Job 25
Bildad delivers his third and briefest speech, declaring that dominion and fear belong to God. He argues that no man born of woman can be clean before God, since even the moon and stars are not pure in His sight.
| v | King James Version | Modern English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, | Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: |
| 2 | Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places. | "Dominion and fear are with him; he makes peace in his high places. |
| 3 | Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise? | Is there any number of his armies? And on whom does his light not arise? |
| 4 | How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? | How then can man be justified with God? Or how can He be clean that is born of a woman? |
| 5 | Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight. | See, even to the moon, and it shines not; yes, the stars are not pure in his sight. |
| 6 | How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm? | How much less man, that is a worm? And the son of man, which is a worm?" |