1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,

1 וַ֭יַּעַן בִּלְדַּ֥ד הַשֻּׁחִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

2 "How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.

2 עַד־אָ֤נָה׀ תְּשִׂימ֣וּן קִנְצֵ֣י לְמִלִּ֑ין תָּ֝בִ֗ינוּ וְאַחַ֥ר נְדַבֵּֽר׃

3 Why are we counted as animals, Which have become unclean in your sight?

3 מַ֭דּוּעַ נֶחְשַׁ֣בְנוּ כַבְּהֵמָ֑ה נִ֝טְמִ֗ינוּ בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃

4 You who tear yourself in your anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for you? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?

4 טֹֽרֵ֥ף נַפְשֹׁ֗ו בְּאַ֫פֹּ֥ו הַ֭לְמַעַנְךָ תֵּעָ֣זַב אָ֑רֶץ וְיֶעְתַּק־צ֝֗וּר מִמְּקֹמֹֽו׃

5 "Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out, The spark of his fire shall not shine.

5 גַּ֤ם אֹ֣ור רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא־יִ֝גַּ֗הּ שְׁבִ֣יב אִשֹּֽׁו׃

6 The light shall be dark in his tent, His lamp above him shall be put out.

6 אֹ֖ור¹ חָשַׁ֣ךְ בְּאָהֳלֹ֑ו וְ֝נֵרֹ֗ו עָלָ֥יו יִדְעָֽךְ׃

7 The steps of his strength shall be shortened, His own counsel shall cast him down.

7 יֵֽ֭צְרוּ צַעֲדֵ֣י אֹונֹ֑ו וְֽתַשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּ עֲצָתֹֽו׃

8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he wanders into its mesh.

8 כִּֽי־שֻׁלַּ֣ח בְּרֶ֣שֶׁת בְּרַגְלָ֑יו וְעַלשְ֝־בָכָ֗ה יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃

9 A snare shall take him by the heel; A trap shall lay hold on him.

9 יֹאחֵ֣ז בְּעָקֵ֣ב פָּ֑ח יַחֲזֵ֖ק עָלָ֣יו צַמִּֽים׃

10 A noose is hidden for him in the ground, A trap for him in the way.

10 טָמ֣וּן בָּאָ֣רֶץ חַבְלֹ֑ו וּ֝מַלְכֻּדְתֹּ֗ו עֲלֵ֣י נָתִֽיב׃

11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, And shall chase him at his heels.

11 סָ֭בִיב בִּֽעֲתֻ֣הוּ בַלָּהֹ֑ות וֶהֱפִיצֻ֥הוּ לְרַגְלָֽיו׃

12 His strength shall be famished, Calamity shall be ready at his side.

12 יְהִי־רָעֵ֥ב אֹנֹ֑ו וְ֝אֵ֗יד נָכֹ֥ון לְצַלְעֹֽו׃

13 The members of his body shall be devoured, The firstborn of death shall devour his members.

13 יֹ֭אכַל בַּדֵּ֣י עֹורֹ֑ו יֹאכַ֥ל בַּ֝דָּ֗יו בְּכֹ֣ור מָֽוֶת׃

14 He shall be rooted out of his tent where he trusts. He shall be brought to the king of terrors.

14 יִנָּתֵ֣ק מֵ֭אָהֳלֹו מִבְטַחֹ֑ו וְ֝תַצְעִדֵ֗הוּ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ בַּלָּהֹֽות׃

15 There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his. Sulfur shall be scattered on his habitation.

15 תִּשְׁכֹּ֣ון בְּ֭אָהֳלֹו מִבְּלִי־לֹ֑ו יְזֹרֶ֖ה עַל־נָוֵ֣הוּ גָפְרִֽית׃

16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, Above shall his branch be cut off.

16 מִ֭תַּחַת שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו יִבָ֑שׁוּ וּ֝מִמַּ֗עַל יִמַּ֥ל קְצִירֹֽו׃

17 His memory shall perish from the earth. He shall have no name in the street.

17 זִֽכְרֹו־אָ֭בַד מִנִּי־אָ֑רֶץ וְלֹא־שֵׁ֥ם לֹ֝֗ו עַל־פְּנֵי־חֽוּץ׃

18 He shall be driven from light into darkness, And chased out of the world.

18 יֶ֭הְדְּפֻהוּ מֵאֹ֣ור אֶל־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וּֽמִתֵּבֵ֥ל יְנִדֻּֽהוּ׃

19 He shall have neither son nor grandson among his people, Nor any remaining where he sojourned.

19 לֹ֘א נִ֤ין לֹ֣ו וְלֹא־נֶ֣כֶד בְּעַמֹּ֑ו וְאֵ֥ין רִ֗יד בִּמְגוּרָֽיו׃

20 Those who come after shall be astonished at his day, As those who went before were frightened.

20 עַל־יֹ֖ומֹו נָשַׁ֣מּוּ אַחֲרֹנִ֑ים וְ֝קַדְמֹנִ֗ים אָ֣חֲזוּ שָֽׂעַר׃

21 Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous, This is the place of him who doesn't know God."

21 אַךְ־אֵ֭לֶּה מִשְׁכְּנֹ֣ות עַוָּ֑ל וְ֝זֶ֗ה מְקֹ֣ום לֹא־יָדַֽע־אֵֽל׃