| New International Version | NET Bible |
| 1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: | 1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered: |
| 2"When will you end these speeches? Be sensible, and then we can talk. | 2"How long until you make an end of words? You must consider, and then we can talk. |
| 3Why are we regarded as cattle and considered stupid in your sight? | 3Why should we be regarded as beasts, and considered stupid in your sight? |
| 4You 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? | 4You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger, will the earth be abandoned for your sake? Or will a rock be moved from its place? |
| 5"The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning. | 5"Yes, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; his flame of fire does not shine. |
| 6The light in his tent becomes dark; the lamp beside him goes out. | 6The light in his tent grows dark; his lamp above him is extinguished. |
| 7The vigor of his step is weakened; his own schemes throw him down. | 7His vigorous steps are restricted, and his own counsel throws him down. |
| 8His feet thrust him into a net; he wanders into its mesh. | 8For he has been thrown into a net by his feet and he wanders into a mesh. |
| 9A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare holds him fast. | 9A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare grips him. |
| 10A noose is hidden for him on the ground; a trap lies in his path. | 10A rope is hidden for him on the ground and a trap for him lies on the path. |
| 11Terrors startle him on every side and dog his every step. | 11Terrors frighten him on all sides and dog his every step. |
| 12Calamity is hungry for him; disaster is ready for him when he falls. | 12Calamity is hungry for him, and misfortune is ready at his side. |
| 13It eats away parts of his skin; death's firstborn devours his limbs. | 13It eats away parts of his skin; the most terrible death devours his limbs. |
| 14He is torn from the security of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors. | 14He is dragged from the security of his tent, and marched off to the king of terrors. |
| 15Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur is scattered over his dwelling. | 15Fire resides in his tent; over his residence burning sulfur is scattered. |
| 16His roots dry up below and his branches wither above. | 16Below his roots dry up, and his branches wither above. |
| 17The memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name in the land. | 17His memory perishes from the earth, he has no name in the land. |
| 18He is driven from light into the realm of darkness and is banished from the world. | 18He is driven from light into darkness and is banished from the world. |
| 19He has no offspring or descendants among his people, no survivor where once he lived. | 19He has neither children nor descendants among his people, no survivor in those places he once stayed. |
| 20People of the west are appalled at his fate; those of the east are seized with horror. | 20People of the west are appalled at his fate; people of the east are seized with horror, saying, |
| 21Surely such is the dwelling of an evil man; such is the place of one who does not know God." | 21Surely such is the residence of an evil man; and this is the place of one who has not known God.'" |
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