Job 25

1 Then Bildad [also] replied,

Then Bildad the Shuhite spoke up and said,

2 “God is very powerful; everyone should have an awesome respect for him; he causes everything to be peaceful high up in heaven.

“Dominion and awe belong to God. He brings peace to his heavens.

3 (Can anyone count the angels who are in his army [in heaven]?/No one can count the angels who are in his army [in heaven].) [RHQ] (Is there any place where his light does not shine?/There is no place where his light does not shine.) [RHQ]

Who can count his armies? Is there anywhere his light doesn't shine?

4 So, (how can God consider anyone to be righteous?/God certainly cannot consider anyone to be righteous.) [RHQ] (How can any human being be truly pure?/No human being can be truly pure.) [RHQ]

How can a human being be right before God? Can anyone born of woman be pure?

5 Consider this: God does not even consider the full moon to be bright, and he does not consider the stars to be spotless.

If in God's eyes even the moon does not shine brightly, and the stars are not pure,

6 So, (what about humans?/he does not consider humans [to be important].) [RHQ] They are [as insignificant as] [MET] maggots. [God does not think more highly of] people [than he thinks of] worms.”

how much less a human being—who by comparison is like a maggot or a worm!”