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25 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered, and said,

“Power and fear are with Him Who makes peace in His places.

“Is there any number to His armies? And upon whom shall not His light arise?

“And how may a man be justified with God? Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?

“Behold, He will give no light to the Moon. And the stars are unclean in His sight.

“How much less so is man (a maggot) and the son of man (a worm)?”

25 Nang magkagayo'y sumagot si Bildad na Suhita, at nagsabi,

Kapangyarihan at takot ay sumasa kaniya; siya'y gumagawa ng kapayapaan sa kaniyang mga mataas na dako.

May anomang bilang ba sa kaniyang mga hukbo? At doon sa hindi sinisikatan ng kaniyang liwanag?

Paano ngang makapagiging ganap ang tao sa Dios? O paanong magiging malinis siya na ipinanganak ng isang babae.

Narito, pati ng buwan ay walang liwanag, at ang mga bituin ay hindi dalisay sa kaniyang paningin:

Gaano pa nga kaliit ang tao, na isang uod! At ang anak ng tao, na isang uod!

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: How Can Man Be Righteous?

25 Then (A)Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:

“Dominion and fear belong to Him;
He makes peace in His high places.
[a]Is there any number to His armies?
Upon whom does (B)His light not rise?
(C)How then can man be righteous before God?
Or how can he be (D)pure who is born of a woman?
If even the moon does not shine,
And the stars are not pure in His (E)sight,
How much less man, who is (F)a maggot,
And a son of man, who is a worm?”

Footnotes

  1. Job 25:3 Can His armies be counted?