Job 25

1 Alors Baldad de Suhé prit la parole et dit:

Then Baldad the Suhite answered by saying:

2 A lui appartiennent la domination et la terreur; il fait régner la paix dans ses hautes demeures.

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

3 Ses légions ne sont-elles pas innombrables? Sur qui ne se lève pas sa lumière?

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

4 Comment l’homme serait-il juste devant Dieu? Comment le fils de la femme serait-il pur?

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

5 Voici que la lune même est sans clarté, les étoiles ne sont pas pures à ses yeux:

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

6 combien moins l’homme, ce vermisseau, le fils de l’homme, ce vil insecte!

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