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Bildad
Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
Bildad: The Wicked Are Punished
Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
“When will you end these speeches?
Be sensible, and then we can talk.
Be sensible, and then we can talk.
“How long till you put an end to words?
Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak.
Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak.
Why are we regarded as cattle
and considered stupid in your sight?
and considered stupid in your sight?
Why are we counted as beasts,
And regarded as stupid in your sight?
And regarded as stupid in your sight?
You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger,
is the earth to be abandoned for your sake?
Or must the rocks be moved from their place?
is the earth to be abandoned for your sake?
Or must the rocks be moved from their place?
“The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out;
the flame of his fire stops burning.
the flame of his fire stops burning.
“The light of the wicked indeed goes out,
And the flame of his fire does not shine.
And the flame of his fire does not shine.
The light in his tent becomes dark;
the lamp beside him goes out.
the lamp beside him goes out.
The light is dark in his tent,
And his lamp beside him is put out.
And his lamp beside him is put out.
The vigor of his step is weakened;
his own schemes throw him down.
his own schemes throw him down.
The steps of his strength are shortened,
And his own counsel casts him down.
And his own counsel casts him down.
His feet thrust him into a net;
he wanders into its mesh.
he wanders into its mesh.
For he is cast into a net by his own feet,
And he walks into a snare.
And he walks into a snare.
A trap seizes him by the heel;
a snare holds him fast.
a snare holds him fast.
The net takes him by the heel,
And a snare lays hold of him.
And a snare lays hold of him.
A noose is hidden for him on the ground;
a trap lies in his path.
a trap lies in his path.
A noose is hidden for him on the ground,
And a trap for him in the road.
And a trap for him in the road.
Terrors startle him on every side
and dog his every step.
and dog his every step.
Terrors frighten him on every side,
And drive him to his feet.
And drive him to his feet.
Calamity is hungry for him;
disaster is ready for him when he falls.
disaster is ready for him when he falls.
His strength is starved,
And destruction is ready at his side.
And destruction is ready at his side.
It eats away parts of his skin;
death’s firstborn devours his limbs.
death’s firstborn devours his limbs.
He is torn from the security of his tent
and marched off to the king of terrors.
and marched off to the king of terrors.
He is uprooted from the shelter of his tent,
And they parade him before the king of terrors.
And they parade him before the king of terrors.
They dwell in his tent who are none of his;
Brimstone is scattered on his dwelling.
Brimstone is scattered on his dwelling.
His roots dry up below
and his branches wither above.
and his branches wither above.
His roots are dried out below,
And his branch withers above.
And his branch withers above.
The memory of him perishes from the earth;
he has no name in the land.
he has no name in the land.
He is driven from light into the realm of darkness
and is banished from the world.
and is banished from the world.
He has no offspring or descendants among his people,
no survivor where once he lived.
no survivor where once he lived.
He has neither son nor posterity among his people,
Nor any remaining in his dwellings.
Nor any remaining in his dwellings.
People of the west are appalled at his fate;
those of the east are seized with horror.
those of the east are seized with horror.