Job 4:17-21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
17 ‘Can mortals be righteous before[a] God?
Can humans be pure before[b] their Maker?(A)
18 Even in his servants he puts no trust,
and his angels he charges with error;(B)
19 how much more those who live in houses of clay,
whose foundation is in the dust,
who are crushed like a moth.(C)
20 Between morning and evening they are destroyed;
they perish forever without any regarding it.(D)
21 Their tent cord is plucked up within them,
and they die devoid of wisdom.’(E)
Job 4:17-21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 “Can a person be more righteous than God,
or a man more pure than his Maker?”(A)
18 If God puts no trust in His servants
and He charges His angels with foolishness,[a](B)
19 how much more those who dwell in clay houses,(C)
whose foundation is in the dust,
who are crushed like a moth!
20 They are smashed to pieces from dawn to dusk;
they perish forever while no one notices.(D)
21 Are their tent cords not pulled up?
They die without wisdom.(E)
Footnotes
- Job 4:18 Or error; Hb obscure
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