17Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?


In Context

14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.

15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:

16 It stood still, but I could not discern its form: an image was before my eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

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

18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:

19 How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth?

Job 4:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:17Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:17'Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can a man be more pure than his Maker?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:17Shall man be justified in comparison of God, or shall a man be more pure than his maker?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:17Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17Shall mortal man be more just than +God? Shall a man be purer than his Maker?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:17Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17'Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17'Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:17Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?