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18:1  Then Bildad from Shuah answered:
18:2  “When will you stop talking? Be sensible; let us say something.
18:3  Why do you think we are stupid, like dumb cows?
18:4  Your anger is hurting no one but you. Do you think this world was made for you alone? Do you think God should move mountains just to satisfy you?
18:5  “Yes, the light of those who are evil will go out. Their fire will stop burning.
18:6  The light in their houses will become dark. The lamps next to them will go out.
18:7  Their steps, once strong and fast, become weak. Their own evil plans make them fall.
18:8  Their own feet lead them into a net. They fall into its hidden pit and are caught.
18:9  A trap catches them by the heel, and it holds them tight.
18:10  A rope is hidden on the ground to trip them. A trap is waiting in their path.
18:11  On every side terrors frighten them. Fears follow every step they take.
18:12  Disaster is hungry for them. Ruin stands close by, waiting for them to fall.
18:13  Diseases will eat away their skin. Death itself will eat their arms and legs.
18:14  They will be taken away from the safety of their tents and be led away to meet death, the king of terrors.
18:15  Nothing will be left in their tents, which will be sprinkled with burning sulfur.
18:16  Their roots below will dry up, and their branches above will die.
18:17  People on earth will not remember them. Their names will be forgotten.
18:18  They will be forced from light into darkness. They will be chased out of this world.
18:19  They will leave behind no children, no descendants. None of their people will be left alive.
18:20  People in the west will be shocked at what happened to them. People in the east will be numb with fear.
18:21  This is what will happen to the homes of those who are evil. This is the place of those who don’t know God!”