Job 25

1 Then answered Bildad the Shuchite, and said,

Then Bildad [also] replied,

2 Dominion and dread are with him: he maketh peace 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 Can the number of his hosts be given? and over whom riseth not his light?

(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 man be justified with God? or how can be one that 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 as regardeth the moon, that is not bright; yea, the stars are not pure in his eyes.

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 the mortal, the mere worm? and the son of earth, the mere maggot?

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.”