1 וַיַּעַן בִּלְדַּד הַשֻּׁחִי וַיֹּאמַר׃

2 הַמְשֵׁל וָפַחַד עִמֹּו עֹשֶׂה לֹום בִּמְרֹומָיו׃

3 הֲיֵשׁ מִסְפָּר לִגְדוּדָיו וְעַל־מִי לֹא־יָקוּם אֹורֵהוּ׃

4 וּמַה־יִּצְדַּק אֱנֹושׁ עִם־אֵל וּמַה־יִּזְכֶּה יְלוּד אִשָּׁה׃

5 הֵן עַד־יָרֵחַ וְלֹא יַאֲהִיל וְכֹוכָבִים לֹא־זַכּוּ בְעֵינָיו׃

6 אַף כִּי־אֱנֹושׁ רִמָּה וּבֶן־אָדָם תֹּולֵעָה׃ פ

1 And Bildad the Shuhite answereth and saith: --

2 The rule and fear [are] with Him, Making peace in His high places.

3 Is their [any] number to His troops? And on whom ariseth not His light?

4 And what? is man righteous with God? And what? is he pure -- born of a woman?

5 Lo -- unto the moon, and it shineth not, And stars have not been pure in His eyes.

6 How much less man -- a grub, And the son of man -- a worm!