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)

Nagsalita si Bildad

25 Sumagot si Bildad na taga-Shua, “Makapangyarihan ang Dios at kagalang-galang. Pinaghahari niya ang kapayapaan sa langit. Mabibilang ba ang kanyang hukbo? May lugar bang hindi nasisinagan ng kanyang liwanag? Paano makakatayo ang isang tao sa harapan ng Dios at sasabihing siya ay matuwid? Mayroon bang taong ipinanganak na walang kapintasan? Kung ang buwan at mga bituin ay hindi maliwanag sa kanyang paningin, di lalo na ang tao na parang uod lamang.”

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?