Job 25

1 Then Baldad the Suhite answered by saying:

Then Bildad [also] replied,

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

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

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

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

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 Behold, even the moon is not radiant, 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 Is man much more than rottenness and the son of man much more than worms?

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.”