GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
1 Then Bildad from Shuah replied [to Job],
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Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2 "Authority and terror belong to God. He establishes 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 [limit to the] number of his troops? Is there anyone on whom his light does not rise?
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Can his forces be numbered? On whom does his light not rise?
4 How can a person be righteous to God? How can anyone born of a woman 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 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 pure is a mortal--who is only a maggot-- a descendant of Adam--who is only a worm!"
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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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