Job 25

1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

Then Bildad [also] replied,

2 “Dominion and awe belong to God; He establishes harmony in the heights of heaven.

“God is very powerful; everyone should have an awesome respect for him; he causes everything to be peaceful high up in heaven.

3 Can His troops be numbered? On whom does His light not rise?

(Can anyone count the angels who are in his army [in heaven]?/No one can count the angels who are in his army [in heaven].) [RHQ] (Is there any place where his light does not shine?/There is no place where his light does not shine.) [RHQ]

4 How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?

So, (how can God consider anyone to be righteous?/God certainly cannot consider anyone to be righteous.) [RHQ] (How can any human being be truly pure?/No human being can be truly pure.) [RHQ]

5 If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,

Consider this: God does not even consider the full moon to be bright, and he does not consider the stars to be spotless.

6 how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”

So, (what about humans?/he does not consider humans [to be important].) [RHQ] They are [as insignificant as] [MET] maggots. [God does not think more highly of] people [than he thinks of] worms.”