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

And Bildad the Shuhite answered 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 troops? 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?

And how should man be just with God? Or how should 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.

Lo, even the moon is not bright; 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, a worm, and the son of man, a worm!