¹فاجاب بلدد الشوحي وقال

¹And Bildad the Shuhite answereth and saith: —

²السلطان والهيبة عنده. هو صانع السلام في اعاليه.

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

³هل من عدد لجنوده وعلى من لا يشرق نوره.

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

⁴فكيف يتبرر الانسان عند الله وكيف يزكو مولود المرأة.

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

⁵هوذا نفس القمر لا يضيء والكواكب غير نقية في عينيه.

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

⁶فكم بالحري الانسان الرمّة وابن آدم الدود

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