| English Standard Version | New International Version |
| 1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: | 1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: |
| 2“Dominion and fear are with God; he makes peace in his high heaven. | 2"Dominion and awe belong to God; he establishes order in the heights of heaven. |
| 3Is there any number to his armies? Upon whom does his light not arise? | 3Can his forces be numbered? On whom does his light not rise? |
| 4How then can man be in the right before God? How can he who is born of woman be pure? | 4How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure? |
| 5Behold, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure in his eyes; | 5If even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in his eyes, |
| 6how much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm!” | 6how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot-- a human being, who is only a worm!" |
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