[1] Then Bildad from Shuah answered:
[2] “Job, when will you stop talking? Be quiet and listen. Let us say something.
[3] Why do you think we are stupid like dumb cows?
[4] Job, your anger is only hurting yourself. Should people leave the earth just for you? Do you think God will move mountains just to satisfy you?
[5] “Yes, the evil person’s light will go out. His fire will stop burning.
[6] The light in his house will become dark. The lamp next to him will go out.
[7] His steps won’t be strong and fast again. But he will walk slowly and be weak. His own evil plans will make him fall.
[8] His own feet will lead him into a trap. He will walk into a trap and be caught.
[9] A trap will catch his heel. A trap will hold him tight.
[10] A rope in the ground will trap him. A trap is waiting in his path.
[11] Terror is waiting for him all around. Fears will follow every step he takes.
[12] Bad troubles are hungry for him. Ruin and disaster are ready for him when he falls.
[13] Terrible sickness will eat away his skin. It will rot his arms and legs.
[14] The evil person will be taken away from the safety of his house. He will be led away to meet the king of terrors.
[15] He will have nothing left in his house. Why? Burning sulfur will be scattered all through his home.
[16] His roots below will dry up, and his branches above will die.
[17] People on earth won’t remember him. No person remembers him anymore.
[18] People will push him away from light into the darkness. They will chase him out of this world.
[19] He will have no children or grandchildren. None of his family will be left alive.
[20] People in the west will be shocked when they hear what happened to the evil person. People in the east will be numb with fear.
[21] That really will happen to the evil person’s home. This is what will happen to the person that does not care about God!”