18:1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered, and said,

18:2 How long until you¹ make an end of words?²
You must consider,³ and then⁴ we can talk.
18:3 Why should we be regarded as beasts,
and considered stupid⁵ in your sight?
18:4 You who tear yourself⁶ to pieces in your anger,
will the earth be abandoned⁷ for your sake?
or a rock be moved from its place?⁸
18:5 Yes,⁹ the lamp¹⁰ of the wicked is extinguished;
his flame of fire¹¹ does not shine.
18:6 The light in his tent grows dark;
his lamp over him is extinguished.¹²
18:7 His vigorous steps¹³ are restricted;¹⁴
and his own counsel throws him down.¹⁵
18:8 For he has been cast into a net by his feet¹⁶
and he wanders into a mesh.¹⁷
18:9 A snare¹⁸ seizes him by the heel;
a trap¹⁹ grips him.
18:10 A rope is hidden for him²⁰ on the ground;
and a trap for him²¹ lies on the path.
18:11 Terrors²² frighten him on all sides
and dog²³ his every step.
18:12 Calamity is²⁴ hungry for him;²⁵
and misfortune is ready at his side.²⁶
18:13 It eats away parts of his skin;²⁷
death’s firstborn²⁸ devours his limbs.
18:14 He is torn from the security of his tent,²⁹
and marched off to the king³⁰ of terrors.
18:15 Fire resides in his tent;³¹
burning sulphur is scattered over his dwelling.
18:16 His roots dry up below,
and his branches wither above.
18:17 His memory perishes from the earth,
he has no name in the land.³²
18:18 He is driven³³ from light into darkness
and is banished from the world.
18:19 He has no offspring or descendants³⁴ among his people,
no survivor in those places he stayed.³⁵
18:20 Men of the west³⁶ are appalled at his fate;³⁷
men of the east are seized with horror.³⁸
18:21 Surely such is the dwelling³⁹ of an evil man;
and this is the place
of one who has not known God.⁴⁰