1 A nd Bildad the Shuhite answereth and saith: --

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

2 T he rule and fear with Him, Making peace in His high places.

Dominion and fear are with him; He maketh peace in his high places.

3 I s their number to His troops? And on whom ariseth not His light?

Is there any number of his armies? And upon whom doth not his light arise?

4 A nd what? is man righteous with God? And what? is he pure -- born of a woman?

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

5 L o -- unto the moon, and it shineth not, And stars have not been pure in His eyes.

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

6 H ow much less man -- a grub, And the son of man -- a worm!

How much less man, that is a worm! And the son of man, that is a worm!