| New King James Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: | 1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: |
| 2“Dominion and fear belong to Him; He makes peace in His high places. | 2Dominion and dread belong to him, the one who establishes harmony in his heights. |
| 3Is there any number to His armies? Upon whom does His light not rise? | 3Can his troops be numbered? Does his light not shine on everyone? |
| 4How then can man be righteous before God? Or how can he be pure who is born of a woman? | 4How can a human be justified before God? How can one born of woman be pure? |
| 5If even the moon does not shine, And the stars are not pure in His sight, | 5If even the moon does not shine and the stars are not pure in his sight, |
| 6How much less man, who is a maggot, And a son of man, who is a worm?” | 6how much less a human, who is a maggot, a son of man, who is a worm! |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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