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25 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

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

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

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

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

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

Bildad’s Third Speech[a]

Chapter 25

God’s Dominance Inspires Terror. Then Bildad the Shuhite responded:

“Sovereignty and awe belong to God
    who has established peace in his realm on high.
How can anyone number his forces?[b]
    Upon whom does his light not arise?
“How then can any man be righteous in God’s eyes?
    How can one born of woman be regarded as virtuous?
If in his eyes the moon is not bright
    and the stars are not pure,
how much less is man, who is a maggot,
    a son of man, who is a worm?”

Footnotes

  1. Job 25:1 The course of the debate gives the author an opportunity to introduce a fine piece on the greatness of God. According to some critics, Job interrupts briefly (Job 26:1-4), and Bildad’s speech continues in Job 26:5-14. In this interpretation, Job picks up his thread again in Job 27:1ff.
  2. Job 25:3 Forces: the angels and the stars.

Tercer discurso de Bildad

25 Bildad de Súah responde:

«Dios es poderoso y temible. Él pone orden en las altura de los cielos. ¿Quién podrá contar sus ejércitos de ángeles? Y su luz se derrama sobre toda la tierra. ¿Cómo puede el simple hombre plantarse ante Dios y pretender que es justo? ¿Quién en el mundo entero puede alardear de ser puro? Tan glorioso es Dios, que hasta la luna y las estrellas son menos que nada comparadas con él. ¡Cuánto más insignificante es el hombre, que no es más que un simple gusano a la vista de él!».