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1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
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Bildad from Shuah replied:
2 “Dominion and awe belong to God; he establishes order in the heights of heaven.
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Supreme power and awe belong to God; he establishes peace on his heights.
3 Can his forces be numbered? On whom does his light not rise?
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Can his troops be counted? On whom does his light not rise?
4 How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
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How can a person be innocent before God; one born of a woman be pure?
5 If even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in his eyes,
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If even the moon is not bright and the stars not pure in his eyes,
6 how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot— a human being, who is only a worm!”
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how much less a human, a worm, a person's child, a grub.
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