| Berean Standard Bible | New International Version |
| 1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: | 1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: |
| 2“Dominion and awe belong to God; He establishes harmony in the heights of heaven. | 2"Dominion and awe belong to God; he establishes order in the heights of heaven. |
| 3Can His troops be numbered? On whom does His light not rise? | 3Can his forces be numbered? On whom does his light not rise? |
| 4How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure? | 4How then can a mortal be righteous 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 is not bright and the stars are not pure in his eyes, |
| 6how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!” | 6how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot-- a human being, who is only a worm!" |
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