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1Bildad from Shuah responded and said:

1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered:

2"Dominion and fear belong to God; who fashions peace in his high heaven.

2"Dominion and awesome might belong to God; he establishes peace in his heights.

3Is there any limit to his armies? On whom does his light not shine?

3Can his armies be numbered? On whom does his light not rise?

4How can a human being become right with God? How can a human being be pure?

4How then can a human being be righteous before God? How can one born of a woman be pure?

5Behold, even the moon isn't bright, and the stars aren't pure in his eyes.

5If even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure as far as he is concerned,

6How much less is man, who is only a maggot, or a man's children, who are only worms!"

6how much less a mortal man, who is but a maggot--a son of man, who is only a worm!"