17 (A)‘Can mortal man be in the right before[a] God?
    Can a man be pure before his Maker?
18 Even in his servants (B)he puts no trust,
    and his angels he charges with error;
19 how much more those who dwell in houses of (C)clay,
    whose foundation is in (D)the dust,
    who are crushed like[b] (E)the moth.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 4:17 Or more than; twice in this verse
  2. Job 4:19 Or before

17 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God?(A)
    Can even a strong man be more pure than his Maker?(B)
18 If God places no trust in his servants,(C)
    if he charges his angels with error,(D)
19 how much more those who live in houses of clay,(E)
    whose foundations(F) are in the dust,(G)
    who are crushed(H) more readily than a moth!(I)

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