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


In Context

14 fear came on me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake.

15 Then a spirit passed before my face. The hair of my flesh stood up.

16 It stood still, but I couldn't discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes. Silence, then 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 puts no trust in his servants. He charges his angels with error.

19 How much more, those who 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 Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17Shall 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?