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16 It then halted,
    but I could not discern its shape.
An image was before my eyes,
    and then I heard a voice whisper:
17 “ ‘Can a human being appear upright in the presence of God?
    Can a mortal seem pure before its Maker?
18 God places no trust in his servants,
    and he finds fault even with his angels.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 4:18 See Job 15:15. Taking his inspiration possibly from ancient beliefs (see Gen 6:2-4), the author already sets forth imprecise bits of a theory concerning the fall of the angels, which will be developed in the apocalypses (see Rev 12:7-12).