Job 4:17-21

International Children’s Bible

¹⁷ It said, ‘Can a man be holy in the presence of God?
    Can a man be pure before the one who made him?
¹⁸ God does not trust his servants.
    He even blames his angels for mistakes.
¹⁹ So he puts even more blame on people who live in clay houses.^[a]
    The foundations of these houses are made of dust.
    They can be crushed more easily than a moth.
²⁰ Between dawn and sunset they are broken to pieces.
    They are not noticed. They die and are gone forever.
²¹ The ropes of their tents are pulled up.
    And they die without wisdom.’