Job 18
1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said:
| וַיַּעַן בִּלְדַּד הַשֻּׁחִי וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 How long will ye lay snares for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.
| עַד־אָנָה ׀ תְּשִׂימוּן קִנְצֵי לְמִלִּין תָּבִינוּ וְאַחַר נְדַבֵּֽר׃ |
3 Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed dull in your sight?
| מַדּוּעַ נֶחְשַׁבְנוּ כַבְּהֵמָה נִטְמִינוּ בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ |
4 Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, shall the earth be forsaken for thee? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?
| טֹֽרֵף נַפְשׁוֹ בְּאַפּוֹ הַלְמַעַנְךָ תֵּעָזַב אָרֶץ וְיֶעְתַּק־צוּר מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃ |
5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
| גַּם אוֹר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָךְ וְלֹֽא־יִגַּהּ שְׁבִיב אִשּֽׁוֹ׃ |
6 The light shall be dark in his tent, and his lamp over him shall be put out.
| אוֹר חָשַׁךְ בְּאָהֳלוֹ וְנֵרוֹ עָלָיו יִדְעָֽךְ׃ |
7 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
| יֵֽצְרוּ צַעֲדֵי אוֹנוֹ וְֽתַשְׁלִיכֵהוּ עֲצָתֽוֹ׃ |
8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon the toils.
| כִּֽי־שֻׁלַּח בְּרֶשֶׁת בְּרַגְלָיו וְעַל־שְׂבָכָה יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃ |
9 A gin shall take him by the heel, and a snare shall lay hold on him.
| יֹאחֵז בְּעָקֵב פָּח יַחֲזֵק עָלָיו צַמִּֽים׃ |
10 A noose is hid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
| טָמוּן בָּאָרֶץ חַבְלוֹ וּמַלְכֻּדְתּוֹ עֲלֵי נָתִֽיב׃ |
11 Terrors shall overwhelm him on every side, and shall entrap him at his feet.
| סָבִיב בִּֽעֲתֻהוּ בַלָּהוֹת וֶהֱפִיצֻהוּ לְרַגְלָֽיו׃ |
12 His trouble shall be ravenous, and calamity shall be ready for his fall.
| יְהִי־רָעֵב אֹנוֹ וְאֵיד נָכוֹן לְצַלְעֽוֹ׃ |
13 It shall devour the members of his body, yea, the first-born of death shall devour his members.
| יֹאכַל בַּדֵּי עוֹרוֹ יֹאכַל בַּדָּיו בְּכוֹר מָֽוֶת׃ |
14 That wherein he trusteth shall be plucked out of his tent; and he shall be brought to the king of terrors.
| יִנָּתֵק מֵאָהֳלוֹ מִבְטַחוֹ וְתַצְעִדֵהוּ לְמֶלֶךְ בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ |
15 There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his; brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
| תִּשְׁכּוֹן בְּאָהֳלוֹ מִבְּלִי־לוֹ יְזֹרֶה עַל־נָוֵהוּ גָפְרִֽית׃ |
16 His roots shall dry up beneath, and above shall his branch wither.
| מִתַּחַת שָֽׁרָשָׁיו יִבָשׁוּ וּמִמַּעַל יִמַּל קְצִירֽוֹ׃ |
17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name abroad.
| זִֽכְרוֹ־אָבַד מִנִּי־אָרֶץ וְלֹא־שֵׁם לוֹ עַל־פְּנֵי־חֽוּץ׃ |
18 He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
| יֶהְדְּפֻהוּ מֵאוֹר אֶל־חֹשֶׁךְ וּֽמִתֵּבֵל יְנִדֻּֽהוּ׃ |
19 He shall have neither son nor son's son among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
| לֹא נִין לוֹ וְלֹא־נֶכֶד בְּעַמּוֹ וְאֵין שָׂרִיד בִּמְגוּרָֽיו׃ |
20 They that come after shall be astonished at his day, as they that went before are affrighted.
| עַל־יוֹמוֹ נָשַׁמּוּ אַחֲרֹנִים וְקַדְמֹנִים אָחֲזוּ שָֽׂעַר׃ |
21 Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.
| אַךְ־אֵלֶּה מִשְׁכְּנוֹת עַוָּל וְזֶה מְקוֹם לֹא־יָדַֽע־אֵֽל׃ |
