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,^(A)
    if he charges his angels with error,^(B)

⁴ Who can bring what is pure^(A) from the impure?^(B)
    No one!^(C)

¹⁴ “What are mortals, that they could be pure,
    or those born of woman,^(A) that they could be righteous?^(B)