Bildad Talk Again
Bildad vex say dem count am like cow, and im answer with one set speech about wetin dey happen to wicked people: dem quench im lamp, trap catch im heel, no pikin remain alive. Every picture land on top man wey just bury im pikin dem.
18 1Den Bildad, di Shuhite man, answer: 2"How long you go dey hunt for word? Show small sense, den we fit talk. 3Why una dey treat us like cow, dey count us as mumu for your eye? 4You wey dey tear yourself into pieces for your vex—abi make dem leave di earth because of you, or make di rock comot from im place? 5Yes, di light of di wicked person go quench, and di flame of im fire go dark. 6Di light for im tent go turn dark, and di lamp wey dey on top am go off. 7Im strong strong steps go cut short, and na im own plan go throw am down. 8Na im own leg dey drive am enter net, and e dey waka straight enter di trap. 9Trap catch am for im heel; snare hold am tight. 10Dem hide rope for am for inside ground, and trap dey wait for am for im road. 11Fear dey shock am from every side and dey chase am for im heel. 12Hunger don finish im power, and wahala don ready for im fall. 13E dey chop patches of im skin; di firstborn of death dey chop im hand and leg. a a v13 "Di firstborn of death" na poetic way to talk about deadly sickness wey dey waste person—death im most deadly agent. 14Dem tear am comot from di safe place of im tent and march am go meet di king of terror. 15Fire settle for im tent, wey no be im own again; dem scatter burning sulfur all over im house. 16Im root dry for ground below, and im branch wither for up. 17Nobody go remember am for di earth again, and e no get name for di street. 18Dem drive am from light enter darkness and chase am comot from di world. 19E no leave pikin or grandpikin among im people, nobody wey survive for di place wey e bin dey live. 20People for di west dey shock about wetin happen to am, and people for di east dey shake with fear. 21For true, na so e dey happen to di house of di wicked person, di place of di person wey no know God."
