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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 Speaks: How Can a Mortal Be Righteous before God?

25 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered:

“Dominion and fear are with God;[a]
    he makes peace in his high heaven.(A)
Is there any number to his armies?
    Upon whom does his light not arise?(B)
How then can a mortal be righteous before God?
    How can one born of woman be pure?(C)
If even the moon is not bright
    and the stars are not pure in his sight,(D)
how much less a mortal, who is a maggot,
    and a human being, who is a worm!”(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 25.2 Heb him