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The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered:
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Bildad the Shuchi said,
2 "When will you stop these speeches? Be sensible, and then we can talk.
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"When will you put an end to words? Think about it -then we'll talk!
3 You think of us as cattle, as if we are stupid.
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Why are we thought of as cattle, stupid in your view?
4 You tear yourself to pieces in your anger. Should the earth be vacant just for you? Should the rocks move from their places?
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You can tear yourself to pieces in your anger, but the earth won't be abandoned just for your sake; not even a rock will be moved from its place.
5 "The lamp of the wicked will be put out, and the flame in their lamps will stop burning.
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"The light of the wicked will flicker and die, not a spark from his fire will shine,
6 The light in their tents will grow dark, and the lamps by their sides will go out.
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the light in his tent is darkened, the lamp over him will be snuffed out.
7 Their strong steps will grow weak; they will fall into their own evil traps.
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His vigorous stride is shortened, his own plans make him trip and fall.
8 Their feet will be caught in a net when they walk into its web.
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For his own feet plunge him into a net, he wanders into its meshes.
9 A trap will catch them by the heel and hold them tight.
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A trap grabs him by the heel, a snare catches hold of him.
10 A trap for them is hidden on the ground, right in their path.
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A noose is hidden for him in the ground; pitfalls lie in his path.
11 Terrible things startle them from every side and chase them at every step.
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Terrors overwhelm him on every side and scatter about his feet.
12 Hunger takes away their strength, and disaster is at their side.
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"Trouble is hungry for him, calamity ready for his fall;
13 Disease eats away parts of their skin; death gnaws at their arms and legs.
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disease eats away at his skin; the first stages of death devour him gradually.
14 They are torn from the safety of their tents and dragged off to Death, the King of Terrors.
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What he relied on will be torn from his tent, and he will be marched before the king of terrors.
15 Their tents are set on fire, and sulfur is scattered over their homes.
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"What isn't his at all will live in his tent; sulfur will be scattered on his home.
16 Their roots dry up below ground, and their branches die above ground.
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His roots beneath him will dry up; above him, his branch will wither.
17 People on earth will not remember them; their names will be forgotten in the land.
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Memory of him will fade from the land, while abroad his name will be unknown.
18 They will be driven from light into darkness and chased out of the world.
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He will be pushed from light into darkness and driven out of the world.
19 They have no children or descendants among their people, and no one will be left alive where they once lived.
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"Without son or grandson among his people, no one will remain in his dwellings.
20 People of the west will be shocked at what has happened to them, and people of the east will be very frightened.
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Those who come after will be appalled at his fate, just as those there before were struck with horror.
21 Surely this is what will happen to the wicked; such is the place of one who does not know God."
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"This is how things are in the homes of the wicked, and this is the place of those who don't know God."
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.