Job 18:5-14

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⁵ “Surely the light of the wicked is put out,
    and the flame of their fire does not shine.^(A)
6 The light is dark in their tent,
    and the lamp above them is put out.
⁷ Their strong steps are shortened,
    and their own schemes throw them down.^(B)
8 For they are thrust into a net by their own feet,
    and they walk into a pitfall.^(C)
9 A trap seizes them by the heel;
    a snare lays hold of them.^(D)
10 A rope is hid for them in the ground,
    a trap for them in the path.^(E)
11 Terrors frighten them on every side
    and chase them at their heels.^(F)
12 Their strength is consumed by hunger,^[a]
    and calamity is ready for their stumbling.^(G)
13 By disease their skin is consumed;^[b]
    the firstborn of Death consumes their limbs.
¹⁴ They are torn from the tent in which they trusted
    and are brought to the king of terrors.^(H)