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If even the moon is not bright,
and the stars are not pure as far as he is concerned,[a]
how much less a mortal man, who is but a maggot[b]
a son of man, who is only a worm!”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 25:5 tn Heb “not pure in his eyes.”
  2. Job 25:6 tn The text just has “maggot” and in the second half “worm.” Something has to be added to make it a bit clearer. The terms “maggot” and “worm” describe man in his lowest and most ignominious shape.

If even the moon(A) is not bright
    and the stars are not pure in his eyes,(B)
how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot—
    a human being,(C) who is only a worm!”(D)

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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?

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If even the moon does not shine,
And the stars are not pure in His (A)sight,
How much less man, who is (B)a maggot,
And a son of man, who is a worm?”

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