1 T hen Bildad the Shuhite answered,

Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,

2 “ Dominion and awe belong to Him Who establishes peace in His heights.

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

3 “ Is there any number to His troops? And upon whom does His light not rise?

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

4 “ How then can a man be just with God? Or how can he be clean who is born of 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 “ If even the moon has no brightness 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, that maggot, And the son of man, that worm!”

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