[1] Then Bildad from Shuah answered: [2] "When will you stop talking? Be sensible; let us say something. [3] Why do you think we are stupid, like dumb cows? [4] Your anger is hurting no one but you. Do you think this world was made for you alone? Do you think God should move mountains just to satisfy you? [5] "Yes, the light of those who are evil will go out. Their fire will stop burning. [6] The light in their houses will become dark. The lamps next to them will go out. [7] Their steps, once strong and fast, become weak. Their own evil plans make them fall. [8] Their own feet lead them into a net. They fall into its hidden pit and are caught. [9] A trap catches them by the heel, and it holds them tight. [10] A rope is hidden on the ground to trip them. A trap is waiting in their path. [11] On every side terrors frighten them. Fears follow every step they take. [12] Disaster is hungry for them. Ruin stands close by, waiting for them to fall. [13] Diseases will eat away their skin. Death itself will eat their arms and legs. [14] They will be taken away from the safety of their tents and be led away to meet death, the king of terrors. [15] Nothing will be left in their tents, which will be sprinkled with burning sulfur. [16] Their roots below will dry up, and their branches above will die. [17] People on earth will not remember them. Their names will be forgotten. [18] They will be forced from light into darkness. They will be chased out of this world. [19] They will leave behind no children, no descendants. None of their people will be left alive. [20] People in the west will be shocked at what happened to them. People in the east will be numb with fear. [21] This is what will happen to the homes of those who are evil. This is the place of those who don't know God!"
