| New King James Version | Holman 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 the heavens. |
| 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 person 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 man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm! |
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