pid denotes a harmful downfall or calamity affecting someone, including an enemy or those facing sudden judgment.

The term denotes a harmful calamity or downfall: Job 31:29 places it upon a hated person, while Job 30:24 and Proverbs 24:22 speak of disaster amid ruin or sudden arising calamity.

1. Harmful calamity or downfall · dominant

   All three occurrences use the masculine singular construct form in clauses concerning destructive misfortune. In Job 31:29 the APB renders the clause "If I rejoice at the disaster of one who hates me"; Job 30:24 places the term in a clause about ruins and a cry, and Proverbs 24:22 speaks of calamity that will arise suddenly.

   Job 30:24Job 31:29Proverbs 24:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term in disaster language across the verses, including "his disaster," "the disaster of one who hates me," and "the disaster of both." These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate a precise English equivalent.