Job 18 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 But Baldad the Suhite responded by saying: Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2 How long will you throw around words? Understand first, and then let us speak. “How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and then we will speak. “When will you end these speeches? Be sensible, and then we can talk.
3 Why have we been treated like mules, as if we were unworthy before you? Why are we counted as cattle? Why are we stupid in your sight? Why are we regarded as cattle and considered stupid in your sight?
4 You, who ruins your own soul in your fury, will the earth be forsaken because of you, and will the cliffs be moved from their place? You who tear yourself in your anger, shall the earth be forsaken for you, or the rock be removed out of its place? 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?
5 Will not the light of the impious be put out, and the flame of his fire refuse to shine? “Indeed, the light of the wicked is put out, and the flame of his fire does not shine. “The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning.
6 Light will become darkness in his tabernacle, and the lamp that is over him will be extinguished. The light is dark in his tent, and his lamp above him is put out. The light in his tent becomes dark; the lamp beside him goes out.
7 His strong steps will be constrained, and his own counsel will cast him down uncontrollably. His strong steps are shortened, and his own schemes throw him down. The vigor of his step is weakened; his own schemes throw him down.
8 For he has caused his own feet to go into a net, and he has walked into its web. For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walks on its mesh. His feet thrust him into a net; he wanders into its mesh.
9 His heel will be held in a snare, and thirst will rage against him. A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare lays hold of him. A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare holds him fast.
10 A trap has been hidden for him in the earth, and a decoy, along his path. A rope is hidden for him in the ground, a trap for him in the path. A noose is hidden for him on the ground; a trap lies in his path.
11 Horrifying things will terrify him everywhere and will entangle his feet. Terrors frighten him on every side, and chase him at his heels. Terrors startle him on every side and dog his every step.
12 Let his strength be diminished by famine, and let starvation invade his ribs. His strength is famished, and calamity is ready for his stumbling. Calamity is hungry for him; disaster is ready for him when he falls.
13 Let it devour the beauty of his skin; let the ancient death consume his arms. It consumes the parts of his skin; the firstborn of death consumes his limbs. It eats away parts of his skin; death’s firstborn devours his limbs.
14 Let his confidence be torn away from his tabernacle, and let ruin trample over him like a king. He is torn from the tent in which he trusted and is brought to the king of terrors. He is torn from the security of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors.
15 Let the companions of he who is not, dwell in his tabernacle; let brimstone rain down upon his tabernacle. In his tent dwells that which is none of his; sulfur is scattered over his habitation. Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur is scattered over his dwelling.
16 Let his roots be dried up from beneath him, and his harvest be crushed from above. His roots dry up beneath, and his branches wither above. His roots dry up below and his branches wither above.
17 Let the memory of him perish from the earth, and let not his name be celebrated in the streets. His memory perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the street. The memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name in the land.
18 He will expel him from light into darkness, and he will remove him from the world. He is thrust from light into darkness, and driven out of the world. He is driven from light into the realm of darkness and is banished from the world.
19 Neither his offspring, nor his descendents, will exist among his people, nor will there be any remnants in his country. He has no posterity or progeny among his people, and no survivor where he used to live. He has no offspring or descendants among his people, no survivor where once he lived.
20 The last will be astonished at his day, and the first will be overcome with horror. They of the west are appalled at his day, and horror seizes them of the east. People of the west are appalled at his fate; those of the east are seized with horror.
21 And so, these are the tabernacles of the sinful, and this the place of he who does not know God. Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous, such is the place of him who knows not God.” Surely such is the dwelling of an evil man; such is the place of one who does not know God.”
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