Job 18
1 Then Bildad the Shuhite made answer and said,
Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
2 How long will it be before you have done talking? Get wisdom, and then we will say what is in our minds.
“How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.
3 Why do we seem as beasts in your eyes, and as completely without knowledge?
Why are we counted as animals, which have become unclean in your sight?
4 But come back, now, come: you who are wounding yourself in your passion, will the earth be given up because of you, or a rock be moved out of its place?
You who tear yourself in your anger, will the earth be forsaken for you? Or will the rock be removed out of its place?
5 For the light of the sinner is put out, and the flame of his fire is not shining.
“Yes, the light of the wicked will be put out. The spark of his fire won’t shine.
6 The light is dark in his tent, and the light shining over him is put out.
The light will be dark in his tent. His lamp above him will be put out.
7 The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.
The steps of his strength will be shortened. His own counsel will cast him down.
8 His feet take him into the net, and he goes walking into the cords.
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he wanders into its mesh.
9 His foot is taken in the net; he comes into its grip.
A snare will take him by the heel. A trap will catch him.
10 The twisted cord is put secretly in the earth to take him, and the cord is placed in his way.
A noose is hidden for him in the ground, a trap for him on the path.
11 He is overcome by fears on every side, they go after him at every step.
Terrors will make him afraid on every side, and will chase him at his heels.
12 His strength is made feeble for need of food, and destruction is waiting for his falling footstep.
His strength will be famished. Calamity will be ready at his side.
13 His skin is wasted by disease, and his body is food for the worst of diseases.
The members of his body will be devoured. The firstborn of death will devour his members.
14 He is pulled out of his tent where he was safe, and he is taken away to the king of fears.
He will be rooted out of the security of his tent. He will be brought to the king of terrors.
15 In his tent will be seen that which is not his, burning stone is dropped on his house.
There will dwell in his tent that which is none of his. Sulphur will be scattered on his habitation.
16 Under the earth his roots are dry, and over it his branch is cut off.
His roots will be dried up beneath. His branch will be cut off above.
17 His memory is gone from the earth, and in the open country there is no knowledge of his name.
His memory will perish from the earth. He will have no name in the street.
18 He is sent away from the light into the dark; he is forced out of the world.
He will be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
19 He has no offspring or family among his people, and in his living-place there is no one of his name.
He will have neither son nor grandson amongst his people, nor any remaining where he lived.
20 At his fate those of the west are shocked, and those of the east are overcome with fear.
Those who come after will be astonished at his day, as those who went before were frightened.
21 Truly, these are the houses of the sinner, and this is the place of him who has no knowledge of God.
Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous. This is the place of him who doesn’t know God.”
