Job 4:17

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Job 4:17

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Berean Standard Bible

‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker?

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KJV

King James Version

Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

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WEB

World English Bible

‘Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

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ASV

American Standard Version

Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

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Job 4

¹⁵ Then a spirit glided past my face, and the hair on my body bristled.

¹⁶ It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes, and I heard a whispering voice:

¹⁷ ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker?

¹⁸ If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels with error,

¹⁹ how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth!

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