Ἰώβ 25

1 ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Βαλδαδ ὁ Σαυχίτης λέγει

Then Baldad the Suhite answered by saying:

2 τί γὰρ προοίμιον ἢ φόβος παρ’ αὐτοῦ ὁ ποιῶν τὴν σύμπασαν ἐν ὑψίστῳ

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

3 μὴ γάρ τις ὑπολάβοι ὅτι ἔστιν παρέλκυσις πειραταῖς ἐπὶ τίνας δὲ οὐκ ἐπελεύσεται ἔνεδρα παρ’ αὐτοῦ

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

4 πῶς γὰρ ἔσται δίκαιος βροτὸς ἔναντι κυρίου ἢ τίς ἂν ἀποκαθαρίσαι ἑαυτὸν γεννητὸς γυναικός

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

5 εἰ σελήνῃ συντάσσει καὶ οὐκ ἐπιφαύσκει ἄστρα δὲ οὐ καθαρὰ ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ

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

6 ἔα δέ ἄνθρωπος σαπρία καὶ υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου σκώληξ

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