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1 Bildad the Shuhite again attacked Job:
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Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2 "God is sovereign, God is fearsome - everything in the cosmos fits and works in his plan.
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“Dominion and awe belong to God; he establishes order in the heights of heaven.
3 Can anyone count his angel armies? Is there any place where his light doesn't shine?
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Can his forces be numbered? On whom does his light not rise?
4 How can a mere mortal presume to stand up to God? How can an ordinary person pretend to be guiltless?
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How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
5 Why, even the moon has its flaws, even the stars aren't perfect 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 much less, plain men and women - slugs and maggots by comparison!"
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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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