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17 “No human is righteous when he stands in front of God.
    He cannot be pure in front of his Maker.
18 God knows that even his angels make mistakes.
    They may do foolish things.
19 God used clay to make bodies for us who are humans.
    We came from the dust of the earth.
    We are as weak as moths.

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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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