Job 4:17-21
New International Version
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)
20 Between dawn and dusk they are broken to pieces;
unnoticed, they perish forever.(J)
21 Are not the cords of their tent pulled up,(K)
so that they die(L) without wisdom?’(M)
Job 4:17-21
Common English Bible
17 “Can a human be more righteous than God,
a person purer than their maker?”
Its interpretation
18 If he doesn’t trust his servants
and levels a charge against his messengers,
19 how much less those who dwell in houses of clay,
whose foundations are in dust,
and who are crushed like a moth?
20 They are smashed between morning and evening;
they perish forever without anyone knowing.
21 Isn’t their tent cord pulled up?
They die without wisdom.[a]
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