1 A nd Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,

Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,

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

Dominion and fear are with; He makes peace in His high places.

3 I s there any number of his troops? and upon whom doth not his light arise?

Is there any number to His armies? And upon whom does not His light arise?

4 A nd how should man be just with God? Or how should he be clean that is born of a woman?

How then can man be justified and righteous before God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be pure and clean?

5 L o, even the moon is not bright; and the stars are not pure in his sight:

Behold, even the moon has no brightness and the stars are not pure in His sight—

6 H ow much less man, a worm, and the son of man, a worm!

How much less man, who is a maggot! And a son of man, who is a worm!