Hopa 25

1 Ano ra ko Pirirara Huhi; i mea ia,

And Bildad the Shuhite answers and says:

2 Kei a ia te kingitanga me te wehi: ko ia hei hohou i te rongo i ona wahi tiketike.

“The rule and fear [are] with Him, Making peace in His high places.

3 E taea ranei ana ope te tatau? ko wai hoki i kore te whitingia e tona marama?

Is their [any] number to His troops? And on whom does His light not arise?

4 A ma te aha ra te tangata ka whakatikaia mai ai e te Atua? Ma te aha ka ma ai te whanau a te wahine?

And what? Is man righteous with God? And what? Is he pure—born of a woman?

5 Nana, ko te marama, kahore ona tiahotanga, kahore hoki nga whetu kia ma ki tana titiro:

Behold—to the moon, and it does not shine, And stars have not been pure in His eyes.

6 Kia iti rawa iho to te tangata, he kutukutu nei! to te tama a te tangata, he iro nei!

How much less man—a grub, And the son of man—a worm!”