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17 “Can a person be righteous before God?
Can a man be pure before his Maker?”[a]
18 If God does not trust his own servants,
if he charges his messengers with error,
19 how much more those who dwell in clay houses,
    whose foundations are in the dust,
    who are crushed more quickly than a moth!

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  1. Job 4:17 Or can a person be more righteous than God? Can a man be purer than his Maker?

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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