13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth?

14 What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

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13 that you turn against God
    and say all these evil things?
14 Can any mortal be pure?
    Can anyone born of a woman be just?
15 Look, God does not even trust the angels.[a]
    Even the heavens are not absolutely pure in his sight.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:15 Hebrew the holy ones.

13 so that you vent your rage(A) against God
    and pour out such words(B) from your mouth?(C)

14 “What are mortals, that they could be pure,
    or those born of woman,(D) that they could be righteous?(E)
15 If God places no trust in his holy ones,(F)
    if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,(G)

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