The Bible in Basic English BBE
New International Version NIV
1 Then Bildad the Shuhite made answer and said,
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Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2 Rule and power are his; he makes 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 it possible for his armies to be numbered? and on whom is not his light shining?
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Can his forces be numbered? On whom does his light not rise?
4 How then is it possible for man to be upright before God? or how may he be clean who is a son of woman?
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How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
5 See, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not clean in his eyes:
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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 who is an insect, and the son of man who 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!”
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