1 Then Bildad from Shuah replied [to Job],

2 "Authority and terror belong to God. He establishes peace in his high places.

3 Is there any [limit to the] number of his troops? Is there anyone on whom his light does not rise?

4 How can a person be righteous to God? How can anyone born of a woman be pure?

5 Even the moon isn't bright, and the stars aren't pure in his sight.

6 How much less pure is a mortal-who is only a maggot- a descendant of Adam-who is only a worm!" My Friends Have Offered Useless Advice