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16     It came to a stop, but I couldn’t make it out—
        some form there before me, then a hushed voice breaking the silence:
17     “Can a mortal stand innocent before God?
        Can a man or even a hero be pure before his Creator?”
18     If God is unsure of His own servants,
        and in His holy attendants He finds fault,

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16 It stopped,
    but I could not tell what it was.
A form stood before my eyes,
    and I heard a hushed voice:(A)
17 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God?(B)
    Can even a strong man be more pure than his Maker?(C)
18 If God places no trust in his servants,(D)
    if he charges his angels with error,(E)

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