1 T hen Bildad the Shuhite answered,

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

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

Dominion and fear are with him; He maketh 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 of his armies? And upon whom doth 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 just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

5 “ If even the moon has no brightness And the stars are not pure in His sight,

Behold, even the moon hath 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, that is a worm! And the son of man, that is a worm!