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.

1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,2 How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.3 Why are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?4 He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of its place?5 Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.6 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.7 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.9 The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.10 The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.12 His strength shall be hunger-bitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.13 It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the first-born of death shall devour his strength.14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.18 He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.19 He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.20 They that come after him shall be astonished at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.21 Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.