VBL · Chapter 25/42
1Entonces Bildad el Suhita habló y dijo:
2“El dominio y el temor pertenecen a Dios. Él trae la paz a sus cielos.
3¿Quién puede contar sus ejércitos? ¿Hay algún lugar donde no brille su luz?
4¿Cómo puede un ser humano ser justo ante Dios? ¿Puede alguien nacido de mujer ser puro?
5Si a los ojos de Dios ni siquiera la luna brilla, y las estrellas no son puras,
6¡cuánto menos un ser humano, que en comparación es como un gusano o una lombriz!”
Bildad offers his third and shortest speech, poetically reaffirming that God holds total dominion and power, and that no human being can be considered righteous or pure before Him, comparing humanity to a mere worm.
This is the briefest speech in the entire cycle of debates, perhaps suggesting that the friends' arguments are running out as Job persists in defending his innocence. The comparison of humanity to "a worm" and "a maggot" (verse 6) pushes the doctrine of human unworthiness before divine holiness to its extreme — a true theological theme, but one that, applied without nuance to Job's specific situation, again fails to address the real question of why he suffers. Application for today: recognizing God's greatness and human smallness before Him is important, but this truth should not be used to avoid grappling with specific, legitimate questions about justice and suffering.
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