וַיַּעַן בִּלְדַּד הַשֻּׁחִי וַיֹּאמַר׃

Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:

הַמְשֵׁל ופַחַד עִמּוֹ עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו

Dominion and fear are with Him. God has supreme authority and power; therefore, He casts His awe upon all. He also makes peace in His heights.

הֲיֵשׁ מִסְפָּר לִגְדוּדָיו וְעַל־מִי לֹא־יָקוּם אוֹרֵהוּ

Is there a number to His troops? The forces of God are unlimited. On whom does His light not rise? No one can hide from Him.

וּמַה־יִּצְדַּק אֱנוֹשׁ עִם־אֵל וּמַה־יִּזְכֶּה יְלוּד אִשָּׁה

How, then, can man be vindicated in his case with God? Or how can one who is born of a woman be exonerated in his judgment with God? You cannot possibly emerge vindicated in your dispute with God.

הֵן עַד יָרֵחַ וְלֹא יַאֲהִיל וְכוֹכָבִים לֹא־זַכּוּ בְעֵינָיו

Behold, in comparison with God’s light, even the moon does not shine, and the stars and their light are not pure in His eyes;

אַף כִּי אֱנוֹשׁ רִמָּה וּבֶן־אָדָם תּוֹלֵעָה

how much less so pure and shining is man, a maggot; the son of man, who is a worm. A mere puny mortal, so much lower than those celestial bodies, should not open his mouth against God.