1 WYC Forsothe Baldach Suythes answeride, and seide, BSB BSB: Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2 WYC `Til to what ende schalt thou booste with wordis? Vndurstonde thou first, and so speke we. BSB BSB: “How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.
3 WYC Whi ben we arettid as beestis, and han we be foule bifor thee? BSB BSB: Why are we regarded as cattle, as stupid in your sight?
4 WYC What leesist thou thi soule in thi woodnes? Whether the erthe schal be forsakun `for thee, and hard stoonys schulen be borun ouer fro her place? BSB BSB: You who tear yourself in anger—should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?
5 WYC Whethir the liyt of a wickid man schal not be quenchid; and the flawme of his fier schal not schyne? BSB BSB: Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
6 WYC Liyt schal wexe derke in his tabernacle; and the lanterne, which is on hym, schal be quenchid. BSB BSB: The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.
7 WYC The steppis of his vertu schulen be maad streit; and his counsel schal caste hym doun. BSB BSB: His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.
8 WYC For he hath sent hise feet in to a net; and he goith in the meschis therof. BSB BSB: For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.
9 WYC His foot schal be holdun with a snare; and thirst schal brenne out ayens hym. BSB BSB: A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.
10 WYC The foot trappe of hym is hid in the erthe, and his snare on the path. BSB BSB: A noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path.
11 WYC Dredis schulen make hym aferd on ech side, and schulen biwlappe hise feet. BSB BSB: Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.
12 WYC His strengthe be maad feble bi hungur; and pouert asaile hise ribbis. BSB BSB: His strength is depleted, and calamity is ready at his side.
13 WYC Deuoure it the fairnesse of his skyn; the firste gendrid deth waste hise armes. BSB BSB: It devours patches of his skin; the firstborn of death devours his limbs.
14 WYC His trist be takun awei fro his tabernacle; and perischyng, as a kyng, aboue trede on hym. BSB BSB: He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.
15 WYC The felowis of hym that is not, dwelle in his tabernacle; brymston be spreynt in his tabernacle. BSB BSB: Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.
16 WYC The rootis of hym be maad drie bynethe; sotheli his ripe corn be al to-brokun aboue. BSB BSB: The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.
17 WYC His mynde perische fro the erthe; and his name be not maad solempne in stretis. BSB BSB: The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.
18 WYC He schal put hym out fro `liyt in to derknessis; and he schal bere hym ouer fro the world. BSB BSB: He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world.
19 WYC Nethir his seed nether kynrede schal be in his puple, nether ony relifs in hise cuntreis. BSB BSB: He has no offspring or posterity among his people, no survivor where he once lived.
20 WYC The laste men schulen wondre in hise daies; and hidousnesse schal asaile the firste men. BSB BSB: Those in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror.
21 WYC Therfor these ben the tabernaclis of a wickid man; and this is the place of hym, that knowith not God. BSB BSB: Surely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God.”
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