¹⁷ ‘Can ^(A)mankind be just ^[a]before God?
Can a man be pure ^[b]before his ^(B)Maker?
¹⁸ ‘^(C)He puts no trust even in His servants;
And against His angels He charges error.
¹⁹ ‘How much more those who dwell in ^(D)houses of clay,
Whose ^(E)foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before the moth!

¹⁴ “What is man, that ^(A)he should be pure,
Or ^(B)he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
¹⁵ “Behold, He puts no trust in His ^(C)holy ones,
And the ^(D)heavens are not pure in His sight;