A disputed term in Bildad's speech to Job, either meaning 'snares for words' or simply 'an end.' If 'snares,' Bildad accuses Job of semantic trickery - setting verbal traps instead of speaking plainly. If 'ends' (following ancient versions), he's asking when they'll stop talking and start thinking. The textual uncertainty reflects the passage's difficulty, but both readings converge on the same rebuke: stop the clever rhetoric and face reality. Medieval Jewish and Christian interpreters struggled with this phrase, and modern translations still diverge, showing how Job's poetry pushes Hebrew to its limits.