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 him. He makes peace in his high places.

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

Can his armies be counted? On whom does his light not 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 just with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be 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 worm, the son of man, who is a worm!”