[1] Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: [2] "How long till you put an end to words? Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak. [3] Why 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. [6] The light is dark in his tent, And his lamp beside him is put out. [7] The steps of his strength are shortened, And his own counsel casts him down. [8] For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walks into a snare. [9] The net takes him by the heel, And a snare lays hold of him. [10] A 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. [12] His strength is starved, And destruction is ready at his side. [13] It devours patches of his skin; The firstborn of death devours his limbs. [14] He is uprooted from the shelter of his tent, And they parade him before the king of terrors. [15] They 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. [18] He 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. [20] Those in the west are astonished at his day, As those in the east are frightened. [21] Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him who does not know God."
