the heel, And a trap snaps shut on him. 10A noose for him is hidden in the ground, And a trap for him on the pathway. 11All around sudden terrors frighten him, And harass him at every step. 12His strength is famished, And disaster is ready at his side. 13 It devours parts of his skin, The firstborn of death devours his limbs. 14He is torn from the security of his tent, And they march him before the king of terrors. 15 Nothing of his dwells in his tent; Brimstone is scattered on his home. 16His roots are dried below, And his branch withers above. 17The memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name abroad. 18 He is driven from light into darkness, And chased from the inhabited world. 19He has no offspring or descendants among his people, Nor any survivor where he resided. 20Those in the west are appalled at his fate, And those in the east are seized with horror. 21Certainly these are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him who does not know God.'
Christian Standard Bible

1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
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?
4You who tear yourself in anger -- should the earth be abandoned on your account, or a rock be removed from its place? 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 is put out. 7His powerful stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up. 8For his own feet lead him into a net, and he strays into its mesh. 9A trap catches him by the heel; a noose seizes him. 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 him at every step.
12His strength is depleted; disaster lies ready for him to stumble. 13Parts of his skin are eaten away; death's firstborn consumes his limbs. 14He is ripped from the security of his tent and marched away to the king of terrors. 15Nothing he owned remains in his tent. Burning sulfur is scattered over his home. 16His roots below dry up, and his branches above wither away. 17All memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name anywhere. 18He is driven from light to darkness and chased from the inhabited world. 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. 21Indeed, such is the dwelling of the unjust man, and this is the place of the one who does not know God.
New Living Translation

1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2'How long before you stop talking? Speak sense if you want us to answer! 3Do you think we are mere animals? Do you think we are stupid? 4You may tear out your hair in anger, but will that destroy the earth? Will it make the rocks tremble?
5'Surely the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. The sparks of their fire will not glow. 6The light in their tent will grow dark. The lamp hanging above them will be quenched. 7The confident stride of the wicked will be shortened. Their own schemes will be their downfall. 8The wicked walk into a net. They fall into a pit. 9A trap grabs them by the heel. A snare holds them tight. 10A noose lies hidden on the ground. A rope is stretched across their path.
11'Terrors surround the wicked and trouble them at every step. 12Hunger depletes their strength, and calamity waits for them to stumble. 13Disease eats their skin; death devours their limbs. 14They are torn from the security of their homes and are brought down to the king of terrors. 15The homes of the wicked will burn down; burning sulfur rains on their houses. 16Their roots will dry up, and their branches will wither. 17All memory of their existence will fade from the earth; no one will remember their names. 18They will be thrust from light into darkness, driven from the world. 19They will have neither children nor grandchildren, nor any survivor in the place where they lived. 20People in the west are appalled at their fate; people in the east are horrified. 21They will say, ‘This was the home of a wicked person, the place of one who rejected God.’'
King James Version

1Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak. 3Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight? 4He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?
5Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. 6The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. 7The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. 8For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. 9The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him. 10The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
11Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet. 12His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side. 13It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength. 14His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors. 15It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. 16His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. 17His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street. 18He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. 19He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings. 20They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted. 21Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.

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