1 T hen Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:

2 “ How long till you put an end to words? Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak.

3 W hy are we counted as beasts, And regarded as stupid in your sight?

4 Y ou 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 T he light is dark in his tent, And his lamp beside him is put out.

7 T he steps of his strength are shortened, And his own counsel casts him down.

8 F or he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walks into a snare.

9 T he 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 T errors frighten him on every side, And drive him to his feet.

12 H is strength is starved, And destruction is ready at his side.

13 I t devours patches of his skin; The firstborn of death devours his limbs.

14 H e is uprooted from the shelter of his tent, And they parade him before the king of terrors.

15 T hey dwell in his tent who are none of his; Brimstone is scattered on his dwelling.

16 H is roots are dried out below, And his branch withers above.

17 T he memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name among the renowned.

18 H e is driven from light into darkness, And chased out of the world.

19 H e has neither son nor posterity among his people, Nor any remaining in his dwellings.

20 T hose in the west are astonished at his day, As those in the east are frightened.

21 S urely such are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him who does not know God.”