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17 “Can anyone be righteous in the sight of[a] God
    or be pure before[b] his Creator?
18 God does not trust his heavenly servants;
    he finds fault even with his angels.
19 Do you think he will trust a creature of clay,
    a thing of dust that can be crushed like a moth?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 4:17 righteous in the sight of; or more righteous than.
  2. Job 4:17 be pure before; or be more pure than.

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)

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