1 Then Bildad the Shuhite spoke up and said, 2 “Dominion and awe belong to God. He brings peace* to his heavens. 3 Who can count his armies? Is there anywhere his light doesn't shine? 4 How can a human being be right before God? Can anyone born of woman be pure? 5 If in God's eyes even the moon does not shine brightly, and the stars are not pure, 6 how much less a human being—who by comparison is like a maggot or a worm!”