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1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied,
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Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2 "God is King. He should be feared. He establishes peace in the highest parts of heaven.
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“Dominion and awe belong to God; he establishes order in the heights of heaven.
3 Can anyone count his troops? Is there anyone his light doesn't shine on?
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Can his forces be numbered? On whom does his light not rise?
4 How can human beings be right with God? How can mere people really be pure?
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How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
5 Even the moon isn't bright and the stars aren't pure in God's eyes.
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If even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in his eyes,
6 So how about human beings? They are like maggots. How about mere people? They are like worms."
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how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot— a human being, who is only a worm!”
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