Bildad Says Man Is Inferior
1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
2 “Dominion and awe belong to Him
Who establishes peace in His heights.
Who establishes peace in His heights.
3 “Is there any number to His troops?
And upon whom does His light not rise?
And upon whom does His light not rise?
4 “How then can a man be just with God?
Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?
Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?
5 “If even the moon has no brightness
And the stars are not pure in His sight,
And the stars are not pure in His sight,
6 How much less man, that maggot,
And the son of man, that worm!”
And the son of man, that worm!”