Job 4:15-17

International Standard Version

¹⁵A spirit glided past me
    and made the hair on my skin^[a] to bristle.
¹⁶It remained standing,
    but I couldn’t recognize its appearance.
A form appeared before my eyes;
    At first there was^[b] silence, and then this voice:
¹⁷‘Can a mortal person^[c] be more righteous than God?
    Or can the purity of the valiant exceed that of his maker?’^[d]

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Footnotes

Job 4:15 Lit. flesh
Job 4:16 The Heb. lacks At first there was
Job 4:17 Lit. a man
Job 4:17 The quotation possibly continues through v 21.

Job 4:15-17

New International Version

¹⁵A spirit glided past my face,
    and the hair on my body stood on end.^(A)
¹⁶It stopped,
    but I could not tell what it was.
A form stood before my eyes,
    and I heard a hushed voice:^(B)
¹⁷‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God?^(C)
    Can even a strong man be more pure than his Maker?^(D)