1 T hen answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,

2 D ominion and fear are with him; He maketh peace in his high places.

“Power and fear belong to God. He keeps peace in His high places.

3 I s there any number of his armies? And upon whom doth not his light arise?

Is there any number to His armies? Upon whom does His light not shine?

4 H ow then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

How then can a man be right and good before God? How can he who is born of woman be clean?

5 B ehold, even the moon hath no brightness, And the stars are not pure in his sight:

See, even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in His eyes.

6 H ow much less man, that is a worm! And the son of man, that is a worm!

How much less man, who is a bug, and the son of man, who is a worm!”