11 Terrors(A) startle him on every side(B)
    and dog(C) his every step.
12 Calamity(D) is hungry(E) for him;
    disaster(F) is ready for him when he falls.(G)
13 It eats away parts of his skin;(H)
    death’s firstborn devours his limbs.(I)
14 He is torn from the security of his tent(J)
    and marched off to the king(K) of terrors.(L)
15 Fire resides[a] in his tent;(M)
    burning sulfur(N) is scattered over his dwelling.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 18:15 Or Nothing he had remains

19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;(A)
    when he opens his eyes, all is gone.(B)
20 Terrors(C) overtake him like a flood;(D)
    a tempest snatches him away in the night.(E)
21 The east wind(F) carries him off, and he is gone;(G)
    it sweeps him out of his place.(H)

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19 How suddenly(A) are they destroyed,
    completely swept away(B) by terrors!

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