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Bildad Speaks of the Wicked

18 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,


“How long will you hunt for words and continue these speeches?
Do some clear thinking and show understanding and then we can talk.

“Why are we regarded as beasts,
As if [we are] stupid (senseless) in your eyes?

“You who tear yourself apart in anger,
Is the earth to be abandoned for your sake,
Or the rock to be moved out of its place?

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Bildad Speaks of the Wicked

18 Then Bildad the Shuhite responded,

“How long will you hunt for words?
Show understanding, and then we can talk.
Why are we (A)regarded as animals,
As stupid in your eyes?
[a]You who tear yourself in your anger—
Should the earth be abandoned for your sake,
Or the rock moved from its place?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 18:4 Lit The one who tears himself in his