| NET Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered: | 1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: |
| 2"Dominion and awesome might belong to God; he establishes peace in his heights. | 2Dominion and dread belong to him, the one who establishes harmony in his heights. |
| 3Can his armies be numbered? On whom does his light not rise? | 3Can his troops be numbered? Does his light not shine on everyone? |
| 4How then can a human being be righteous before God? How can one born of a woman be pure? | 4How can a human be justified before God? How can one born of woman be pure? |
| 5If even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure as far as he is concerned, | 5If even the moon does not shine and the stars are not pure in his sight, |
| 6how much less a mortal man, who is but a maggot--a son of man, who is only a worm!" | 6how much less a human, who is a maggot, a son of man, who is a worm! |
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