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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/25.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite responded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Bildad from Shuah said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Bildad from Shuah replied [to Job],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Bildad from Shuah responded and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite answered: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite answered, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Bildad the Shuhite answers and says:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Bildad the Shuhite answereth and saith: -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Bildad the Shuhite will answer and say,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then Baldad the Suhite answered, and I said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then Baldad the Suhite answered by saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite answered:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THEN Bildad, the Shuhite, answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Beldad the Shukhite answered and said:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then Baldad the Sauchite answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/25-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3822" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/25.htm">Bildad: Man Cannot Be Righteous</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1085.htm" title="1085: bil·daḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps Bel has loved, one of Job's friends. Of uncertain derivation; Bildad, one of Job's friends.">Then Bildad</a> <a href="/hebrew/7747.htm" title="7747: haš·šu·ḥî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Desc. of Shuah. Patronymic from Shuwach; a Shuchite or descendant of Shuach.">the Shuhite</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: way·ya·‘an (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To answer, respond.">replied:</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>“Dominion and awe belong to God; He establishes harmony in the heights of heaven.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/4-17.htm">Job 4:17-19</a></span><br />‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker? / If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels with error, / how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/15-14.htm">Job 15:14-16</a></span><br />What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous? / If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes, / how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-2.htm">Job 9:2-3</a></span><br />“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God? / If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7-9</a></span><br />Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty? / They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know? / Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/22-2.htm">Job 22:2-3</a></span><br />“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him? / Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job 14:1-4</a></span><br />“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. / Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure. / Do You open Your eyes to one like this? Will You bring him into judgment before You? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/7-17.htm">Job 7:17-18</a></span><br />What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him, / that You attend to him every morning, and test him every moment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-22.htm">Job 21:22</a></span><br />Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since He judges those on high?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-12.htm">Job 33:12-13</a></span><br />Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man. / Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/8-4.htm">Psalm 8:4-5</a></span><br />what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him? / You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/144-3.htm">Psalm 144:3-4</a></span><br />O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him? / Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-17.htm">Isaiah 40:17-18</a></span><br />All the nations are as nothing before Him; He regards them as nothingness and emptiness. / To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-14.htm">Isaiah 41:14</a></span><br />Do not fear, O Jacob, you worm, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33-34</a></span><br />O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! / “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/18-1.htm">Bildad</a> <a href="/job/18-1.htm">Shuhite</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/42-9.htm">Bildad</a> <a href="/job/42-9.htm">Shuhite</a><div class="vheading2">Job 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/25-1.htm">Bildad shows that man cannot be justified before God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/25.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/25.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:</b><br>Bildad is one of Job's three friends who come to comfort him during his time of suffering. His name, Bildad, may mean "confusing love" or "Bel has loved," indicating a possible connection to ancient Semitic cultures. The Shuhite designation suggests he is a descendant of Shuah, a son of Abraham by Keturah (<a href="/genesis/25.htm">Genesis 25:1-2</a>), which places him within a broader biblical genealogy and highlights the interconnectedness of various tribes and peoples in the ancient Near East. Bildad's role in the narrative is to present a traditional view of divine justice, emphasizing the retributive nature of God's dealings with humanity. His speeches often reflect the wisdom literature of the time, which held that suffering was a direct result of sin. This perspective is challenged by the overarching message of the Book of Job, which explores the complexity of suffering and divine sovereignty. Bildad's reply here is part of a larger dialogue where he attempts to assert the majesty and justice of God, often contrasting human frailty with divine perfection. His arguments are rooted in the cultural and religious understanding of his time, which saw a direct correlation between righteousness and prosperity, and wickedness and suffering. This reflects a broader theological debate within the text about the nature of God and the reasons for human suffering.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/bildad_the_shuhite.htm">Bildad the Shuhite</a></b><br>Bildad is one of Job's three friends who come to comfort him during his time of suffering. He is identified as a Shuhite, which indicates his tribal or regional affiliation. Bildad is known for his speeches that emphasize the greatness of God and the insignificance of man.