[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.”