10 A noose is hidden for him on the ground; a trap lies in his path.
10 The snare is laid
10 A rope is hidden for him in the ground, a trap for him in the path.
10 They trip on ropes they've hidden, and fall into pits they've dug themselves.
10 A noose is hidden for him on the ground, And a trap for him in the road.
10 A noose lies hidden on the ground. A rope is stretched across their path.
5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.
5 The perverse travel a dangerous road, potholed and mud-slick; if you know what's good for you, stay clear of it.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards his soul will be far from them.
5 Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road; whoever values life will avoid it.
(Read Proverbs 22:5)
The way of sin is vexatious and dangerous. But the way of duty is safe and easy.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 18:10
Commentary on Job 18:5-10
(Read Job 18:5-10)
Bildad describes the miserable condition of a wicked man; in which there is much certain truth, if we consider that a sinful condition is a sad condition, and that sin will be men's ruin, if they do not repent. Though Bildad thought the application of it to Job was easy, yet it was not safe nor just. It is common for angry disputants to rank their opponents among God's enemies, and to draw wrong conclusions from important truths. The destruction of the wicked is foretold. That destruction is represented under the similitude of a beast or bird caught in a snare, or a malefactor taken into custody. Satan, as he was a murderer, so he was a robber, from the beginning. He, the tempter, lays snares for sinners wherever they go. If he makes them sinful like himself, he will make them miserable like himself. Satan hunts for the precious life. In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare for himself, and God is preparing for his destruction. See here how the sinner runs himself into the snare.