¹Ipapo Bhiridhadhi muShuhi akapindura, akati,

¹And Bildad the Shuhite answereth and saith: —

²Umambo nokutyisa zvinaye; Iye unoyananisa pamatunhu ake akakwirira.

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

³Hondo dzake dzingaverengwa here? Ndianiko asingavhenekerwi nechiedza chake?

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

⁴Zvino munhu angava akarurama seiko pamberi paMwari? Nomunhu akazvarwa nomukadzi angava akachena sei?

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

⁵Tarira, nomwedziwo unoshaiwa kubhinya, Nenyeredzi hadzizakachena kwazvo pamberi pake.

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

⁶Ndoda munhu, iro gonye! noMwanakomana womunhu, iro gonye!

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