4 You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger, is the earth to be abandoned for your sake? Or must the rocks be moved from their place?
4 He teareth himself
4 You who tear yourself in your anger, shall the earth be forsaken for you, or the rock be removed out of its place?
4 Why are you working yourself up like this? Do you want the world redesigned to suit you? Should reality be suspended to accommodate you?
4 You who tear yourself in anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for you? Or shall the rock be removed from its place?
4 You may tear out your hair in anger, but will that destroy the earth? Will it make the rocks tremble?
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 18:4
Commentary on Job 18:1-4
(Read Job 18:1-4)
Bildad had before given Job good advice and encouragement; here he used nothing but rebukes, and declared his ruin. And he concluded that Job shut out the providence of God from the management of human affairs, because he would not admit himself to be wicked.