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New International Version NIV
1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
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Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2 Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.
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“Dominion and awe belong to God; he establishes order in the heights of heaven.
3 Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?
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Can his forces be numbered? On whom does his light not rise?
4 How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
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How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
5 Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
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If even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in his eyes,
6 How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
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how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot— a human being, who is only a worm!”