4 How then can a mortal be righteous before God?

How can one born of woman be pure?

5 If even the moon is not bright

and the stars are not pure in his eyes,

6 how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot—

a human being, who is only a worm!”

4 How then can man be in the right before God?

How can he who is born of woman be pure?

5 Behold, even the moon is not bright,

and the stars are not pure in his eyes;

6 how much less man, who is a maggot,

and the son of man, who is a worm!”

4 How can a mortal be innocent before God?

Can anyone born of a woman be pure?

5 God is more glorious than the moon;

he shines brighter than the stars.

6 In comparison, people are maggots;

we mortals are mere worms.”

4 How then can man be righteous before God?

Or how can he be pure who is born of a woman?

5 If even the moon does not shine,

And the stars are not pure in His sight,

6 How much less man, who is a maggot,

And a son of man, who is a worm?”

4 So no one can be good in the presence of God,

and no one born to a woman can be pure.

5 Even the moon is not bright

and the stars are not pure in his eyes.

6 People are much less! They are like insects.

They are only worms!”

4 How then can man be just with God?

Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

5 Behold, even the moon hath no brightness,

And the stars are not pure in his sight:

6 How much less man, that is a worm!

And the son of man, that is a worm!

4 And how should man be just with •God? Or how should he be clean that is born of a woman? 5 Lo, even the moon is not bright; and the stars are not pure in his sight: 6 How much less man, a worm, and the son of man, a worm!

4 How can a person be righteous to God? 

How can anyone born of a woman be pure? 

5 Even the moon isn’t bright, 

and the stars aren’t pure in his sight. 

6 How much less pure is a mortal—who is only a maggot— 

a descendant of Adam—who is only a worm!” 

4 How can a person be justified before God?

How can one born of woman be pure?

5 If even the moon does not shine

and the stars are not pure in His sight,

6 how much less man, who is a maggot,

and the son of man, who is a worm!

4 How then can a mortal be righteous before God?

How can one born of woman be pure?

5 If even the moon is not bright

and the stars are not pure in his sight,

6 how much less a mortal, who is a maggot,

and a human being, who is a worm!”

4 “Indeed, how can a human being be righteous before God?

And how will he who is born of a woman be pure?

5 Look, even the moon is not bright,

and the stars are not pure in his sight.

6 How much less for a human being who is a maggot,

and a human who is a worm?”

4 How can human beings be right with God?

How can mere people really be pure?

5 Even the moon isn’t bright

and the stars aren’t pure in God’s eyes.

6 So how about human beings? They are like maggots.

How about mere people? They are like worms.”

4 “How then can a man be just with God?

Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?

5 “If even the moon has no brightness

And the stars are not pure in His sight,

6 How much less man, that maggot,

And the son of man, that worm!”