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18:1  Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
18:2  “How long till you put an end to words? Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak.
18:3  Why are we counted as beasts, And regarded as stupid in your sight?
18:4  You who tear yourself in anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for you? Or shall the rock be removed from its place?
18:5  “The light of the wicked indeed goes out, And the flame of his fire does not shine.
18:6  The light is dark in his tent, And his lamp beside him is put out.
18:7  The steps of his strength are shortened, And his own counsel casts him down.
18:8  For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walks into a snare.
18:9  The net takes him by the heel, And a snare lays hold of him.
18:10  A noose is hidden for him on the ground, And a trap for him in the road.
18:11  Terrors frighten him on every side, And drive him to his feet.
18:12  His strength is starved, And destruction is ready at his side.
18:13  It devours patches of his skin; The firstborn of death devours his limbs.
18:14  He is uprooted from the shelter of his tent, And they parade him before the king of terrors.
18:15  They dwell in his tent who are none of his; Brimstone is scattered on his dwelling.
18:16  His roots are dried out below, And his branch withers above.
18:17  The memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name among the renowned.
18:18  He is driven from light into darkness, And chased out of the world.
18:19  He has neither son nor posterity among his people, Nor any remaining in his dwellings.
18:20  Those in the west are astonished at his day, As those in the east are frightened.
18:21  Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him who does not know God.”