New English Translation

Job 18:5-12 New English Translation (NET)

5. “Yes, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished;his flame of fire does not shine.

6. The light in his tent grows dark;his lamp above him is extinguished.

7. His vigorous steps are restricted,and his own counsel throws him down.

8. For he has been thrown into a net by his feetand he wanders into a mesh.

9. A trap seizes him by the heel;a snare grips him.

10. A rope is hidden for him on the groundand a trap for him lies on the path.

11. Terrors frighten him on all sidesand dog his every step.

12. Calamity is hungry for him,and misfortune is ready at his side.