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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]
19 How much more will this be true of those who dwell in houses of clay,
    whose foundation is in the dust
    and who can be crushed as easily as a moth.

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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).

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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