Job 18
1 Mgbe ahụ Bildad onye Shua zara sị:
Then Bildad the Shuhite made answer and said,
2 “Ruo ole mgbe ka ị ga-ekwubi okwu ndị a ị na-ekwu? Nwee ezi uche ka anyị kparịtaa ụka.
How long will it be before you have done talking? Get wisdom, and then we will say what is in our minds.
3 Gịnị mere i ji were anyị dịka anụ ọhịa, gụọ anyị dịka ndị na-enweghị uche nʼanya gị?
Why do we seem as beasts in your eyes, and as completely without knowledge?
4 Gị onye na-eji iwe adọkasị onwe gị, a ga-ahapụ ụwa nʼihi gị? Ka a ga-enupu oke nkume nʼọnọdụ ha?
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?
5 “A na-afụnyụ oriọna nke onye na-emebi iwu; ire ọkụ ya ga-akwụsịkwa inwu enwu,
For the light of the sinner is put out, and the flame of his fire is not shining.
6 ìhè nke dị nʼime ụlọ ikwu ya na-abụ ọchịchịrị, oriọna nke dị nʼakụkụ ya na-anyụkwa.
The light is dark in his tent, and the light shining over him is put out.
7 Ike agakwaghị adị na nzọ ukwu ya; atụmatụ ya onwe ya ga-atụda ya nʼala.
The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.
8 Ụkwụ ya na-eduba ya nʼọnya; ọ na-akpagharị na-adaba nʼime oghere.
His feet take him into the net, and he goes walking into the cords.
9 Ọnya na-ejide ikiri ụkwụ ya, ọnya ahụ na-ejidesi ya ike.
His foot is taken in the net; he comes into its grip.
10 E zobere ya ụdọ ọnya igbudu nʼala, ihe e ji ejide ya na-echere ya nʼụzọ ya.
The twisted cord is put secretly in the earth to take him, and the cord is placed in his way.
11 Ihe egwu na-emenye ya ụjọ nʼakụkụ niile, na-agbasokwa nzọ ụkwụ ya niile.
He is overcome by fears on every side, they go after him at every step.
12 Ịla nʼiyi na-achọsi ya ike; mbibi nọkwa na njikere na-eche mgbe ọ ga-ada.
His strength is made feeble for need of food, and destruction is waiting for his falling footstep.
13 Mbibi na-eripịa akụkụ anụ ahụ ya; ọkpara ọnwụ na-eripịa ahụ ya niile.
His skin is wasted by disease, and his body is food for the worst of diseases.
14 Esi na nchekwa nke ụlọ ikwu ya dọpụta ya duru ya jekwuru eze nke ihe egwu niile.
He is pulled out of his tent where he was safe, and he is taken away to the king of fears.
15 Ọkụ na-ebi nʼime ụlọ ikwu ya; a ga-efesasị nkume na-enwu ọkụ nʼebe obibi ya.
In his tent will be seen that which is not his, burning stone is dropped on his house.
16 Mgbọrọgwụ ya na-akpọ nkụ nʼime ala, alaka ya ga-akpọnwụ nʼelu.
Under the earth his roots are dry, and over it his branch is cut off.
17 A gaghị echeta echiche ya nʼụwa ọzọ, o nweghị onye ọbụla na-echetakwa aha ya.
His memory is gone from the earth, and in the open country there is no knowledge of his name.
18 A na-esite nʼìhè chụba ya nʼọchịchịrị, otu a kwa, a na-achụpụkwa ya site nʼụwa.
He is sent away from the light into the dark; he is forced out of the world.
19 O nweghị ụmụ, o nwekwaghị ụmụ ụmụ nʼetiti ndị ya, ọ dịghị onye fọdụrụ nʼebe o bi na mbụ.
He has no offspring or family among his people, and in his living-place there is no one of his name.
20 Ọnọdụ ya na-eju ndị si nʼọdịda anyanwụ anya; oke egwu na-ejidekwa ndị si nʼọwụwa anyanwụ nʼihi ya.
At his fate those of the west are shocked, and those of the east are overcome with fear.
21 Nʼezie, otu a ka ebe obibi nke onye ajọ omume dị, ee, bụ onye ahụ nke na-amaghị Chineke.”
Truly, these are the houses of the sinner, and this is the place of him who has no knowledge of God.
