Job 25:6
How much less the mortal, the mere worm? and the son of earth, the mere maggot?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
In Context
5Behold, even as regardeth the moon, that is not bright; yea, the stars are not pure in his eyes.
Cross References
Genesis 18:27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, although I am but dust and ashes:
Job 7:17What is the mortal, that thou shouldst make him great? and that thou shouldst direct thy heart toward him?
Isaiah 41:14Fear not, thou worm Jacob, ye few men of Israel: I myself help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Matthew Henry on Job 25:2-6
God Exalted and Man Abased. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2 Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places. 3 Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise? 4 How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? 5 Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight. 6 How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm? Bildad is to be commended here… Read the whole commentary →