Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
English Standard Version ESV
1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
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Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
2 Dominion and dread belong to Him, the One who establishes harmony in the heavens.
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“Dominion and fear are with God; he makes peace in his high heaven.
3 Can His troops be numbered? Does His light not shine on everyone?
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Is there any number to his armies? Upon whom does his light not arise?
4 How can a person be justified before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
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How then can man be in the right before God? How can he who is born of woman be pure?
5 If even the moon does not shine and the stars are not pure in His sight,
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Behold, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure in his eyes;
6 how much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm!
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how much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm! ”
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