Job 25

1 Saa tog Sjuhiten Bildad til Orde og sagde:

Then Baldad the Suhite answered by saying:

2 Hos ham er der Vælde og Rædsel, han skaber Fred i sin høje Bolig.

Power and terror are with him that makes a pact with those in high places.

3 Er der mon Tal paa hans Skarer? Mod hvem staar ikke hans Baghold op?

Is there any limit to the number of his soldiers or to the number of those over whom his light rises?

4 Hvor kan en Mand have Ret imod Gud, hvor kan en kvindefødt være ren?

Is it right for man to compare himself to God, or to appear pure though he is born of woman?

5 Selv Maanen er ikke klar i hans Øjne og Stjernerne ikke rene,

Behold, even the moon is not radiant, and the stars are not pure, in his sight.

6 endsige en Mand, det Kryb, et Menneskebarn, den Orm!

Is man much more than rottenness and the son of man much more than worms?