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25 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,

“Dominion and fear are with him.
    He makes peace in his high places.
Can his armies be counted?
    On whom does his light not arise?
How then can man be just with God?
    Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean?
Behold, even the moon has no brightness,
    and the stars are not pure in his sight;
How much less man, who is a worm,
    the son of man, who is a worm!”

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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?”

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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”