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1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
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1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
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2 "When will you end these speeches? Be sensible, and then we can talk.
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2 "When will you end these speeches? Be sensible, and then we can talk.
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3 Why are we regarded as cattle and considered stupid in your sight?
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3 Why are we regarded as cattle and considered stupid in your sight?
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4 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?
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4 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?
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5 "The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning.
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5 "The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning.
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6 The light in his tent becomes dark; the lamp beside him goes out.
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6 The light in his tent becomes dark; the lamp beside him goes out.
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7 The vigor of his step is weakened; his own schemes throw him down.
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7 The vigor of his step is weakened; his own schemes throw him down.
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8 His feet thrust him into a net and he wanders into its mesh.
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8 His feet thrust him into a net and he wanders into its mesh.
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9 A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare holds him fast.
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9 A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare holds him fast.
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10 A noose is hidden for him on the ground; a trap lies in his path.
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10 A noose is hidden for him on the ground; a trap lies in his path.
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11 Terrors startle him on every side and dog his every step.
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11 Terrors startle him on every side and dog his every step.
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12 Calamity is hungry for him; disaster is ready for him when he falls.
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12 Calamity is hungry for him; disaster is ready for him when he falls.
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13 It eats away parts of his skin; death's firstborn devours his limbs.
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13 It eats away parts of his skin; death's firstborn devours his limbs.
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14 He is torn from the security of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors.
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14 He is torn from the security of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors.
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15 Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur is scattered over his dwelling.
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15 Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur is scattered over his dwelling.
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16 His roots dry up below and his branches wither above.
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16 His roots dry up below and his branches wither above.
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17 The memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name in the land.
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17 The memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name in the land.
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18 He is driven from light into darkness and is banished from the world.
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18 He is driven from light into darkness and is banished from the world.
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19 He has no offspring or descendants among his people, no survivor where once he lived.
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19 He has no offspring or descendants among his people, no survivor where once he lived.
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20 Men of the west are appalled at his fate; men of the east are seized with horror.
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20 Men of the west are appalled at his fate; men of the east are seized with horror.
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21 Surely such is the dwelling of an evil man; such is the place of one who knows not God."
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21 Surely such is the dwelling of an evil man; such is the place of one who knows not God."
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
