Job 18:1-9 Common English Bible (CEB)

1. Bildad from Shuah answered:

2. How long? Would you all stop talking.Try to understand and then we can speak.

3. Why are we considered beasts,ignorant in your sight?

4. To you who tear yourself in rage—will earth be forsaken for your sake,a rock be dislodged from its place?

5. To be sure, the light of the wicked goes out;the blaze of their fire doesn’t shine.

6. The light in their tent becomes dark,and their lamp above doesn’t shine.

7. Their strong strides slow down;their plans trip themselves.

8. They are caught by their feet in a net;they walk on mesh.

9. A trap grabs them by the heel;a snare tightens on them.

Job 18