{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/job/18","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T15:24:12.046Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Job","bookSlug":"job","chapter":18,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":17,"nextChapter":19,"totalChapters":42,"totalVerses":21},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Then Baldad the Suhite answered, and said: "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"How long will you throw out words? understand first, and so let us speak. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Why are we reputed as beasts, and counted vile before you? "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Thou that destroyest thy soul in thy fury, shall the earth be forsaken for thee, and shall rocks be removed out of their place? "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Shall not the light of the wicked be extinguished, and the flame of his fire not shine? "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and the lamp that is over him, shall be put out. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"The step of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down headlong. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"For he hath thrust his feet into a net, and walketh in its meshes. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"The sole of his foot shall be held in a snare, and thirst shall burn against him. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"A gin is hidden for him in the earth, and his trap upon the path. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Fears shall terrify him on every side, and shall entangle his feet. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Let his strength be wasted with famine, and let hunger invade his ribs. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Let it devour the beauty of his skin, let the firstborn death consume his arms. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Let his confidence be rooted out of his tabernacle, and let destruction tread upon him like a king. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Let the companions of him that is not, dwell in his tabernacle, let brimstone be sprinkled in his tent. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Let his roots be dried up beneath, and his harvest destroyed above. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Let the memory of him perish from the earth and let not his name be renowned in the streets. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"He shall drive him out of light into darkness, and shall remove him out of the world. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"His seed shall not subsist, nor his offspring among his people, nor any remnants in his country. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"They that come after him shall be astonished at his day, and horror shall fall upon them that went before. "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"These men are the tabernacles of the wicked, and this the place of him that knoweth not God. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Job 18 (DRB)","markdown":"[Job 18](https://primebible.com/drb/job/18)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/job/18 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}