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Mercoledi, 15 maggio 2024 - Sant'Isidoro agricoltore ( Letture di oggi)

Job 25


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DOUAI-RHEIMSCATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Then Baldad the Suhite answered, and I said:1 Then Baldad the Suhite answered by saying:
2 Power and terror are with him, who maketh peace in his high places.2 Power and terror are with him that makes a pact with those in high places.
3 Is there any numbering of his soldiers? and upon whom shall not his light arise?3 Is there any limit to the number of his soldiers or to the number of those over whom his light rises?
4 Can man be justified compared with God, or he that is born of a woman appear clean?4 Is it right for man to compare himself to God, or to appear pure though he is born of woman?
5 Behold even the moon doth not shine, and the stars are not pure in his sight.5 Behold, even the moon is not radiant, and the stars are not pure, in his sight.
6 How much less man that is rottenness and the son of man who is a worm?6 Is man much more than rottenness and the son of man much more than worms?