Job 25

Bildad's Third Speech

¹ Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,

¹ Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

¹ Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

¹ Bildad from Shuah responded and said:

¹ Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,

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

² Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.

² Dominion and dread belong to Him, the One who establishes harmony in the heavens.

² "Dominion and fear belong to God; who fashions peace in his high heaven.

² Dominion and fear are with [God]; He makes peace in His high places.

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

³ Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?

³ Can His troops be numbered? Does His light not shine on everyone?

³ Is there any limit to his armies? On whom does his light not shine?

³ 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?

⁴ How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

⁴ How can a person be justified before God? How can one born of woman be pure?

⁴ How can a human being become right with God? How can a human being be pure?

⁴ 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,

⁵ Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.

⁵ If even the moon does not shine and the stars are not pure in His sight,

⁵ Behold, even the moon isn't bright, and the stars aren't pure in his eyes.

⁵ Behold, even the moon has no brightness [compared to God's glory] and the stars are not pure in His sight -- "

⁶ How much less man, that maggot, And the son of man, that worm!"

⁶ How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?

⁶ how much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm!

⁶ How much less is man, who is only a maggot, or a man's children, who are only worms!"

⁶ How much less man, who is a maggot! And a son of man, who is a worm!