Job 18:1–3

1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

2 “When will you end these speeches?

Be sensible, and then we can talk.

3 Why are we regarded as cattle

and considered stupid in your sight?

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 Wherefore are we counted as beasts,

And reputed vile in your sight?

1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

2 “How long before you stop talking?

Speak sense if you want us to answer!

3 Do you think we are mere animals?

Do you think we are stupid?

1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:

2 “How long till you put an end to words?

Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak.

3 Why are we counted as beasts,

And regarded as stupid in your sight?

1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered:

2 “When will you stop these speeches?

Be sensible, and then we can talk.

3 You think of us as cattle,

as if we are stupid.

1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

2 How long will ye hunt for words?

Consider, and afterwards we will speak.

3 Wherefore are we counted as beasts,

And are become unclean in your sight?

1 And Bildad the Shuhite answered and said, 2 How long will ye hunt for words? Be intelligent, and then we will speak. 3 Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed stupid in your sight?

1 Then Bildad from Shuah replied ⸤to Job⸥, 

2 “How long before your words will end? 

Think it through, and then we’ll talk. 

3 Why do you think of us as cattle? 

Why are we considered stupid in your eyes? 

1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

2 How long until you stop talking?

Show some sense, and then we can talk.

3 Why are we regarded as cattle,

as stupid in your sight?

1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered:

2 “How long will you hunt for words?

Consider, and then we shall speak.

3 Why are we counted as cattle?

Why are we stupid in your sight?

1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,

2 “How long will you hunt for words?

Consider, and afterward we shall speak.

3 Why are we considered as animals?

Why are we taken as stupid in your eyes?

1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied,

2 “Job, when will you stop these speeches of yours?

Be reasonable! Then we can talk.

3 Why do you look at us as if we were cattle?

Why do you think of us as being stupid?

1 Then Bildad the Shuhite responded,

2 “How long will you hunt for words?

Show understanding and then we can talk.

3 “Why are we regarded as beasts,

As stupid in your eyes?