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Bildad the Shuhite condemns human pride and argues that only God has true dominion, using celestial imagery to illustrate humanity’s insignificance.
In this short chapter, Bildad the Shuhite responds to Job’s lament by asserting that God alone possesses dominion and causes peace in the heavens. He questions whether any human army could rival God’s power, and whether any human light could rival God’s radiance. Bildad then challenges the idea that a man can be justified or made clean by God, emphasizing that even the moon and stars are not pure in God's sight. He concludes by declaring that humanity is far less worthy than a worm, using this metaphor to underscore human humility before divine power. The speech serves as a sobering reminder of human limitation and the futility of self-reliance.
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Bildad’s tone is critical of human pride and emphasizes human insignificance.