25 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.

Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?

How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.

How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?

26 But Job answered and said,

How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?

To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?

Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.

Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

12 He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.

13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

14 Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

25 Bildad proveth that no man is clean nor without sin before God.

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

[a]Power and fear is with him, that maketh peace in his places.

Is there any number in his armies? [b]and upon whom shall not his light arise?

And how may a man [c]be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of woman?

Behold, he will give no light to the Moon, [d]and the Stars are unclean in his sight.

How much more man, a worm, even the son of man, which is but a worm?

26 Job showeth that man cannot help God, and proveth it by his miracles.

But Job answered, and said,

[e]Whom helpest thou? him that hath no power? savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

Whom counselest thou? him that hath no wisdom? [f]thou showest right well as the thing is.

To whom dost thou declare these words? or whose spirit [g]cometh out of thee?

The [h]dead things are formed under the waters, and near unto them.

The grave is [i]naked before him, and there is no covering for [j]destruction.

He stretcheth out the [k]North over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

He bindeth the waters in his clouds, and the cloud is not broken under them.

He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

10 He hath set bounds [l]about the waters, until the [m]day and night come to an end.

11 The [n]pillars of heaven tremble and quake at his reproof.

12 The sea is calm by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth the pride thereof.

13 His Spirit hath garnished the heavens, and his hand hath formed the crooked [o]serpent.

14 Lo, these are part of his ways: but [p]how little a portion hear we of him? and who can understand his fearful power?

Footnotes

  1. Job 25:2 His purpose is to prove that albeit God try and afflict the just, yet soon after he sendeth prosperity, and because he did not so to Job he concludeth that he is wicked.
  2. Job 25:3 Who can hide him from his presence?
  3. Job 25:4 That is, be just in respect of God?
  4. Job 25:5 If God show his power, the Moon and Stars cannot have that light which is given them, much less can man have any excellency, but of God.
  5. Job 26:2 Thou concludest nothing: for neither thou helpest me, which am destitute of all help, neither yet speakest sufficiently on God’s behalf, who hath no need of thy defense.
  6. Job 26:3 But thou dost not apply it to the purpose.
  7. Job 26:4 That is, moveth thee to speak this?
  8. Job 26:5 Job beginneth to declare the force of God’s power and providence in the mines and metals in the deep places of the earth.
  9. Job 26:6 There is nothing hid in the bottom of the earth but he seeth it.
  10. Job 26:6 Meaning, the grave wherein things putrify.
  11. Job 26:7 He causeth the whole heaven to turn about the North pole.
  12. Job 26:10 That is, he hid the heavens which are called his throne.
  13. Job 26:10 So long as this world endureth.
  14. Job 26:11 Not that heaven hath pillars to uphold it, but he speaketh by a similitude, as though he would say, The heaven itself is not able to abide his reproach.
  15. Job 26:13 Which is a figure of stars fashioned like a serpent, because of the crookedness.
  16. Job 26:14 If these few things, which we see daily with our eyes, declare his great power and providence, how much more would they appear, if we were to comprehend all his works?