Job 4:17-21
English Standard Version
17 (A)‘Can mortal man be in the right before[a] God?
Can a man be pure before his Maker?
18 Even in his servants (B)he puts no trust,
and his angels he charges with error;
19 how much more those who dwell in houses of (C)clay,
whose foundation is in (D)the dust,
who are crushed like[b] (E)the moth.
20 Between (F)morning and evening they are beaten to pieces;
they perish forever (G)without anyone regarding it.
21 Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them,
(H)do they not die, and that without wisdom?’
Job 4:17-21
International Standard Version
17 ‘Can a mortal person[a] be more righteous than God?
Or can the purity of the valiant exceed that of his maker?’[b]
18 “Indeed, since he doesn’t trust his servants,[c]
since he charges[d] his angels with error,
19 how much less confidence[e] does he have
in those who dwell in houses of clay;
who were formed from a foundation in dust
and can perish[f] like a moth?
20 They are defeated between morning and evening;
they perish forever—and no one notices!
21 Their wealth[g] perishes with them, doesn’t it?
They die, and do so without having wisdom, don’t they?”
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