Job 18:1-21
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 18
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.'
King James Version
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 18
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.
New Living Translation
Chapter 18
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.’'
English Standard Version
Chapter 18
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.
9 A 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.
11 Terrors 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.
18 He 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
Chapter 18
1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2"When 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?
5"The 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 King James Version
Chapter 18
1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
2“How long till you put an end to words? Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak.
3Why are we counted as beasts, And regarded as stupid in your sight?
4 You who tear yourself in anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for you? Or shall the rock be removed from its place?
5“The light of the wicked indeed goes out, And the flame of his fire does not shine.
6The light is dark in his tent, And his lamp beside him is put out.
7The steps of his strength are shortened, And his own counsel casts him down.
8For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walks into a snare.
9The net takes him by the heel, And a snare lays hold of him.
10A noose is hidden for him on the ground, And a trap for him in the road.
11 Terrors frighten him on every side, And drive him to his feet.
12His strength is starved, And destruction is ready at his side.
13It devours patches of his skin; The firstborn of death devours his limbs.
14He is uprooted from the shelter of his tent, And they parade him before the king of terrors.
15They dwell in his tent who are none of his; Brimstone is scattered on his dwelling.
16 His roots are dried out below, And his branch withers above.
17 The memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name among the renowned.
18He is driven from light into darkness, And chased out of the world.
19 He has neither son nor posterity among his people, Nor any remaining in his dwellings.
20Those in the west are astonished at his day, As those in the east are frightened.
21Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him who does not know God.”
