| English Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: | 1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered: |
| 2“Dominion and fear are with God; he makes peace in his high heaven. | 2"Dominion and awesome might belong to God; he establishes peace in his heights. |
| 3Is there any number to his armies? Upon whom does his light not arise? | 3Can his armies be numbered? On whom does his light not rise? |
| 4How then can man be in the right before God? How can he who is born of woman be pure? | 4How then can a human being be righteous before God? How can one born of a woman be pure? |
| 5Behold, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure in his eyes; | 5If even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure as far as he is concerned, |
| 6how much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm!” | 6how much less a mortal man, who is but a maggot--a son of man, who is only a worm!" |
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