Job 25

1 Then responded Bildad the Shuhite, and said: —

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said:

2 Dominion and dread, are with him, who causeth prosperity among his lofty ones;

Dominion and fear are with Him; He maintaineth peace in his high places.

3 Is there any number to his troops? And upon whom ariseth not his light?

Is there any numbering of his hosts? And upon whom doth not his light arise?

4 How then shall, a mortal, be just with GOD? Or how shall he be pure who is born of a woman?

How then can man be righteous before? Or how can he be pure that is born of woman?

5 Look as far as the moon, and it is not clear, and, the stars, are not bright in his eyes!

Behold, even the moon, it shineth not; And the stars are not pure in his sight,

6 How much less a mortal who is a creeping thing? Or a son of the earth-born who is a worm?

How much less, man, a worm; And the son of man, a reptile!