Job 18
1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2 “How long will you hunt for words? Think it over, and then we will speak.
3 Why are we treated like animals and regarded as stupid in your eyes?
4 You, who tear yourself apart in your anger—will 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 flame of his fire does not shine.
6 The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp above him goes out.
7 His strong steps grow cramped, and his own plans bring him down.
8 For his feet lead him into a net, and he walks over a trap.
9 A snare catches him by the heel; a trap closes on him.
10 His rope is hidden in the ground, and his trap lies along the path.
11 Terrors frighten him on every side and pursue him at every step.”
12 “His strength grows hungry, and disaster waits beside him.
13 It devours pieces of his skin; death’s firstborn devours his limbs.
14 His confidence is torn from his tent, and he is led away to the king of terrors.
15 What is not his settles in his tent, and sulfur is scattered over his dwelling.
16 Below, his roots dry up; above, his branch withers.
17 His memory vanishes from the earth, and he has no name in the street.
18 They drive him from light into darkness and banish him from the world.
19 He has no child or grandchild among his people, and no one remains where he lived.
20 Those who come after are appalled at his fate, and those who came before are seized with horror.
21 That is what the homes of the unjust are like; this is the place of those who do not know God.”
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