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, known for his righteousness and suffering. Job's account is a profound exploration of faith, suffering, and divine justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dialogue.htm">The Dialogue</a></b><br>This verse marks the beginning of Bildad's third and final speech in the dialogue between Job and his friends. The dialogue is a series of poetic discourses that explore themes of suffering, justice, and the nature of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_majesty_of_god.htm">The Majesty of God</a></b><br>Bildad's speeches remind us of the greatness and majesty of God. In our lives, we should cultivate a sense of awe and reverence for God's power and wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitation.htm">Human Limitation</a></b><br>Recognizing our limitations is crucial. Bildad's perspective, though sometimes lacking in compassion, highlights the truth that human understanding is limited compared to God's infinite wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_compassion.htm">The Importance of Compassion</a></b><br>While Bildad speaks truth about God's greatness, his approach lacks empathy. We should strive to balance truth with love and compassion when addressing others' suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_friends_in_suffering.htm">The Role of Friends in Suffering</a></b><br>Bildad's interaction with Job serves as a reminder of the importance of being a supportive and understanding friend, especially in times of distress.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_bildad's_short_speech_in_job_25_edited.htm">Does the brevity of Bildad’s final speech in Job 25 suggest any missing text or redaction, potentially undermining the book’s historical reliability? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_25_6_contradict_genesis_1_27.htm">Why does the description of humanity as a mere worm in Job 25:6 seem to contradict earlier passages that present humans as made in God's image (e.g., Genesis 1:27)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_bildad's_claim_with_innocent_suffering.htm">How can Bildad's claim that God never rejects the blameless (Job 8:20-22) be reconciled with instances of innocent suffering in Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_infamous_names_persist_in_memory.htm">Job 18:16-17: How can the names of the wicked vanish from memory when some of history's most notorious figures remain famous?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XXV.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Then answered Bildad.</span>--Bildad attempts no formal reply to Job's statements, he merely falls back upon the position twice assumed by Eliphaz before (<a href="/context/job/4-17.htm" title="Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?">Job 4:17-21</a>; <a href="/context/job/15-14.htm" title="What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?">Job 15:14-16</a>), and twice allowed also by Job (<a href="/job/14-4.htm" title="Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.">Job 14:4</a>)--the impossibility of man being just with God--and therefore implies the impiety of Job in maintaining his righteousness before God. God, he says, is almighty, infinite, and absolute. How can any man contend with Him, or claim to be pure in His sight? This is the final speech of the friends. Bildad no longer accuses Job; he practically owns himself and his companions worsted in argument, seeing that he attempts no reply, but reiterates truisms that are independent of the special matter in hand. Job, in <a href="/context/job/23-3.htm" title="Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!">Job 23:3-12</a>, had spoken of his longing for the Divine judgment; so Bildad labours to deprive him of that confidence, as though he would say, "I have nothing to do with your facts, nor can I explain them; but be that as it may, I am certain that you, or any mortal man, cannot be pure in the sight of God."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-6.</span> - Far from accepting Job's challenge, and grappling with the difficulty involved in the frequent, if not universal, prosperity of the wicked. Bildad, in his weak reply, entirely avoids the subject, and limits himself to briefly touching two old and well-worn topics - the might of God (vers. 2, 3) and the universal sinfulness of men. On neither of these two points does he throw any fresh light. He avoids, however, the reckless charges of Eliphaz (<a href="/job/22-5.htm">Job 22:5-9</a>) as well as the coarse menaces of Zophar (<a href="/job/20-5.htm">Job 20:5-29</a>). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1, 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, Dominion and fear are with him</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> with God). God is the absolute Sovereign of the universe, to whom, therefore, all created beings must perforce submit themselves. He is also terrible in his might, so that for their own sakes men should submit to his decrees. Through his active sovereignty, and the fear which he inspires, <span class="cmt_word">he maketh peace in his high places</span>. The meaning may be that, through these high attributes, God <span class="accented">maintains</span> peace among the dwellers in the supernal regions; but beyond this there is a possible allusion to a time in which peace was disturbed, and the Almighty had to "make" it, or re-establish it, (On the subject of the "war in heaven," and the defeat and subjection of the rebels, see the comment on Job 9:13.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/25-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Bildad</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּלְדַּ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(bil·daḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1085.htm">Strong's 1085: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bildad -- perhaps 'Bel has loved', one of Job's friends</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Shuhite</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֻּׁחִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šu·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7747.htm">Strong's 7747: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shuhite -- a Shuchite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied:</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֭יַּעַן</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/25-1.htm">Job 25:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/25-1.htm">Job 25:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/25-1.htm">Job 25:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/25-1.htm">Job 25:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/25-1.htm">Job 25:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/25-1.htm">Job 25:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/25-1.htm">Job 25:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/25-1.htm">Job 25:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/25-1.htm">Job 25:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/25-1.htm">Job 25:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/25-1.htm">OT Poetry: Job 25:1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/24-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 24:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 24:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/25-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 25:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 25:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>