| New International Version | NET Bible |
| 1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: | 1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered: |
| 2"Dominion and awe belong to God; he establishes order in the heights of heaven. | 2"Dominion and awesome might belong to God; he establishes peace in his heights. |
| 3Can his forces be numbered? On whom does his light not rise? | 3Can his armies be numbered? On whom does his light not rise? |
| 4How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure? | 4How then can a human being be righteous before God? How can one born of a woman be pure? |
| 5If 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 a mortal, who is but a maggot-- a human being, who is only 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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