| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: | 1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: |
| 2"When will you end these speeches? Be sensible, and then we can talk. | 2“How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk. |
| 3Why are we regarded as cattle and considered stupid in your sight? | 3Why are we regarded as cattle, as 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 in anger—should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place? |
| 5"The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning. | 5Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow. |
| 6The light in his tent becomes dark; the lamp beside him goes out. | 6The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out. |
| 7The vigor of his step is weakened; his own schemes throw him down. | 7His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up. |
| 8His feet thrust him into a net; he wanders into its mesh. | 8For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh. |
| 9A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare holds him fast. | 9A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him. |
| 10A noose is hidden for him on the ground; a trap lies in his path. | 10A noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path. |
| 11Terrors startle him on every side and dog his every step. | 11Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step. |
| 12Calamity is hungry for him; disaster is ready for him when he falls. | 12His strength is depleted, and calamity is ready at his side. |
| 13It eats away parts of his skin; death's firstborn devours his limbs. | 13It devours patches of his skin; the firstborn of death devours his limbs. |
| 14He is torn from the security of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors. | 14He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors. |
| 15Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur is scattered over his dwelling. | 15Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling. |
| 16His roots dry up below and his branches wither above. | 16The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away. |
| 17The memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name in the land. | 17The memory of him perishes from the earth, and 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 chased from the inhabited world. |
| 19He has no offspring or descendants among his people, no survivor where once he lived. | 19He has no offspring or posterity among his people, no survivor where he once lived. |
| 20People of the west are appalled at his fate; those of the east are seized with horror. | 20Those in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror. |
| 21Surely such is the dwelling of an evil man; such is the place of one who does not know God." | 21Surely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God.” |
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