Bildad Says Man Is Inferior

25 Then Bildad the Shuhite [a]answered,

(A)Dominion and awe [b]belong to Him
Who establishes peace in (B)His heights.
“Is there any number to (C)His troops?
And upon whom does His light not rise?
“How then can a man be (D)just with God?
Or how can he be (E)clean who is born of woman?
“If even (F)the moon has no brightness
And the (G)stars are not pure in His sight,
How much less (H)man, that (I)maggot,
And the son of man, that worm!”

Footnotes

  1. Job 25:1 Lit answered and said
  2. Job 25:2 Lit are with Him

Bildad

25 Then Bildad the Shuhite(A) replied:

“Dominion and awe belong to God;(B)
    he establishes order in the heights of heaven.(C)
Can his forces be numbered?
    On whom does his light not rise?(D)
How then can a mortal be righteous before God?
    How can one born of woman be pure?(E)
If even the moon(F) is not bright
    and the stars are not pure in his eyes,(G)
how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot—
    a human being,(H) who is only a worm!”(I)

Bildad Answers

25 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered:

“·God rules and he must be honored [L Rule/Dominion and dread are with him];
    he ·set up order [establishes peace] in his high heaven.
·No one can count God’s armies [L Is there a number to his troops?].
    ·His light shines on all people [L Upon whom does his light not rise?].
·So no one can be good [What mortal can be righteous…?] in the presence of God,
    and ·no one [who…?] born to a woman can be pure.
Even the moon is not bright
    and the stars are not pure in his eyes.
People are much less! They are like ·insects [L maggots].
    They are only worms!”