17 “Can a mortal be righteous before God?

Can a man be more pure than his Maker?”w

18 If God puts no trust in his servants

and he charges his angels with foolishness,E,x

19 how much more those who dwell in clay houses,y

whose foundation is in the dust,

who are crushed like a moth!

20 They are smashed to pieces from dawn to dusk;

they perish forever while no one notices.z

21 Are their tent cords not pulled up?

They die without wisdom.aa