1 Then Bildad the Shuhite made answer and said,
2 How long will it be before you have done talking? Get wisdom, and then we will say what is in our minds.
3 Why do we seem as beasts in your eyes, and as completely without knowledge?
4 But come back, now, come: you who are wounding yourself in your passion, will the earth be given up because of you, or a rock be moved out of its place?
5 For the light of the sinner is put out, and the flame of his fire is not shining.
6 The light is dark in his tent, and the light shining over him is put out.
7 The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.
8 His feet take him into the net, and he goes walking into the cords.
9 His foot is taken in the net; he comes into its grip.
10 The twisted cord is put secretly in the earth to take him, and the cord is placed in his way.
11 He is overcome by fears on every side, they go after him at every step.
12 His strength is made feeble for need of food, and destruction is waiting for his falling footstep.
13 His skin is wasted by disease, and his body is food for the worst of diseases.
14 He is pulled out of his tent where he was safe, and he is taken away to the king of fears.
15 In his tent will be seen that which is not his, burning stone is dropped on his house.
16 Under the earth his roots are dry, and over it his branch is cut off.
17 His memory is gone from the earth, and in the open country there is no knowledge of his name.
18 He is sent away from the light into the dark; he is forced out of the world.
19 He has no offspring or family among his people, and in his living-place there is no one of his name.
20 At his fate those of the west are shocked, and those of the east are overcome with fear.
21 Truly, these are the houses of the sinner, and this is the place of him who has no knowledge of God.
1 Mais uma resposta de Bildade o suita:
2 Quem estás tu a tentar enganar? Fala sensatamente se queres que respondamos!
3 Aos teus olhos tornámo-nos como animais,estúpidos e mudos?
4 Só porque rasgas a roupa com zanga,irá isso fazer com que as rochasse movam dos seus lugarese a terra se despovoe?
5 A verdade é esta - se não prosperas, é porque não és recto,e a chama da tua vida se apagará.
6 Haverá escuridão em todas as casas dos ímpios.
7 A passada confiante do malvado se tornará vacilante,porque se dará conta do seu enfraquecimento.
9 Andará sobre armadilhas, assaltantes armar-se-lhe-ão emboscadas.
10 Há uma ratoeira em cada atalho que toma.
11 Tem razões suficientes para andar aterrorizado- os seus adversários andam-lhe cerradamente no encalce!
12 O seu vigor decai por causa da fome; a calamidade está pronta a lançar-lhe as garras.
13 Tem a pele toda carcomida devido às carências de alimentação. A morte acabará por devorá-lo.
14 O rico em quem confiava pô-lo-á na ruae será levado até ao rei dos terrores.
15 A sua casa acabará por desaparecer num braseiro de enxofre.
16 Até os seus fundamentos arderão, e todas as suas dependências.
17 Qualquer lembrança da sua existência será banida da Terra; ninguém mais se lembrará dele.
18 Será posto fora do reino da luz para o das trevas;será expulso do mundo.
19 Não deixará descendente algum,nem filhos nem netos nem qualquer outro parente.
20 Do Oriente ao Ocidente todos pasmarão sobressaltadosperante o seu destino.
21 Sim, é isso que acontece aos que rejeitam Deus.