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Job 18:7-8 KJV

"The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare."
Job Chapter 18, Verse 7-8

Job 18:7-8 in Context (Verses 4–11 KJV)

4
He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?*
5
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
6
The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.*
7
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
8
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
9
The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
10
The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.*
11
Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.*