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Bildad’s Third Speech

25 Then[a] Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,[b]

“Domination and dread are with him
who makes peace in his high heavens.
Is there a number to his troops?
And upon whom does his light not rise?
“Indeed,[c] how can a human being be righteous before God?
And how will he who is born of a woman be pure?
Look, even the moon is not bright,[d]
and the stars are not pure in his sight.
How much less[e] for a human being who is a maggot,
and a human[f] who is a worm?”

Footnotes

  1. Job 25:1 Hebrew “And”
  2. Job 25:1 Hebrew “he said”
  3. Job 25:4 Hebrew “And”
  4. Job 25:5 Literally “and it is not bright”
  5. Job 25:6 Literally “Also”
  6. Job 25:6 Literally “a son of man,” or “a son of Adam”

Bildad Speaks

25 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

Dominion and dread(A) belong to Him,
the One who establishes harmony in the heavens.[a]
Can His troops be numbered?
Does His light not shine on everyone?
How can a person be justified before God?(B)
How can one born of woman be pure?(C)
If even the moon does not shine
and the stars are not pure in His sight,(D)
how much less man, who is a maggot,
and the son of man, who is a worm!(E)

Footnotes

  1. Job 25:2 Lit in His heights